Artificial neural network model of the strength of thin rectangular plates with weld induced initial imperfections

Reliability Engineering and System Safety

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 713-717

  Sadovsky Z ^a   Guedes Soares, C ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CONSTRUCTION AND ARCHITECTURE   (Slovakia)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Artificial neural network; Collapse strength; Energy measure; In plane compression; Initial deflection; Rectangular plate

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; COLLAPSE STRENGTH; ENERGY MEASURE; IN-PLANE COMPRESSION; INITIAL DEFLECTION; RECTANGULAR PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

NEURAL NETWORKS;

EID: 79953711402     PISSN: 09518320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ress.2011.02.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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