Geo.Engineerings

Xin-She Yang, Zhihua Cui, Renbin Xiao, Amir Hossein Gandomi and Mehmet Karamanoglu ... 450 pages - Publisher: Elsevier; 1st edition (June, 2013) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1493301365 - ISBN-13: 978-1493301362 ... 

Swarm Intelligence and bio-inspired computation have become increasing popular in the last two decades. Bio-inspired algorithms such as ant colony algorithms, bat algorithms, bee algorithms, firefly algorithms, cuckoo search and particle swarm optimization have been applied in almost every area of science and engineering with a dramatic increase of number of relevant publications. This book reviews the latest developments in swarm intelligence and bio-inspired computation from both the theory and application side, providing a complete resource that analyzes and discusses the latest and future trends in research directions. It can help new researchers to carry out timely research and inspire readers to develop new algorithms. With its impressive breadth and depth, this book will be useful for advanced undergraduate students, PhD students and lecturers in computer science, engineering and science as well as researchers and engineers. * Focuses on the introduction and analysis of key algorithms * Includes case studies for real-world applications * Contains a balance of theory and applications, so readers who are interested in either algorithm or applications will all benefit from this timely book.

Aboul Ella Hassanien, Eid Emary ... 228 pages - Publisher: CRC Press; (November, 2015) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1498741061 - ISBN-13: 978-1498741064.

Swarm Intelligence: Principles, Advances, and Applications delivers in-depth coverage of bat, artificial fish swarm, firefly, cuckoo search, flower pollination, artificial bee colony, wolf search, and gray wolf optimization algorithms. The book begins with a brief introduction to mathematical optimization, addressing basic concepts related to swarm intelligence, such as randomness, random walks, and chaos theory. The text then: * Describes the various swarm intelligence optimization methods, standardizing the variants, hybridizations, and algorithms whenever possible * Discusses variants that focus more on binary, discrete, constrained, adaptive, and chaotic versions of the swarm optimizers * Depicts real-world applications of the individual optimizers, emphasizing variable selection and fitness function design * Details the similarities, differences, weaknesses, and strengths of each swarm optimization method * Draws parallels between the operators and searching manners of the different algorithms. Swarm Intelligence: Principles, Advances, and Applications presents a comprehensive treatment of modern swarm intelligence optimization methods, complete with illustrative examples and an extendable MATLAB^® package for feature selection in wrapper mode applied on different data sets with benchmarking using different evaluation criteria. The book provides beginners with a solid foundation of swarm intelligence fundamentals, and offers experts valuable insight into new directions and hybridizations.

Construction Engineering Calculations and Rules of Thumb begins with a brief, but rigorous, introduction to the mathematics behind the equations that is followed by self-contained chapters concerning applications for all aspects of construction engineering. Design examples with step-by-step solutions, along with a generous amount of tables, schematics, and calculations are provided to facilitate more accurate solutions through all phases of a project, from planning, through construction and completion. Includes easy-to-read and understand tables, schematics, and calculations + Presents examples with step-by-step calculations in both US and SI metric units + Provides users with an illustrated, easy-to-understand approach to equations and calculation methods.