... introduced to fit the selected three parameters to precisely describe the 3-point bending test. For that optimization process, a meta-model with evolutionary algorithm (Deb et al., 2009) was generated by the results of a 3-point bending simulations. An optimization problem for design of rock fracture...

... are obtained, an optimization problem can be formulated. In order to demonstrate the capability of the proposed optimal design approach, a numerical example is presented in this study. The obtained result indicates that the proposed framework has the possibility of developing optimal design of rockfall...