Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Modeling of Split Tensile Strength of Foundry Sand-Based Concrete
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Gene Expression Programming
3. Research Methodology
3.1. Experimental Database
3.2. Modeling and Assessment Criteria
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Formulation of Split Tensile Strength
4.2. Performance Evaluation
4.3. Parametric Analysis
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameters | Min | Max |
---|---|---|
w/c | 0.35 | 0.83 |
FS% | 0 | 100 |
FS/C | 0 | 2.22 |
ST (MPa) | 1.45 | 4.67 |
Parameter | Settings |
---|---|
General parameters | |
Chromosomes | 300 |
Genes | 4 |
Head size | 8 |
Linking function | |
Function set | exp., +, −, ×, ÷ |
Numerical parameters | |
Constant per gene | 10 |
Data type | Floating number |
Upper bound | 10 |
Lower bound | −10 |
Genetic parameters | |
Mutation rate | 0.00138 |
Inversion rate | 0.00546 |
Gene recombination rate | 0.00277 |
Gene transposition rate | 0.00277 |
Two-point recombination rate | 0.00277 |
One-point recombination rate | 0.00277 |
IS transition rate | 0.00546 |
RIS transposition rate | 0.00546 |
Parameters | Training | Validating | Testing |
---|---|---|---|
RMSE (MPa) | 0.41 | 0.40 | 0.66 |
MAE (MPa) | 0.32 | 0.40 | 0.66 |
RSE | 0.48 | 0.68 | 2.54 |
RRMSE | 0.13 | 0.10 | 0.17 |
R | 0.82 | 0.99 | 0.98 |
0.07 | 0.05 | 0.09 |
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Guan, T.; Shanku, W.; Rauf, M.; Adil, S.; Iqbal, M.F.; Tariq, M.A.U.R.; Azim, I.; Ng, A.W.M. Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Modeling of Split Tensile Strength of Foundry Sand-Based Concrete. Sustainability 2022, 14, 3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063274
Guan T, Shanku W, Rauf M, Adil S, Iqbal MF, Tariq MAUR, Azim I, Ng AWM. Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Modeling of Split Tensile Strength of Foundry Sand-Based Concrete. Sustainability. 2022; 14(6):3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063274
Chicago/Turabian StyleGuan, Tao, Wang Shanku, Momina Rauf, Shahzeb Adil, Muhammad Farjad Iqbal, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rahman Tariq, Iftikhar Azim, and Anne W. M. Ng. 2022. "Evolutionary Algorithm-Based Modeling of Split Tensile Strength of Foundry Sand-Based Concrete" Sustainability 14, no. 6: 3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063274