Analysis of non-uniform hexagonal cross-sections for thin-walled functionally graded beams using artificial neural networks

  • Dieu T. T. Do Duy Tan Research Institute for Computational Engineering, Duy Tan University, 254 Nguyen Van Linh street, Da Nang city, Vietnam
  • Tan-Tien Nguyen Faculty of Engineering, Vietnamese-German University, Le Lai Street, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong province, Vietnam
  • Quoc-Hung Nguyen Faculty of Engineering, Vietnamese-German University, Le Lai Street, Thu Dau Mot City, Binh Duong province, Vietnam
  • Tinh Quoc Bui Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.nuce2021-15(3)-01
Keywords: artificial neural network, hexagonal cross-section, functionally graded materials, thin-walled beam

Abstract

We study static mechanical behavior of non-uniform hexagonal cross-sections for thin-walled functionally graded beams using a non-traditional computational approach based on artificial neural network. One of the main objectives of our approach is to save the computational cost for the optimization process, which is usually time-consuming by using traditional methods such as finite element method (FEM). In this study, 1000 data sets randomly generated by the FEM through iterations are used for the training process to get optimal weights. Based on these obtained optimal weights, beam behaviors under the changes in material distribution through thickness could then be predicted. In this model, the ANN's inputs are the gradation index of the power-law distribution and thickness, while the outputs are compliance and beam displacements. The computed results are verified against those derived from the FEM.

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Published
16-08-2021
How to Cite
Do, D. T. T., Nguyen, T.-T., Nguyen, Q.-H., & Bui, T. Q. (2021). Analysis of non-uniform hexagonal cross-sections for thin-walled functionally graded beams using artificial neural networks. Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE) - HUCE, 15(3), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.31814/stce.nuce2021-15(3)-01
Issue
Vol 15 No 3 (2021)
Section
Research Papers

Copyright (c) 2021 National University of Civil Engineering

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

1. The Author assigns all copyright in and to the article (the Work) to the Journal of Science and Technology in Civil Engineering (STCE Journal) – Hanoi University of Civil Engineering (HUCE), including the right to publish, republish, transmit, sell and distribute the Work in whole or in part in electronic and print editions of the Journal, in all media of expression now known or later developed.

2. By this assignment of copyright to the STCE Journal, reproduction, posting, transmission, distribution or other use of the Work in whole or in part in any medium by the Author requires a full citation to the Journal, suitable in form and content as follows: title of article, authors’ names, journal title, volume, issue, year, copyright owner as specified in the Journal, DOI number. Links to the final article published on the website of the Journal are encouraged.

3. The Author and the company/employer agree that any and all copies of the final published version of the Work or any part thereof distributed or posted by them in print or electronic format as permitted herein will include the notice of copyright as stipulated in the Journal and a full citation to the Journal as published on the website.