Optimal analysis is defined as an analysis that creates and uses sparse, well-structured and well-conditioned matrices. The focus is on efficient methods for ei

Optimal analysis is defined as an analysis that creates and uses sparse, well-structured and well-conditioned matrices. The focus is on efficient methods for ei

This book proposes and validates a number of methods and shortcuts for frugal engineers, which will allow them to significantly reduce the computational costs f

The book presents recently developed efficient metaheuristic optimization algorithms and their applications for solving various optimization problems in civil e

The main purpose of the present book is to develop a general framework for population-based metaheuristics based on some basic concepts of set theory. The idea