An evaluation of back-propagation neural networks for the optimal design of structural systems. I: Training procedures

DOI10.1016/S0045-7825(01)00372-3zbMath1131.74332MaRDI QIDQ1600798

Ganesh Subbarayan, Li Zhang

Publication date: 16 June 2002

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Structural optimizationApproximation methodsFeedforward neural networksTraining algorithms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Neural networks for/in biological studies, artificial life and related topics (92B20) Optimization problems in solid mechanics (74P99)

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Uses Software

• HYBRJ
• minpack
• NLPQL

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