[HTML][HTML] Augmentation of Scarce data—A new Approach for deep-learning Modeling of Composites

HL Cheung, P Uvdal, M Mirkhalaf - Composites Science and Technology, 2024 - Elsevier
High-fidelity full-field micro-mechanical modeling of the non-linear path-dependent materials
demands a substantial computational effort. Recent trends in the field incorporates data …

[HTML][HTML] Recurrent neural networks and transfer learning for predicting elasto-plasticity in woven composites

E Ghane, M Fagerström, M Mirkhalaf - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Woven composites exhibit complex meso-scale behavior depending on meso-and micro-
structural parameters. Accurately modeling their mechanical response is challenging and …

[HTML][HTML] A novel Taguchi-based approach for optimizing neural network architectures: application to elastic short fiber composites

MH Nikzad, M Heidari-Rarani, M Mirkhalaf - Composites Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents an innovative application of the Taguchi design of experiment method to
optimize the structure of an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model for the prediction of elastic …

Deep Learning Methods for Microstructural Image Analysis: The State-of-the-Art and Future Perspectives

K Alrfou, T Zhao, A Kordijazi - Integrating Materials and Manufacturing …, 2024 - Springer
Finding quantitative descriptors representing the microstructural features of a given material
is an ongoing research area in the paradigm of Materials-by-Design. Historically, the …

Layered stiffness detection of ballastless track based on loading force and multiple displacements

S Miao, L Gao, T Xin, H Yin, Y Huang, H Xiao… - Engineering Structures, 2025 - Elsevier
Grasping the track stiffness status is significant to railway maintenance. However, the
research on the data collection and detection method of ballastless track layered stiffness is …

Artificial neural network-based homogenization model for predicting multiscale thermo-mechanical properties of woven composites

M Li, B Wang, J Hu, G Li, P Ding, C Ji - International Journal of Solids and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we propose an efficient homogenization model based on the fast Fourier
transform (FFT) method and artificial neural network (ANN) models to predict the multiscale …

Buckling Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures Based on Trace Theory: A Simple and Efficient Approach for Mechanical Characterization of GFRP Members

LL Vignoli, J Gomide, LEAS Santana… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - ascelibrary.org
For unidirectional laminates, four properties are required for mechanical characterization
regarding the laminae elastic response: the longitudinal elastic modulus, the transverse …

[HTML][HTML] Machine Learning Algorithms for Prediction and Characterization of Cohesive Zone Parameters for Mixed-Mode Fracture

A Ramian, R Elhajjar - Journal of Composites Science, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fatigue and fracture prediction in composite materials using cohesive zone models depends
on accurately characterizing the core and facesheet interface in advanced composite …

Serendipitous relationship between discrete distribution models representing random orientations of fillers in composite materials and the golden ratio

H Ono - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
The purpose of this study is to establish simple discrete distribution models capable of
expressing the two and three-dimensional random orientation states of fillers in composite …

Scalable data-driven micromechanics model trained with pairwise fiber data for composite materials with randomly distributed fibers

C Hong, W Ji - Engineering with Computers, 2024 - Springer
A machine learning (ML) model can provide a precise prediction very quickly, if it is well
trained with a massive amount of reliable training data. A finite element method (FEM) is …