Masonry compressive strength prediction using artificial neural networks

The masonry is not only included among the oldest building materials, but it is also the most widely used material due to its simple construction and low cost compared to the other modern building materials. Nevertheless, there is not yet a robust quantitative method, available in the literature, which can reliably predict its strength, based on the geometrical and mechanical characteristics of its components. This limitation is due to the highly nonlinear relation between the compressive strength of masonry and the geometrical and mechanical properties of the components of the masonry. In this paper, the application of artificial neural networks for predicting the compressive strength of masonry has been investigated. Specifically, back-propagation neural network models have been used for predicting the compressive strength of masonry prism based on experimental data available in the literature. The comparison of the derived results with the experimental findings demonstrates the ability of artificial neural networks to approximate the compressive strength of masonry walls in a reliable and robust manner.- (undefined

Analysis of some problems of experimental mechanics and biomechanics by means the anfis neuro-fuzzy system

The Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System (ANFIS) has been applied to the analysis of three problems: prediction of fundamental periods of vibrations of 5-storey prefabricated buildings, estimation of proximal femur strength, estimation of fracture toughness of dense concret. The results obtained by means of ANFIS are compared with those empirical formulae and forward neural networks. The ANFIS results have been proven to be superior.Analiza wybranych zagadnień doświadczalnej mechaniki i biomechaniki za pomocą neuro-rozmytego systemu ANFIS. Adaptacyjny neuro-rozmyty system ANFIS został zastosowany do analizy trzech problemów: określenie podstawowych okresów drgań 5-piętrowych budynków prefabrykowanych, określenie wytrzymałości górnej części kości udowych oraz oszacowanie odporności na zniszczenie betonów ciężkich. Wyniki otrzymane za pomocą systemu ANFIS porównano z wynikami, jakie dają wzory empiryczne i jednokierunkowe sieci neuronowe. Wykazano, że najlepszą dokładność daje system ANFIS

Multiple subvolume models for the analysis of inelastic behaviour of metals

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Computational methods and plasticity

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Inverse analysis

Techniques and applications of inverse and identification problems are presented in this chapter. Various applications from material and structural identification are presented in more detail in the last section of this chapter