Optimized punching shear design in steel fiber-reinforced slabs: Machine learning vs. evolutionary prediction models

Albostami, Asad S.; Mohamad, Safaa A.; Alzabeebee, Saif; Al-Hamd, Rwayda Kh.S.; Al-Bander, Baidaa

Abstract

This research paper focuses on utilizing Artificial Neural Networks (ANN), Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (MOGA-EPR), and Gene Expression Programming (GEP) to predict the punching shear strength of Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) slabs.
In order to formulate predictions, research and analysis were carried out making use of a dataset, this dataset included several parameters that impact on punching shear strength, including SFRC slabs longitudinally and transversely, using ANN, GEP, and MOGA-EPR methods. The developed models exhibited very good performance, as the soft computing techniques (GEP and MOGA-EPR) achieved R² values of 0.91 to 0.93, while the ANN technique was higher at 0.95. Furthermore, two case studies were incorporated to carry out cost analyses of the models in real-world applications. It was shown that the efficiency of the Machine Learning (ML) models in reducing the costs of materials is relatively high, as they were capable of better predictions than the standard methods employed by the codes.

Citation

Albostami, A. S., Mohamad, S. A., Alzabeebee, S., Al-Hamd, R. K., & Al-Bander, B. (2025). Optimized punching shear design in steel fiber-reinforced slabs: Machine learning vs. evolutionary prediction models. Engineering Structures, 322, Article 119150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119150

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 14, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Oct 30, 2024
• Publication Date: 2025-01
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2024
• Journal: Engineering Structures
• Print ISSN: 0141-0296
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 322
• Article Number: 119150
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.119150
• Public URL: https://keele-repository.worktribe.com/output/983810
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