Optimum Values for Genetic Operators in Evolutionary Optimization of Structural Design of Cemented Doublets

Abstract

This paper reports results of our investigations all the effects of variation ill values for gellelic operators. namely, the crossover probability. the mutatioll probability and the threshold genelic diversity in acceptable popUlations, on evolutionary optimizatioll of structural design of cemented doublets. II is observed thai the convergence of the optimization TIm to the desired goals depends sigllijicamly 011 the choice of vailles for the genetic operators. OptilllulII vailles for avoiding undue stagnation andfor enhancing speed of convergence are reported.