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The harmony search algorithm was found to be sensitive to the parameters used in the algorithm. Although there is no theoretical method for the determination of values of the used parameters, a dynamic procedure for the values of parameters and a new substituting procedure are proposed in this study which will be demonstrated to be efficient for the location of critical slip surfaces of soil slopes in the slope stability analysis.
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Li, L., Yu, GM., Lu, SB., Wang, GY., Chu, XS. (2009). An Improved Harmony Search Algorithm for the Location of Critical Slip Surfaces in Slope Stability Analysis. In: Huang, DS., Jo, KH., Lee, HH., Kang, HJ., Bevilacqua, V. (eds) Emerging Intelligent Computing Technology and Applications. With Aspects of Artificial Intelligence. ICIC 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 5755. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-04020-7_23
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