Table 23.
Comparative analysis of welded beam design with other methods
| Method | CSMA | GSA [105] | GA1 [128] | GA2 [131] | HS [132] | Random [133] | Simplex [133] | David [133] | APPROX [133] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimum variables | |||||||||
| h | 0.2057 | 0.1821 | 0.24890 | 0.2088 | 0.2442 | 0.4575 | 0.2792 | 0.2434 | 0.2444 |
| l | 3.4710 | 3.857 | 6.17300 | 3.4205 | 6.2231 | 4.7313 | 5.6256 | 6.2552 | 6.2189 |
| t | 9.0366 | 10 | 8.1789 | 8.9975 | 8.2915 | 5.0853 | 7.7512 | 8.2915 | 8.2915 |
| b | 0.2057 | 0.2024 | 0.2533 | 0.2100 | 0.2443 | 0.66 | 0.2796 | 0.2444 | 0.2444 |
| Optimal cost | 1.7248 | 1.88 | 2.4334 | 1.7583 | 2.3807 | 4.1185 | 2.5307 | 2.3841 | 2.3815 |
Bold values indicate the results of the Chaotic variant of the Slime Mould Algorithm