scholarly journals Modeling Slump of Ready Mix Concrete Using Genetically Evolved Artificial Neural Networks

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vinay Chandwani ◽  
Vinay Agrawal ◽  
Ravindra Nagar
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Trial And Error ◽  
Neural Network Architecture ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Ready Mix Concrete

Artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been the preferred choice for modeling the complex and nonlinear material behavior where conventional mathematical approaches do not yield the desired accuracy and predictability. Despite their popularity as a universal function approximator and wide range of applications, no specific rules for deciding the architecture of neural networks catering to a specific modeling task have been formulated. The research paper presents a methodology for automated design of neural network architecture, replacing the conventional trial and error technique of finding the optimal neural network. The genetic algorithms (GA) stochastic search has been harnessed for evolving the optimum number of hidden layer neurons, transfer function, learning rate, and momentum coefficient for backpropagation ANN. The methodology has been applied for modeling slump of ready mix concrete based on its design mix constituents, namely, cement, fly ash, sand, coarse aggregates, admixture, and water-binder ratio. Six different statistical performance measures have been used for evaluating the performance of the trained neural networks. The study showed that, in comparison to conventional trial and error technique of deciding the neural network architecture and training parameters, the neural network architecture evolved through GA was of reduced complexity and provided better prediction performance.

Traveltime-table compression using artificial neural networks for Kirchhoff-migration processing of microseismic data

Geophysics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 85 (5) ◽  
pp. U121-U128
Author(s):  
Serafim I. Grubas ◽  
Georgy N. Loginov ◽  
Anton A. Duchkov
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Training Procedure ◽  
Velocity Models ◽  
Kirchhoff Migration ◽  
Microseismic Data ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural

Massive computation of seismic traveltimes is widely used in seismic processing, for example, for the Kirchhoff migration of seismic and microseismic data. Implementation of the Kirchhoff migration operators uses large precomputed traveltime tables (for all sources, receivers, and densely sampled imaging points). We have tested the idea of using artificial neural networks for approximating these traveltime tables. The neural network has to be trained for each velocity model, but then the whole traveltime table can be compressed by several orders of magnitude (up to six orders) to the size of less than 1 MB. This makes it convenient to store, share, and use such approximations for processing large data volumes. We evaluate some aspects of choosing neural-network architecture, training procedure, and optimal hyperparameters. On synthetic tests, we find a reasonably accurate approximation of traveltimes by neural networks for various velocity models. A final synthetic test shows that using the neural-network traveltime approximation results in good accuracy of microseismic event localization (within the grid step) in the 3D case.

Neural Networks Applications to Combustion Process Simulation

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-29
Author(s):  
Б. В. Крыжановский ◽  
Н. Н. Смирнов ◽  
В. Ф. Никитин ◽  
Я. М. Карандашев ◽  
М. Ю. Мальсагов ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Process Simulation ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Combustion Process ◽  
Fine Tuning ◽  
Neural Network Architecture ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Process Simulations

Моделирование горения является ключевым аспектом полномасштабного трехмерного моделирования современных и перспективных двигателей для авиационно-космических силовых установок. В данной работе изучается возможность решения задач химической кинетики с использованием искусственных нейронных сетей. С помощью классических численных методов были построены наборы обучающих данных. Выбирая среди различных архитектур многослойных нейронных сетей и настраивая их параметры, мы разработали достаточно простую модель, способную решить эту проблему. Полученная нейронная сеть работает в рекурсивном режиме и может предсказывать поведение химической многовидовой динамической системы за много шагов. Combustion process simulations are the key aspect enabling full-scale 3D simulations of advanced aerospace engines. This work studies solving chemical kinetics problems with artificial neural networks. The training datasets were generated by classical numerical methods. Choosing a multi-layer neural network architecture and fine-tuning its parameters, we developed a simple model that can solve the problem. The neural network obtained works is recursive, and by running many iterations it can predict the behavior of a chemical multimodal dynamic system.  

