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2015 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

Boundary Constraint Handling Affection on Slope Stability Analysis

Authors : Amir H. Gandomi, Ali R. Kashani, Mehdi Mousavi

Published in: Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

In an engineering optimization problem such as soil slope problem, each design variable has permissible solution domain. Therefore, efficiency of an optimization algorithm may be affected by the method used for keeping the solutions within the defined boundaries or boundary constraint handling method. Despite importance of selecting constraint handling approach, there aren’t adequate studies in this field. Heterogeneous slope stability optimization in the presence of a band of weak soil layer is considered as a complex geotechnical problem that requires satisfying boundary constraints. Evolutionary boundary constraint handling is one of the recently proposed methods that is very easy to implement and very effective. The present study intended to improve the optimization results by means of evolutionary boundary constraint handling scheme on slope stability optimization problem. In the current chapter five benchmark problems are analyzed using absorbing and evolutionary boundary constraint handling schemes and their results are compared to check the validity of this method. Based on achieved results optimization algorithm performance is improved by using the proposed boundary constraint handling method.

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Metadata
Title
Boundary Constraint Handling Affection on Slope Stability Analysis
Authors
Amir H. Gandomi
Ali R. Kashani
Mehdi Mousavi
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Engineering and Applied Sciences Optimization

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-18319-0

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-18320-6

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18320-6_18

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