Predicting the compressive strength of polymer-infused bricks: A machine learning approach with SHAP interpretability
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Март 8, 2025
Abstract
The
rapid
increase
in
global
waste
production,
particularly
Polymer
wastes,
poses
significant
environmental
challenges
because
of
its
nonbiodegradable
nature
and
harmful
effects
on
both
vegetation
aquatic
life.
To
address
this
issue,
innovative
construction
approaches
have
emerged,
such
as
repurposing
Polymers
into
building
materials.
This
study
explores
the
development
eco-friendly
bricks
incorporating
cement,
fly
ash,
M
sand,
polypropylene
(PP)
fibers
derived
from
Polymers.
primary
innovation
lies
leveraging
advanced
machine
learning
techniques,
namely,
artificial
neural
networks
(ANN),
support
vector
machines
(SVM),
Random
Forest
AdaBoost
to
predict
compressive
strength
these
Polymer-infused
bricks.
polymer
bricks’
was
recorded
output
parameter,
with
PP
waste,
age
serving
input
parameters.
Machine
models
often
function
black
boxes,
thereby
providing
limited
interpretability;
however,
our
approach
addresses
limitation
by
employing
SHapley
Additive
exPlanations
(SHAP)
interpretation
method.
enables
us
explain
influence
different
variables
predicted
outcomes,
thus
making
more
transparent
explainable.
performance
each
model
evaluated
rigorously
using
various
metrics,
including
Taylor
diagrams
accuracy
matrices.
Among
compared
models,
ANN
RF
demonstrated
superior
which
is
close
agreement
experimental
results.
achieves
R
2
values
0.99674
0.99576
training
testing
respectively,
whereas
RMSE
value
0.0151
(Training)
0.01915
(Testing).
underscores
reliability
estimating
strength.
Age,
ash
were
found
be
most
important
variable
predicting
determined
through
SHAP
analysis.
not
only
highlights
potential
enhance
predictive
for
sustainable
materials
demonstrates
a
novel
application
improve
interpretability
context
repurposing.
Язык: Английский
Predicting the strength of alkali-activated masonry blocks using machine learning models: geopolymer mortar with quarry waste, rice husk ash, and eggshell ash
Journal of Building Pathology and Rehabilitation,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
10(1)
Опубликована: Янв. 28, 2025
Язык: Английский
Machine learning based optimization for mix design of manufactured sand concrete
Construction and Building Materials,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
467, С. 140256 - 140256
Опубликована: Фев. 12, 2025
Язык: Английский
Machine Learning-Based Partition Method for Cyclic Development Mode of Submarine Soil Martials from Offshore Wind Farms
Journal of Marine Science and Engineering,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
13(3), С. 533 - 533
Опубликована: Март 10, 2025
Offshore
wind
turbines
are
subjected
to
long-term
cyclic
loads,
and
the
seabed
materials
surrounding
foundation
susceptible
failure,
which
affects
safe
construction
normal
operation
of
offshore
turbines.
The
existing
studies
mechanical
properties
submarine
soils
focus
on
accumulation
strain
liquefaction,
few
targeted
conducted
hysteresis
loop
under
loads.
Therefore,
78
representative
soil
samples
from
four
farms
tested
in
study,
behaviors
different
confining
pressures
CSR
investigated.
experiments
reveal
two
unique
development
modes
specify
critical
five
martials
testing
conductions.
Based
dynamic
triaxial
test
results,
machine
learning-based
partition
models
for
mode
were
established,
discrimination
accuracy
discussed.
This
study
found
that
RF
model
has
a
better
generalization
ability
higher
than
GBDT
discriminating
soil,
achieved
prediction
0.96
recall
0.95
dataset,
provides
an
important
theoretical
basis
technical
support
design
Язык: Английский
Ensemble machine learning models for predicting concrete compressive strength incorporating various sand types
Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling Experiments and Design,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
8(4)
Опубликована: Март 14, 2025
Язык: Английский
Soft-computing models for predicting plastic viscosity and interface yield stress of fresh concrete
Scientific Reports,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(1)
Опубликована: Март 28, 2025
Interface
yield
stress
and
plastic
viscosity
of
fresh
concrete
significantly
influences
its
pumping
ability.
The
accurate
determination
these
properties
needs
extensive
testing
on-site
which
results
in
time
resource
wastage.
Thus,
to
speed
up
the
process
accurately
determining
properties,
this
study
tends
use
four
machine
learning
(ML)
algorithms
including
Random
Forest
Regression
(RFR),
Gene
Expression
Programming
(GEP),
K-nearest
Neighbor
(KNN),
Extreme
Gradient
Boosting
(XGB)
a
statistical
technique
Multi
Linear
(MLR)
develop
predictive
models
for
interface
concrete.
Out
all
employed
algorithms,
only
GEP
expressed
output
form
an
empirical
equation.
were
developed
using
data
from
published
literature
having
six
input
parameters
cement,
water,
after
mixing
etc.
two
i.e.,
stress.
performance
was
assessed
several
error
metrices,
k-fold
validation,
residual
assessment
comparison
revealed
that
XGB
is
most
algorithm
predict
(training
[Formula:
see
text],
text])
text]).
To
get
increased
insights
into
model
prediction
process,
shapely
individual
conditional
expectation
analyses
carried
out
on
highlighted
are
influential
estimate
both
In
addition,
graphical
user
has
been
made
efficiently
implement
findings
civil
engineering
industry.
Язык: Английский
Hybrid Machine Learning Based Strength and Durability Predictions of Polypropylene Fiber-Reinforced Graphene Oxide Based High-Performance Concrete
Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2025
Язык: Английский
Developing robust structure: Multi‐expression programming for anticipating mechanical properties of shape memory alloy‐confined concrete cylinders
Structural Concrete,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Апрель 24, 2025
Abstract
This
study
emphasizes
the
expansion
of
novel
relationships
to
determine
maximum
compressive
stress,
corresponding
strain,
ultimate
and
strain
in
order
enhance
precision
practicality
predicting
behavior
SMA‐confined
concrete
(SMACC)
with
spirals.
It
develops
predictive
equations
for
mechanical
properties
SMACC
cylinders
using
multi‐expression
programming
(MEP)
method.
The
MEPX
software
is
employed
derive
optimal
by
collecting
experimental
data
from
42
cylindrical
specimens
subjected
uniaxial
compression
confined
SMA
findings
show
that
developed
MEP‐based
not
only
provide
practical
equations,
but
also
produce
more
precise
results.
Язык: Английский