SCORING MODELING BASED ON NEURAL NETWORKS FOR DETERMINING A BANK BORROWER'S RATING

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (10) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Oleksii VASYLIEV ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Network Architecture ◽  
Statistical Data ◽  
Activation Function ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Neural Network Architecture ◽  
Acceptable Accuracy ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Sigmoid Activation Function

The problem of applying neural networks to calculate ratings used in banking in the decision-making process on granting or not granting loans to borrowers is considered. The task is to determine the rating function of the borrower based on a set of statistical data on the effectiveness of loans provided by the bank. When constructing a regression model to calculate the rating function, it is necessary to know its general form. If so, the task is to calculate the parameters that are included in the expression for the rating function. In contrast to this approach, in the case of using neural networks, there is no need to specify the general form for the rating function. Instead, certain neural network architecture is chosen and parameters are calculated for it on the basis of statistical data. Importantly, the same neural network architecture can be used to process different sets of statistical data. The disadvantages of using neural networks include the need to calculate a large number of parameters. There is also no universal algorithm that would determine the optimal neural network architecture. As an example of the use of neural networks to determine the borrower's rating, a model system is considered, in which the borrower's rating is determined by a known non-analytical rating function. A neural network with two inner layers, which contain, respectively, three and two neurons and have a sigmoid activation function, is used for modeling. It is shown that the use of the neural network allows restoring the borrower's rating function with quite acceptable accuracy.

scholarly journals Artificial neural networks applied for soil class prediction in mountainous landscape of the Serra do Mar¹

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 1681-1693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Braz Calderano Filho ◽  
Helena Polivanov ◽  
César da Silva Chagas ◽  
Waldir de Carvalho Júnior ◽  
Emílio Velloso Barroso ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Kappa Index ◽  
Class Prediction ◽  
Soil Class ◽  
Serra Do Mar ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Local Geology

Soil information is needed for managing the agricultural environment. The aim of this study was to apply artificial neural networks (ANNs) for the prediction of soil classes using orbital remote sensing products, terrain attributes derived from a digital elevation model and local geology information as data sources. This approach to digital soil mapping was evaluated in an area with a high degree of lithologic diversity in the Serra do Mar. The neural network simulator used in this study was JavaNNS and the backpropagation learning algorithm. For soil class prediction, different combinations of the selected discriminant variables were tested: elevation, declivity, aspect, curvature, curvature plan, curvature profile, topographic index, solar radiation, LS topographic factor, local geology information, and clay mineral indices, iron oxides and the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) derived from an image of a Landsat-7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) sensor. With the tested sets, best results were obtained when all discriminant variables were associated with geological information (overall accuracy 93.2 - 95.6 %, Kappa index 0.924 - 0.951, for set 13). Excluding the variable profile curvature (set 12), overall accuracy ranged from 93.9 to 95.4 % and the Kappa index from 0.932 to 0.948. The maps based on the neural network classifier were consistent and similar to conventional soil maps drawn for the study area, although with more spatial details. The results show the potential of ANNs for soil class prediction in mountainous areas with lithological diversity.

Improving Pin-Fin Heat Transfer Predictions Using Artificial Neural Networks

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason K. Ostanek
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Reynolds Number ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Power Law ◽  
Transfer Data ◽  
Pin Fin ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural

In much of the public literature on pin-fin heat transfer, Nusselt number is presented as a function of Reynolds number using a power-law correlation. Power-law correlations typically have an accuracy of 20% while the experimental uncertainty of such measurements is typically between 5% and 10%. Additionally, the use of power-law correlations may require many sets of empirical constants to fully characterize heat transfer for different geometrical arrangements. In the present work, artificial neural networks were used to predict heat transfer as a function of streamwise spacing, spanwise spacing, pin-fin height, Reynolds number, and row position. When predicting experimental heat transfer data, the neural network was able to predict 73% of array-averaged heat transfer data to within 10% accuracy while published power-law correlations predicted 48% of the data to within 10% accuracy. Similarly, the neural network predicted 81% of row-averaged data to within 10% accuracy while 52% of the data was predicted to within 10% accuracy using power-law correlations. The present work shows that first-order heat transfer predictions may be simplified by using a single neural network model rather than combining or interpolating between power-law correlations. Furthermore, the neural network may be expanded to include additional pin-fin features of interest such as fillets, duct rotation, pin shape, pin inclination angle, and more making neural networks expandable and adaptable models for predicting pin-fin heat transfer.

