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CO2 emission and cost optimization of concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns using metaheuristic algorithms
Çakıroğlu, Celal; Billah, Muntasir; İslam, Kamrul; Bekdaş, Gebrail (MDPI, 2021)Concrete-filled steel tubular columns have garnered wide interest among researchers due to their favorable structural characteristics. To attain the best possible performance from concrete-filled steel tubular columns while ... -
Effectiveness of wood waste sawdust to produce medium- to low-strength concrete materials
Batool, Farnaz; Islam, Kamrul; Çakıroğlu, Celal; Shahriar, Anjuman (Elsevier, 2021)This paper investigates the use of sawdust as fine aggregate and its influence on the properties of hardened concrete, and examines the correlation between sawdust content and hydration days. In this study, untreated wood ... -
Explainable ensemble learning models for the rheological properties of self-compacting concrete
Çakıroğlu, Celal; Bekdaş, Gebrail; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has been developed as a type of concrete capable of filling narrow gaps in highly reinforced areas of a mold without internal or external vibration. Bleeding and segregation in SCC can be ... -
Interpretable machine learning algorithms to predict the axial capacity of frp-reinforced concrete columns
Çakıroğlu, Celal; Islam, Kamrul; Bekdaş, Gebrail; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) rebars are increasingly being used as an alternative to steel rebars in reinforced concrete (RC) members due to their excellent corrosion resistance capability and enhanced mechanical properties. ... -
Metaheuristic optimization of laminated composite plates with Cut-Outs
Çakıroğlu, Celal; Islam, Kamrul; Bekdaş, Gebrail; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2021)The stacking sequence optimization of laminated composite plates while maximizing the structural performance or minimizing the weight is a subject investigated extensively in the literature. Meanwhile, research on the ... -
Optimal dimensioning of retaining walls using explainable ensemble learning algorithms
Bekdaş, Gebrail; Çakıroğlu, Celal; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)This paper develops predictive models for optimal dimensions that minimize the construction cost associated with reinforced concrete retaining walls. Random Forest, Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost), Categorical Gradient ... -
Optimization and predictive modeling of reinforced concrete circular columns
Bekdaş, Gebrail; Çakıroğlu, Celal; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)Metaheuristic optimization techniques are widely applied in the optimal design of structural members. This paper presents the application of the harmony search algorithm to the optimal dimensioning of reinforced concrete ... -
Optimum design of cylindrical walls using ensemble learning methods
Bekdaş, Gebrail; Çakıroğlu, Celal; Islam, Kamrul; Kim, Sanghun; Geem, Zong Woo (MDPI-Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022)The optimum cost of the structure design is one of the major goals of structural engineers. The availability of large datasets with preoptimized structural configurations can facilitate the process of optimum design ...
