CONTENTS

International Journal of Optimization in Civil Engineering

Spring 2011, Volume 1, Number 1, pp. 1-209

S. Gholizadeh S.M. Seyedpoor	1	Optimum Design of Arch Dams for Frequency Limitations
A. Kaveh S. Talatahari	15	Optimization of Large-scale Truss Structures Using Modified Charged System Search
H. Rahami A. Kaveh M. Aslani R. Najian Asl	29	A Hybrid Modified Genetic-Nelder Mead Simplex Algorithm for Large-Scale Truss Optimization
S. Madadgar A. Afshar	47	Forced Water Main Design; Mixed Ant Colony Optimization
S. Shojaee M. Mohammadian	73	A Binary Level Set Method for Structural Topology Optimization
O. Hasançebi S. Çarbaş	91	Ant Colony Search Method in Practical Structural Optimization
Kang Seok Lee Sang Whan Han Zong Woo Geem	107	Discrete Size and Discrete-Continuous Configuration Optimization Methods for Truss Structures Using the Harmony Search Algorithm
M. Shahrouzi	127	A New Hybrid Genetic and Swarm Optimization for Earthquake Accelerogram Scaling
J. Farkas	141	Mathematical and Technical Optima in the Design of Welded Steel Shell Structures
S.A. Alavi B.Ahmadi-Nedushan H.Rahimi Bondarabadi	155	Topology Optimization of Structures Under Transient Loads
Y. Arfiadi M.N.S. Hadi	167	Optimum Placement and Properties of Tuned Mass Dampers Using Hybrid Genetic Algorithms
P. Muthupriyaa K. Subramanianb B.G. Vishnuram	189	Prediction of Compressive Strength and Durability of High Performance Concrete by Artificial Neural Networks