Artificial neural networks in the problem of determining the position and size of the solar disk in wide-angle photographs of the sky

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikhail Borisov ◽  
Mikhail Krinitskiy
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Solar Disk ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Wide Angle ◽  
Know How ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
The Moment

<p>Total cloud score is a characteristic of weather conditions. At the moment, there are algorithms that automatically calculate cloudiness based on a photograph of the sky These algorithms do not know how to find the solar disk, so their work is not absolutely accurate.</p><p>To create an algorithm that solves this data, the data used, obtained as a result of sea research voyages, is used, which is marked up for training the neural network.</p><p>As a result of the work, an algorithm was obtained based on neural networks, based on a photograph of the sky, in order to determine the size and position of the solar disk, other algorithms can be used to work with images of the visible hemisphere of the sky.</p>

Weights Direct Determination of Feedforward Neural Networks without Iterative BP-Training

2010 ◽  
pp. 197-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunong Zhang ◽  
Ning Tan
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Direct Determination ◽  
Bp Neural Networks ◽  
Learning Rates ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Gradient Based ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Output Behavior

Artificial neural networks (ANN), especially with error back-propagation (BP) training algorithms, have been widely investigated and applied in various science and engineering fields. However, the BP algorithms are essentially gradient-based iterative methods, which adjust the neural-network weights to bring the network input/output behavior into a desired mapping by taking a gradient-based descent direction. This kind of iterative neural-network (NN) methods has shown some inherent weaknesses, such as, 1) the possibility of being trapped into local minima, 2) the difficulty in choosing appropriate learning rates, and 3) the inability to design the optimal or smallest NN-structure. To resolve such weaknesses of BP neural networks, we have asked ourselves a special question: Could neural-network weights be determined directly without iterative BP-training? The answer appears to be YES, which is demonstrated in this chapter with three positive but different examples. In other words, a new type of artificial neural networks with linearly-independent or orthogonal activation functions, is being presented, analyzed, simulated and verified by us, of which the neural-network weights and structure could be decided directly and more deterministically as well (in comparison with usual conventional BP neural networks).

Artificial Neural Networks

2011 ◽  
pp. 222-243
Author(s):  
Joarder Kamruzzaman ◽  
Ruhul Sarker
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Network Models ◽  
Neural Network Models ◽  
Network Applications ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Neural Network Applications

The primary aim of this chapter is to present an overview of the artificial neural network basics and operation, architectures, and the major algorithms used for training the neural network models. As can be seen in subsequent chapters, neural networks have made many useful contributions to solve theoretical and practical problems in finance and manufacturing areas. The secondary aim here is therefore to provide a brief review of artificial neural network applications in finance and manufacturing areas.

Artificial Neural Networks and Learning Techniques

2016 ◽  
pp. 89-112
Author(s):  
Pushpendu Kar ◽  
Anusua Das
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Research Work ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Learning Procedure ◽  
Processing Component ◽  
Artificial Neural ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann

The recent craze for artificial neural networks has spread its roots towards the development of neuroscience, pattern recognition, machine learning and artificial intelligence. The theoretical neuroscience is basically converging towards the basic concept that the brain acts as a complex and decentralized computer which can perform rigorous calculations in a different approach compared to the conventional digital computers. The motivation behind the study of neural networks is due to their similarity in the structure of the human central nervous system. The elementary processing component of an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) is called as ‘Neuron'. A large number of neurons interconnected with each other mimic the biological neural network and form an ANN. Learning is an inevitable process that can be used to train an ANN. We can only transfer knowledge to the neural network by the learning procedure. This chapter presents the detailed concepts of artificial neural networks in addition to some significant aspects on the present research work.

Contributions to Predict the Malfunction Probability of the Human-Machine-Environment System, Using Artificial Neural Networks

2015 ◽  
Vol 760 ◽  
pp. 771-776
Author(s):  
Daniel Constantin Anghel ◽  
Nadia Belu
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Neural Networks ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Design Experiment ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Feed Forward Neural Network ◽  
Feed Forward ◽  
Linear Relationships ◽  
The Neural Network ◽  
Artificial Neural

This paper presents the application of Artificial Neural Networks to predict the malfunction probability of the human-machine-environment system, in order to provide some guidance to designers of manufacturing processes. Artificial Neural Networks excel in gathering difficult non-linear relationships between the inputs and outputs of a system. We used, in this work, a feed forward neural network in order to predict the malfunction probability. The neural network is simulated with Matlab. The design experiment presented in this paper was realized at University of Pitesti, at the Faculty of Mechanics and Technology, Technology and Management Department.

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