Dynamic XFEM-based detection of multiple flaws using an improved artificial bee colony algorithm

This paper proposes a novel strategy for detecting multiple flaws based on the dynamic extended finite element method (XFEM) and an improved artificial bee colony (IABC) algorithm. To improve the qualities of the initial iterative candidates, a chaotic sequence is adopted to replace the random sequence in the conventional artificial colony algorithm. Meanwhile, an adaptive parameter dimension search is proposed to prevent the iterative solution...