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Evaluation of geopolymer concrete at high temperatures: An experimental study using machine learning

Rahmati, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2022

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133608
  3. Publisher: Elsevier Ltd , 2022
  4. Abstract:
  5. Studying the mechanical performance of concrete after being exposed to high temperatures is an important step in the damage assessment of buildings and fire safety applications. However, predicting the compressive strength of GPC accurately after exposure to high temperatures is a challenging task. In this paper, artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector regression (SVR) models were developed to predict the compressive strength of geopolymer concrete (GPC) at high temperatures ranging from 100 °C to 1000 °C. A series of experiments consisting of different mix designs were conducted at elevated temperatures to prepare a dataset. Besides experiments' results, the data of previously published studies were also collected and used. Monte Carlo simulations were performed to study the effect of inputs' uncertainties on models’ outputs and generate probability curves. Feature importance analysis was performed to investigate the significance of inputs on the residual compressive strength of GPC. Results indicate that SVR outperformed ANN. Sodium silicate and curing time were observed as the most influential controlling factors affecting the residual compressive strength of GPC at high temperatures. In contrast, fly ash exhibited the slightest effect on the residual compressive strength of GPC, followed by sodium hydroxide. The overall results demonstrate that the machine learning (ML) approaches can effectively improve the monitoring of GPC after exposure to high temperatures. © 2022 Elsevier Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Artificial neural network ; High temperatures ; Monte Carlo simulation ; Support vector machine ; Compressive strength ; Damage detection ; Fly ash ; Geopolymers ; Inorganic polymers ; Intelligent systems ; Monte Carlo methods ; Neural networks ; Silicates ; Sodium hydroxide ; Concrete at high temperatures ; Exposed to ; Feature importance ; Geopolymer concrete ; Highest temperature ; Machine-learning ; Mechanical performance ; Monte Carlo's simulation ; Residual compressive strength ; Support vectors machine ; Support vector machines
  8. Source: Journal of Cleaner Production ; Volume 372 , 2022 ; 09596526 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0959652622031870