Fracture mechanics of polymer concretes: A review

MH Niaki - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
One of the main advantages of polymer concrete (PC) composites compared to ordinary
cement concretes is having much higher fracture toughness and fracture energy. In this …

Hybrid machine learning models to predict the shear strength of discontinuities with different joint wall compressive strength

S Xie, H Lin, Y Chen, R Yao, Z Sun… - … Testing and Evaluation, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The shear strength of discontinuities with different joint wall compressive strength (DDJCS)
is an important mechanical property. In this paper, the prediction of shear strength of DDJCS …

Experimental assessment of the efficiency of deep learning method in predicting the mechanical properties of polymer concretes and composites

MH Niaki, M Pashaian, MG Ahangari - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The current study is an attempt to investigate the usefulness of a deep learning-based
method, backpropagation deep neural network (DNN) for the prediction of the mechanical …

Effect of short fibers on fracture properties of epoxy-based polymer concrete exposed to high temperatures

O Elalaoui - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Recently, polymer concrete (PC) has been widely used in many civil engineering
applications. PC shows superiority in major physical, mechanical, and fracture properties …

[HTML][HTML] Polymer-enhanced concrete: A comprehensive review of innovations and pathways for resilient and sustainable materials

BA Salami, AA Bahraq, MM ul Haq, OA Ojelade… - Next Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
This study explores the enhanced performance and sustainability of polymer enhanced
concrete, focusing on polymer concrete (PC) by incorporating synthetic polymers, including …

Predicting geometry factors and normalized T‐stress of centrally cracked Brazilian disk specimens using deep learning method

M Hassani Niaki, M Pashaian - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In this paper, the geometry factors of mode I and mode II (YI and YII) and the normalized T‐
stress (T*) of the centrally cracked Brazilian disk specimen are predicted using a deep …

Optimization and prediction of mechanical properties of composite concrete with crumb rubber using RSM and hybrid DNN-HHO algorithm

R Anjali, G Venkatesan - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Scrap tires can cause serious health, environmental, and aesthetic issues since they are
heavy and non-biodegradable. Due to the restrictions on recycling waste tires, using crumb …

Using deep learning method to predict dimensionless values of stress intensity factors and T‐stress of edge notch disk bend (ENDB) specimen

M Hassani Niaki, M Pashaian - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A deep learning (DL) approach is implemented to determine the dimensionless stress
intensity factors of mode‐I (YI) and mode‐III (YIII), as well as the normalized T‐stress (T*) of …

A deep learning-based ground motion truncation method to improve efficiency of structural time history analysis

Y He, J Zhao, L Yao, S Li - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Time history analysis is considered as one of the most commonly used methods to evaluate
the seismic performance of structures. But it is time-consuming for the computation cases …

Fatigue evolution prediction for fiber‐reinforced plastics based on frequency‐wavenumber wavefield of guided wave using deep‐learning model

Y Huang, C Zhang, C Tao, H Ji… - Fatigue & Fracture of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Employing the laser ultrasonic system, information on fatigue evolution can be captured and
explicitly stored in the frequency‐wavenumber wavefield of the guided wave. This paper …