Explainable ensemble learning data-driven modeling of mechanical properties of fiber-reinforced rubberized recycled aggregate concrete

C Cakiroglu, M Shahjalal, K Islam… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Colossal amounts of construction and demolition waste (C&D) and waste tires have become
a considerable global environmental concern. To alleviate this issue, it is proposed to use …

[HTML][HTML] Explainable ensemble learning predictive model for thermal conductivity of cement-based foam

C Cakiroglu, F Batool, K Islam, ML Nehdi - Construction and Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cement-based foam has emerged as a strong contender in sustainable construction owing
to its superior thermal and sound insulation properties, fire resistance, and cost …

Prior knowledge‐infused neural network for efficient performance assessment of structures through few‐shot incremental learning

SZ Chen, DC Feng, E Taciroglu - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Structural seismic safety assessment is a critical task in maintaining the resilience of existing
civil and infrastructures. This task commonly requires accurate predictions of structural …

Machine learning–assisted drift capacity prediction models for reinforced concrete columns with shape memory alloy bars

CS Lee, S Mangalathu, JS Jeon - Computer‐Aided Civil and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Despite notable progress made in predicting the drift capacity of reinforced columns with
steel bars, these techniques and methods are proven inapplicable for accurately predicting …

Design-oriented machine-learning models for predicting the shear strength of prestressed concrete beams

LA Bedriñana, J Sucasaca, J Tovar… - Journal of Bridge …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
The shear behavior of prestressed concrete (PC) beams is a complex problem because
there are many influential parameters involved. Currently, the code-based shear strength of …

Predicting the drift capacity of precast concrete columns using explainable machine learning approach

Z Wang, T Liu, Z Long, J Wang, J Zhang - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Accurately and reliably predicting the drift capacity (DC) of concrete columns is crucial for
the seismic design and damage evaluation of structures. Despite precast concrete columns …

Development of data-driven models to predict seismic drift response of RC wall structures: An application of deep neural networks

HD Nguyen, C Kim, K Lee, M Shin - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research aimed to develop data-driven models using deep neural networks (DNNs) that
can rapidly predict the seismic drift responses of reinforced concrete (RC) wall structures in …

Integrating Machine Learning Models into Building Codes and Standards: Establishing Equivalence through Engineering Intuition and Causal Logic

MZ Naser - Journal of Structural Engineering, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
The traditional approach to formulating building codes often is slow and labor-intensive, and
may struggle to keep pace with the rapid evolution of technology and domain findings …

No more black-boxes: estimate deformation capacity of non-ductile RC shear walls based on generalized additive models

ZT Deger, G Taskin, JW Wallace - Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Machine learning techniques have gained attention in earthquake engineering for
their accurate predictions, but their opaque black-box models create ambiguity in the …

Over-sampling for data augmentation in data-driven models for the shear strength prediction of RC membranes

LA Bedriñana, JG Landeo, JC Sucasaca… - Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Complex reinforced concrete (RC) structures are generally assessed as a group of
individual membrane elements subjected to in-plane combined stresses; however, an …