Parametric analysis of carbonation process in reinforced concrete structures through Artificial Neural Networks

  • Emerson Felipe Felix University of São Paulo http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-9474
  • Rogério Carrazedo University of São Paulo
  • Edna Possan Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana
Keywords: carbonation of concrete, time-to-corrosion initiation, Artificial Neural Network, mathematical modelling

Abstract

The aim of this paper is parametrically analyze the main factors that influence on the progress of concrete carbonation front. Therefore, a numerical model was developed using Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs), considering the Multi-Layer Perceptron class, designed in a C++ object-oriented program. The software was fed by experimental degradation data available in the current literature. The results obtained in the parametric analysis, besides adding knowledge to the building pathology area, reinforce concepts already known in the literature, demonstrating the efficiency of ANNs in the investigation of concrete carbonation.

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Author Biography

Emerson Felipe Felix, University of São Paulo
Graduado em Engenharia Civil de Infraestrutura (2016) pela Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA). Mestrando do Programa de Engenharia de Estruturas da Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos, USP, com pesquisas relacionadas à modelagem numérica e computacional via MEF e RNA’s, atuando nas áreas de estruturas de concreto, carbonatação, durabilidade e vida útil de estruturas de concreto.

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Published
2017-09-29
How to Cite
Felix, E. F., Carrazedo, R., & Possan, E. (2017). Parametric analysis of carbonation process in reinforced concrete structures through Artificial Neural Networks. Revista ALCONPAT, 7(3), 302 - 316. https://doi.org/10.21041/ra.v7i3.245
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Basic Research