Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels

The intricate interplay between the microscopic constituents and their macroscopic properties for masonry structures complicates their failure analysis modelling. A composite strategy incorporating neural network (NN) and cellular automata (CA) is developed to predict the failure load for masonry pa...

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Main Authors: Iuliia Glushakova, Qihan Liu, Yu Zhang, Guangchun Zhou
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9032857
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description The intricate interplay between the microscopic constituents and their macroscopic properties for masonry structures complicates their failure analysis modelling. A composite strategy incorporating neural network (NN) and cellular automata (CA) is developed to predict the failure load for masonry panels with and without openings subjected to lateral loadings. The discretized panels are modelled by the CA methodology using nine neighbour cells, which derive their state values from geometric parameters and opening location placement for the panels. An identification coefficient dictated by these geometric parameters and experimental data is fed together as the input training data for the NN. The NN uses a backpropagation algorithm and two hidden layers with sigmoid activation functions to predict failure loads. This method achieves greater accuracy in prediction when compared with the yield line and finite elemental analysis (FEA) methods. The results attained elucidate the feasibility of the current methodology to complement conventional approaches such as FEA to provide additional insight into the failure mechanism of masonry panels under varied loading conditions.
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spelling doaj-art-94dae87aff194c8a9237e82d0aa49dc32025-08-20T02:09:48ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80861687-80942020-01-01202010.1155/2020/90328579032857Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry PanelsIuliia Glushakova0Qihan Liu1Yu Zhang2Guangchun Zhou3School of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaDepartment of Media Technology and Art, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaSchool of Civil Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, ChinaThe intricate interplay between the microscopic constituents and their macroscopic properties for masonry structures complicates their failure analysis modelling. A composite strategy incorporating neural network (NN) and cellular automata (CA) is developed to predict the failure load for masonry panels with and without openings subjected to lateral loadings. The discretized panels are modelled by the CA methodology using nine neighbour cells, which derive their state values from geometric parameters and opening location placement for the panels. An identification coefficient dictated by these geometric parameters and experimental data is fed together as the input training data for the NN. The NN uses a backpropagation algorithm and two hidden layers with sigmoid activation functions to predict failure loads. This method achieves greater accuracy in prediction when compared with the yield line and finite elemental analysis (FEA) methods. The results attained elucidate the feasibility of the current methodology to complement conventional approaches such as FEA to provide additional insight into the failure mechanism of masonry panels under varied loading conditions.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/9032857
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title Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels
title_full Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels
title_fullStr Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels
title_full_unstemmed Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels
title_short Conjugate Cellular Automata and Neural Network Approach: Failure Load Prediction of Masonry Panels
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