Machine learning for structural engineering: A state-of-the-art review

HT Thai - Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Machine learning (ML) has become the most successful branch of artificial
intelligence (AI). It provides a unique opportunity to make structural engineering more …

Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning in structural engineering: a scientometrics review of trends and best practices

ATG Tapeh, MZ Naser - Archives of Computational Methods in …, 2023 - Springer
Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and deep learning (DL) are emerging
techniques capable of delivering elegant and affordable solutions which can surpass those …

An engineer's guide to eXplainable Artificial Intelligence and Interpretable Machine Learning: Navigating causality, forced goodness, and the false perception of …

MZ Naser - Automation in Construction, 2021 - Elsevier
While artificial intelligence (AI), and by extension machine learning (ML), continues to be
adopted in parallel engineering disciplines, the integration of AI/ML into the structural …

Mechanistically informed machine learning and artificial intelligence in fire engineering and sciences

MZ Naser - Fire Technology, 2021 - Springer
Fire is a chaotic and extreme phenomenon. While the past few years have witnessed the
success of integrating machine intelligence (MI) to tackle equally complex problems in …

Explainable machine learning using real, synthetic and augmented fire tests to predict fire resistance and spalling of RC columns

MZ Naser, VK Kodur - Engineering Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents the development of systematic machine learning (ML) approach to
enable explainable and rapid assessment of fire resistance and fire-induced spalling of …

Fire hazard in transportation infrastructure: Review, assessment, and mitigation strategies

V Kodur, MZ Naser - Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2021 - Springer
This paper reviews the fire problem in critical transportation infrastructures such as bridges
and tunnels. The magnitude of the fire problem is illustrated, and the recent increase in fire …

Observational analysis of fire-induced spalling of concrete through ensemble machine learning and surrogate modeling

MZ Naser - Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Despite ongoing research efforts, we continue to fall short of arriving at a consistent
representation of fire-induced spalling of concrete. This is often attributed to the complexity …

Neural networks for predicting shear strength of CFS channels with slotted webs

VV Degtyarev - Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Cold-formed steel channels are made with staggered courses of slots for reduced thermal
conductivity and improved energy efficiency of cold-formed steel buildings. The reduced …

A machine learning approach to predict explosive spalling of heated concrete

JC Liu, Z Zhang - Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 2020 - Springer
Explosive spalling is an unfavorable phenomenon observed in concrete when exposed to
heating load. It is a great potential threat to safety of concrete structures subjected to …

Digital twin for next gen concretes: On-demand tuning of vulnerable mixtures through Explainable and Anomalous Machine Learning

MZ Naser - Cement and Concrete Composites, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper presents a framework for integrating Explainable and Anomalous Machine
Learning (EAML) into a digital twin to enable finetuning of mixtures as a mean to realize next …