Optimal Design of Continuous Reinforced Concrete Beams using Neural Networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiin-Po Yeh ◽  
Ren-Pei Yang
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams

scholarly journals Application of artificial neural networks to predict the deflections of reinforced concrete beams

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mateusz Kaczmarek ◽  
Agnieszka Szymańska
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Eurocode 2 ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Concrete Elements

Abstract Nonlinear structural mechanics should be taken into account in the practical design of reinforced concrete structures. Cracking is one of the major sources of nonlinearity. Description of deflection of reinforced concrete elements is a computational problem, mainly because of the difficulties in modelling the nonlinear stress-strain relationship of concrete and steel. In design practise, in accordance with technical rules (e.g., Eurocode 2), a simplified approach for reinforced concrete is used, but the results of simplified calculations differ from the results of experimental studies. Artificial neural network is a versatile modelling tool capable of making predictions of values that are difficult to obtain in numerical analysis. This paper describes the creation and operation of a neural network for making predictions of deflections of reinforced concrete beams at different load levels. In order to obtain a database of results, that is necessary for training and testing the neural network, a research on measurement of deflections in reinforced concrete beams was conducted by the authors in the Certified Research Laboratory of the Building Engineering Institute at Wrocław University of Science and Technology. The use of artificial neural networks is an innovation and an alternative to traditional methods of solving the problem of calculating the deflections of reinforced concrete elements. The results show the effectiveness of using artificial neural network for predicting the deflection of reinforced concrete beams, compared with the results of calculations conducted in accordance with Eurocode 2. The neural network model presented in this paper can acquire new data and be used for further analysis, with availability of more research results.

Optimal design of reinforced concrete beams: A review

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 457-482 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ima Rahmanian ◽  
Yves Lucet ◽  
Solomon Tesfamariam
Keyword(s):  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams

Optimal design of reinforced concrete beams using genetic algorithms

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Coello Coello ◽  
Filiberto Santos Hernández ◽  
Francisco Alonso Farrera
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithms ◽  
Reinforced Concrete ◽  
Optimal Design ◽  
Concrete Beams ◽  
Reinforced Concrete Beams
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