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Application of a max–min ant system to joint layout and size optimization of pipe networks

M. H. Afshar Department of Civil Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, PO Box 16765-163, Narmak, Tehran, 16844, IranView further author information
Pages 299-317 | Received 12 Dec 2004, Published online: 22 Dec 2010

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M. H. Afshar. (2008) Penalty adapting ant algorithm: application to pipe network optimization. Engineering Optimization 40:10, pages 969-987.
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Abbas Afshar, Fariborz Massoumi, Amin Afshar & Miquel A. Mariño. (2015) State of the Art Review of Ant Colony Optimization Applications in Water Resource Management. Water Resources Management 29:11, pages 3891-3904.
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M.H. Afshar. (2013) Extension of the constrained particle swarm optimization algorithm to optimal operation of multi-reservoirs system. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems 51, pages 71-81.
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R. Moeini & M.H. Afshar. (2012) Layout and size optimization of sanitary sewer network using intelligent ants. Advances in Engineering Software 51, pages 49-62.
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Hong Zhan, Jian Jun Yang & Yu Cheng Ding. (2011) Improved Genetic Algorithm for Optimization of Multi-Source Pumping Tree-Type Pipe Network. Advanced Materials Research 402, pages 738-741.
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M. H. AfsharM. AkbariM. A. Marino. (2009) Closure to “Simultaneous Layout and Size Optimization of Water Distribution Networks: Engineering Approach” by M. H. Afshar, M. Akbari, and M. A. Marino. Journal of Infrastructure Systems 15:2, pages 137-137.
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