The book presents eight well-known and often used algorithms besides
nine newly developed algorithms by the first author and his students in
a practical implementation framework.
Matlab codes and some benchmark structural optimization problems are
provided. The aim is to provide an efficient context for experienced
researchers or readers not familiar with theory, applications and
computational developments of the considered metaheuristics.
The information will also be of interest to readers interested in
application of metaheuristics for hard optimization, comparing
conceptually different metaheuristics and designing new metaheuristics.