Efficient quasi-brittle fracture simulations of concrete at mesoscale using micro CT images and a localizing gradient damage model

Y Huang, H Zhang, J Zhou, S Xu - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, a localizing gradient damage model (LGDM) based on the generalized
micromorphic theory is adopted to investigate the quasi-brittle fracture behaviour of concrete …

A general framework of high-performance machine learning algorithms: application in structural mechanics

G Markou, NP Bakas, SA Chatzichristofis… - Computational …, 2024 - Springer
Data-driven models utilizing powerful artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms have been
implemented over the past two decades in different fields of simulation-based engineering …

[HTML][HTML] Developing predictive models for the load-displacement response of laterally loaded reinforced concrete piles in stiff unsaturated clay using machine learning …

KT Braun, G Markou, SW Jacobsz, D Calitz - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The design of pile foundations that are expected to develop significant lateral loading is a
complex procedure that requires the development of objective and accurate design formulae …

Flexural capacity estimation of FRP reinforced T-shaped concrete beams via soft computing techniques

DR Eidgahee, A Soleymani, H Hasani… - Computers and …, 2023 - koreascience.kr
This paper discusses a framework for predicting the flexural strength of prestressed and non-
prestressed FRP reinforced T-shaped concrete beams using soft computing techniques. An …

Identification of shear transfer mechanisms in RC beams by using machine-learning technique

W Zhang, D Lee, H Ju, L Wang - Computers and Concrete, 2022 - koreascience.kr
Abstract Machine learning technique is recently opening new opportunities to identify the
complex shear transfer mechanisms of reinforced concrete (RC) beam members. This study …

Experimental investigation and predictive modeling of shear performance for concrete-encased steel beams using artificial neural networks

J Wang, M Cui - Materials and Structures, 2023 - Springer
This manuscript employs a highly efficient artificial intelligence (AI) technique for machine
learning (ML) through artificial neural networks (ANNs) and introduces a novel numerical …

[HTML][HTML] Using Machine Learning Algorithms to Develop a Predictive Model for Computing the Maximum Deflection of Horizontally Curved Steel I-Beams

E Ababu, G Markou, S Skorpen - Computation, 2024 - mdpi.com
Horizontally curved steel I-beams exhibit a complicated mechanical response as they
experience a combination of bending, shear, and torsion, which varies based on the …

[PDF][PDF] Developing an artificial neural network model that predicts the fundamental period of steel structures using a large dataset

AM van Der Westhuizen, N Bakas… - In: Proceedings of …, 2023 - researchgate.net
The fundamental period of structures is an important parameter to consider when designing
structures in seismic-prone areas. Currently, the formulae available in the international …

Use of AI and ML Algorithms in Developing Closed-Form Formulae for Structural Engineering Design

G Markou, N Bakas… - Artificial Intelligence and …, 2023 - igi-global.com
The design and analysis of structures is performed with the use of national and international
design codes that usually suggest the use of semi-empirical formulae. Often the formulae …

[PDF][PDF] DEVELOPMENT OF FORMULAE FOR THE SECTION ROTATIONS DUE TO BENDING OF CURVED STEEL I-BEAMS THROUGH AI AND ML ALGORITHMS

VT Chibaya, G Markou, N Bakas - researchgate.net
Currently, there is no standardized method nor a reliable and easy to implement analytical
relationship for obtaining the section rotations of horizontally curved steel I-beams that could …