Adisorn Owatsiriwong Computer programs that "evolve" in ways that resemble natural selection can solve complex problems even their...

Sometimes we want to store various data types into a single array. Thinking of a container that can store various things in separate...

Gradient descent, or 'Downhill algorithm,' is one of the simplest algorithms for optimization problems. The algorithm searches for the...

MATLAB provides a simple but efficient sum( ) function to sum column or row vector, as well as all elements in arrays. Syntax:...

We apply a non-linearly constrained optimization to a simple 3-bar truss system for this example. The following MATLAB scripts are...

This example demonstrates using MATLAB's Optimization Toolbox app for linear programming. Objective function: f = 4x + y Design...

Sometimes we must define a short function for using with our main program or inside the user function. The in-line function is made for this purpose. It is easy to define a single return value function without creating an m-file. The syntax of the in-line function is in the form. f = inline('expression', 'p1', 'p2',...) An anonymous function is an advanced form of an in-line function. It requires no use of quotation marks for the expression and input arguments. f = @(p1,p2,..

Local variables exist only within their scope—the main program or the user-defined functions. In contrast, global variables exist...

This blog summarizes the program's flow control in MATLAB for quick reminders. If...else...end If (condition 1 == true) statements 1...

This blog session emphasizes the applications in design optimization, especially in structural mechanics and geotechnical engineering...

(PDF) Design optimization of two-way post-tensioned concrete slab using simulated annealing algorithm (researchgate.net) This paper...