Mehmet Polat Saka

Chapter 6, “Optimum Design of Steel Frames using Stochastic Search Techniques
Based on Natural Phenomena: A Review”, in a book titled “Civil Engineering
Computations: Tools and Techniques”, Edited by B. H. V. Topping, Saxe-Coburgh
Publications, UK, ISBN: 978-1-874672-32-6, pp:105-147, 2007.
Section 2.3, “Structural Design”, of the Chapter titled “Recent Advances in
Harmony Search” in a book titled “Advances in Evolutionary Algorithms”, InTech
Publishing, ISBN: 978-3-902613-32-5, May, 2008
Chapter 8, “Optimum Design of Steel Skeleton Structures”, in a book titled “Musicinspired
Harmony Search Algorithm, Theory and Applications”, Series: Studies in
Computational Intelligence, Vol. 191, Ed. Z. W. Geem, ISBN: 978-3-642-00184-0,
Springer, 2009.
Chapter 7, “Design Code Optimization of Steel Structures Using Adaptive
Harmony Search Algorithm”, in a book titled “Harmony Search Algorithms for
Structural Design Optimization”, Series: Studies in Computational Intelligence, Ed.
Z. W. Geem, Vol. 239, ISBN: 978-3-642-03449-7, Springer, 2009
Chapter 2, “Optimization in Structural Engineering”, in a book titled
“Optimization in Civil and Environmental Engineering”, Old City Publishing,
2012.
Chapter 7, “Optimization of Offshore Structures” in the book titled “Stochastic
Analysis of Offshore Steel structures”, An analytical appraisal By H. Karadeniz,
ISBN 13: 9781849961899, ISBN 10: 1849961891, Springer, 2012.
Chapter 2, Saka, MP, Aydogdu, I, Hasancebi, O and Geem, ZW, “Harmony
Search Algorithms in Structural Engineering”, in the book titled Computational
Optimization and Applications in Engineering and Industry, Koziel and Yang
(Eds), Springer, June 24, 2011, pp:145-182
- Proceedings of International Conferences:
1. K. I. Majid and M. P. Saka , “Optimum Shape Design of Rigidly Jointed Frames”,
Proceedings of Symposium on Application of Computer Methods in Engineering ,
Vol. 1 , pp:521-532 , University of Southern California , USA , August , 1977
2. M.P. Saka, “Structural Shape Optimization - A Review “, Proceedings of 15th
Yugoslavian Congress of the Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, pp:135-145, 1-5
June 1981 , Kupari , Yugoslavia.
3. M. P. Saka , “Optimum Design of Grillages Including Warping” , Proceedings
of International Symposium on Optimum Structural Design, pp:9-13 to 9-20,
19-22 Oct. 1981 , University of Arizona , Tucson , USA
4. M.P. Saka, “Minimum Cost Topological Design of Trusses” , Proceedings of
International Symposium on Optimum Structural Design , pp:10-41 to 10-46 , 19-22
Oct. 1981 , University of Arizona , Tucson , USA.
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