Title
Predicting high-strength concrete parameters using weighted genetic programming
Abstract
Genetic programming (GP) is an evolutionary algorithm-based methodology that employs a binary tree topology with optimized functional operators. This study introduced weight coefficients to each GP linkage in a tree in order to create a new weighted genetic programming (WGP) approach. Two distinct advantages of the proposed WGP include (1) balancing the influences of the two front input branches and (2) incorporating weights throughout generated formulas. Resulting formulas contain a certain quantity of optimized functions and weights. Genetic algorithms are employed to accomplish WGP optimization of function selection and proper weighting tasks. Case studies presented herein highlight a high-strength concrete reference study. Results showed that the proposed WGP not only improves GP in terms of introduced weight coefficients, but also provides both accurate results and formula outputs.
Year
DOI
Venue
2011
10.1007/s00366-011-0208-z
Eng. Comput. (Lond.)
Keywords
Field
DocType
binary tree topology,genetic algorithm,weight coefficient,high-strength concrete parameter,new weighted genetic programming,genetic programming,proposed wgp,gp linkage,high-strength concrete reference study,wgp optimization,case study
Mathematical optimization,Weighting,Evolutionary algorithm,Binary tree,Algorithm,Genetic programming,Operator (computer programming),Genetic algorithm,Mathematics
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
27
4
1435-5663
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
9
0.61
9
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Hsing-Chih Tsai119114.26
Yong-Huang Lin21369.40