Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength

Concrete mix design requires specialized knowledge and techniques for characterization. However, this process is time-consuming, and the mechanical properties, such as strength, can vary due to factors like cement type, water content, aggregates, and curing time. Additionally, analytical mathematica...

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Main Author: Mouhamadou Amar
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Published: Elsevier 2025-03-01
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description Concrete mix design requires specialized knowledge and techniques for characterization. However, this process is time-consuming, and the mechanical properties, such as strength, can vary due to factors like cement type, water content, aggregates, and curing time. Additionally, analytical mathematical models are often used to estimate concrete characteristics. However, accurately determining concrete properties without laboratory testing is challenging, especially when nontraditional materials, such as certain supplementary cementitious materials, are involved. Recently, artificial intelligence has become a powerful resource that enables machine learning-based forecasting using available data. This study utilized RapidMiner® software to design models capable of analyzing various types of tagged data and performing machine learning predictions. These models were applied to over 5,373 concrete formulations compiled from 137 literature sources. The simulations used artificial neural networks or deep learning, generalized linear, decision tree, random forest, support vector machine, and gradient-boosted tree models to predict the compressive strength of 8 concrete mix designs containing different SCMs. The accuracy of models was estimated using traditional statistical indices such as R2, MAPE and RMSE. The most accurate model was found to be a gradient-boosted tree followed by deep learning and random forest. Forecasts were validated with high accuracy by comparing experimental results to numerical data.
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spelling doaj-art-83bd799ce4fe4f1aa45d8383ac6697a82025-02-08T05:01:38ZengElsevierCleaner Materials2772-39762025-03-0115100299Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strengthMouhamadou Amar0Univ. Lille IMT Nord Europe Univ. Artois Yncrea Hauts-de-France France; ULR 4515 - LGCgE, Laboratoire de Gé nie Civil et géo-Environnement F-59000 Lille, France; Corresponding author at: Univ. Lille, IMT Nord Europe, Univ. Artois, Yncrea Hauts-de-France, France.Concrete mix design requires specialized knowledge and techniques for characterization. However, this process is time-consuming, and the mechanical properties, such as strength, can vary due to factors like cement type, water content, aggregates, and curing time. Additionally, analytical mathematical models are often used to estimate concrete characteristics. However, accurately determining concrete properties without laboratory testing is challenging, especially when nontraditional materials, such as certain supplementary cementitious materials, are involved. Recently, artificial intelligence has become a powerful resource that enables machine learning-based forecasting using available data. This study utilized RapidMiner® software to design models capable of analyzing various types of tagged data and performing machine learning predictions. These models were applied to over 5,373 concrete formulations compiled from 137 literature sources. The simulations used artificial neural networks or deep learning, generalized linear, decision tree, random forest, support vector machine, and gradient-boosted tree models to predict the compressive strength of 8 concrete mix designs containing different SCMs. The accuracy of models was estimated using traditional statistical indices such as R2, MAPE and RMSE. The most accurate model was found to be a gradient-boosted tree followed by deep learning and random forest. Forecasts were validated with high accuracy by comparing experimental results to numerical data.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772397625000085Mix designConcreteSupplementary cementitious materialsMachine learningCompressive strengthPrediction
spellingShingle Mouhamadou Amar
Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
Cleaner Materials
Mix design
Concrete
Supplementary cementitious materials
Machine learning
Compressive strength
Prediction
title Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
title_full Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
title_fullStr Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
title_full_unstemmed Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
title_short Comparative use of different AI methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
title_sort comparative use of different ai methods for the prediction of concrete compressive strength
topic Mix design
Concrete
Supplementary cementitious materials
Machine learning
Compressive strength
Prediction
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772397625000085
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