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Pre-bcc: A novel integrated machine learning framework for predicting mechanical and durability properties of blended cement concrete

Hafez, Hisham  
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Teirelbar, Ahmed
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Kurda, Rawaz
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October 17, 2022
Construction And Building Materials

Partially replacing ordinary Portland cement (OPC) with low-carbon supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) in blended cement concrete (BCC) is perceived as the most promising route for sustainable concrete production. Despite having a lower environmental impact, BCC could exhibit performance inferior to OPC in design-governing functional properties. Hence, concrete manufacturers and scientists have been seeking methods to predict the performance of BCC mixes in order to reduce the cost and time of experimentally testing all al-ternatives. Machine learning algorithms have been proven in other fields for treating large amounts of data drawing meaningful relationships between data accurately. However, the existing prediction models in the literature come short in covering a wide range of SCMs and/or functional properties. Considering this, in this study, a non-linear multi-layered machine learning regression model was created to predict the performance of a BCC mix for slump, strength, and resistance to carbonation and chloride ingress based on any of five prominent SCMs: fly ash, ground granulated blast furnace slag, silica fume, lime powder and calcined clay. A database from>150 peer-reviewed sources containing>1650 data points was created to train and test the model. The statistical performance was found to be comparable to that of existing models (R = 0.94-0.97). For the first time, the model, Pre-bcc, was also made available online for users to conduct their own prediction studies.

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research article
DOI
10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129019
Web of Science ID

WOS:000876704700004

Author(s)
Hafez, Hisham  
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Teirelbar, Ahmed
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Kurda, Rawaz
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Tosic, Nikola
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de la Fuente, Albert
Date Issued

2022-10-17

Publisher

ELSEVIER SCI LTD

Published in
Construction And Building Materials
Volume

352

Article Number

129019

Subjects

Construction & Building Technology

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Engineering, Civil

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Materials Science, Multidisciplinary

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Engineering

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Materials Science

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supplementary cementitious materials

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blended cement concrete

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strength prediction

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durability prediction

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regression model

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self-compacting concrete

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blast-furnace slag

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life-cycle assessment

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volume fly-ash

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high-performance concrete

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chloride-ion penetration

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greenhouse-gas emissions

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high-strength concrete

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compressive strength

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service-life

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November 21, 2022
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