Support vector regression based models to predict fracture characteristics of high strength and ultra high strength concrete beams

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-43

  Yuvaraj, P ^a   Ramachandra Murthy, A ^b   Iyer, Nagesh R ^b   Sekar, S K ^c   Samui, Pijush ^d  

^a LandT Ramboll Consulting Engineers Ltd   (India)

^b CSIR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c SRI SHAKTHI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^d VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fracture mechanics; High strength concrete; Support vector machine; Support vector regression; Ultra high strength concrete

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; CONCRETE TESTING; CONCRETES; CRACK TIPS; FORECASTING; FRACTURE MECHANICS; HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE; MATLAB; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; VECTORS;

CRITICAL CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; EXPERIMENTAL VALUES; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES; REGRESSION AND PREDICTION; SUPPORT VECTOR REGRESSION (SVR); ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES;

FRACTURE;

EID: 84871899274     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.11.014     Document Type: Article

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