Predicting the Effect of Fly Ash on Concrete’s Mechanical Properties by ANN
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Department of Civil Engineering, Kermanshah Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kermanshah 6718997551, Iran
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Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Construction, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA
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Academic Editor: Francesca Tittarelli
Sustainability 2021, 13(3), 1469; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031469
Received: 10 January 2021 / Accepted: 27 January 2021 / Published: 31 January 2021
(This article belongs to the Section Sustainable Materials)
Fly ash, as a supplemental pozzolanic material, reduces concrete’s adverse environmental footprint by decreasing the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2) during the cement manufacturing process. Fly ash, which is a waste material, can enhance both the mechanical characteristics and durability of concrete, and has the capability to play an important role in sustainable design. Considering the widespread interest in applying Fly ash, and despite research studies, the level of replacement is still unclear. In this paper, a novel method using artificial neural networks (ANN) is presented to predict concrete’s mechanical characteristics by adding Fly ash. In this regard, a host of available experimental data, such as the properties of Fly ash, along with concrete additives, was fed into an ANN model. Concrete samples’ tensile and compressive strengths, in addition to their modulus of elasticity, were defined as outputs. It was observed that the predicted outcomes agreed well with the experimental results. To further enhance the research outcomes, simple but practical equations are presented to assess the effect of using Fly ash on concrete’s mechanical characteristics.
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Keywords:
compressive strength; Fly ash; artificial neural network; prediction
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Roshani, M.M.; Kargar, S.H.; Farhangi, V.; Karakouzian, M. Predicting the Effect of Fly Ash on Concrete’s Mechanical Properties by ANN. Sustainability 2021, 13, 1469. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031469
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Roshani MM, Kargar SH, Farhangi V, Karakouzian M. Predicting the Effect of Fly Ash on Concrete’s Mechanical Properties by ANN. Sustainability. 2021; 13(3):1469. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031469
Chicago/Turabian StyleRoshani, Mohammad M., Seyed H. Kargar, Visar Farhangi, and Moses Karakouzian. 2021. "Predicting the Effect of Fly Ash on Concrete’s Mechanical Properties by ANN" Sustainability 13, no. 3: 1469. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13031469
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