Overview of the application of “fuzzy techniques” in construction management research

APC Chan, DWM Chan, JFY Yeung - Journal of construction …, 2009 - ascelibrary.org
During the last decade,“fuzzy techniques” have been increasingly applied to the research
area of construction management discipline. To date, however, no paper has attempted to …

A modified firefly algorithm-artificial neural network expert system for predicting compressive and tensile strength of high-performance concrete

DK Bui, T Nguyen, JS Chou, H Nguyen-Xuan… - … and Building Materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The compressive and tensile strength of high-performance concrete (HPC) is a highly
nonlinear function of its constituents. The significance of expert frameworks for predicting the …

A novel technique based on the improved firefly algorithm coupled with extreme learning machine (ELM-IFF) for predicting the thermal conductivity of soil

N Kardani, A Bardhan, P Samui, M Nazem… - Engineering with …, 2022 - Springer
Thermal conductivity is a specific thermal property of soil which controls the exchange of
thermal energy. If predicted accurately, the thermal conductivity of soil has a significant effect …

Modeling heating and cooling loads by artificial intelligence for energy-efficient building design

JS Chou, DK Bui - Energy and Buildings, 2014 - Elsevier
The energy performance of buildings was estimated using various data mining techniques,
including support vector regression (SVR), artificial neural network (ANN), classification and …

An artificial neural network (ANN) expert system enhanced with the electromagnetism-based firefly algorithm (EFA) for predicting the energy consumption in buildings

DK Bui, TN Nguyen, TD Ngo, H Nguyen-Xuan - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a new hybrid model, namely the Electromagnetism-based Firefly Algorithm-
Artificial Neural Network (EFA-ANN), is proposed to forecast the energy consumption in …

Predicting the thermal conductivity of soils using integrated approach of ANN and PSO with adaptive and time-varying acceleration coefficients

N Kardani, A Bardhan, P Samui, M Nazem… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aims to propose hybrid adaptive neuro swarm intelligence (HANSI) techniques for
predicting the thermal conductivity of unsaturated soils. The novel contribution is made by …

Thermal effect on the physical properties of carbonate rocks

H Yavuz, S Demirdag, S Caran - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2010 - Elsevier
The effect of thermal damage on the physical properties of five carbonate rocks has been
investigated. The tests were conducted on two marbles and three limestones, mainly …

Prediction of building energy consumption by using artificial neural networks

BB Ekici, UT Aksoy - Advances in Engineering Software, 2009 - Elsevier
In this study, the main objective is to predict buildings energy needs benefitting from
orientation, insulation thickness and transparency ratio by using artificial neural networks. A …

Prediction of uniaxial compressive strength of sandstones using petrography-based models

K Zorlu, C Gokceoglu, F Ocakoglu, HA Nefeslioglu… - Engineering …, 2008 - Elsevier
The uniaxial compressive strength of intact rock is the main parameter used in almost all
engineering projects. The uniaxial compressive strength test requires high quality core …

Application of artificial neural network for predicting hourly indoor air temperature and relative humidity in modern building in humid region

L Mba, P Meukam, A Kemajou - Energy and Buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
The prediction of the air temperature (IT) and relative humidity (IH) in a building can help to
reduce energy consumption for air conditioning. The purpose of this work was to apply the …