Probabilistic analysis of concrete cracking using neural networks and random fields

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 219-229

  Most, Thomas ^a   Bucher, Christian ^a  

^a BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Cohesive cracks; Latin hypercube sampling; Random fields; Response surfaces; Stochastic training

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION; NEURAL NETWORKS; PROBABILISTIC LOGICS; RANDOM PROCESSES;

LATIN HYPERCUBE SAMPLING; RANDOM FIELDS; RESPONSE SURFACES;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 33847383584     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2006.11.001     Document Type: Article

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