Volume 10 article 215 pages: 15 -20

Published: Apr 25, 2017

DOI: 10.5937/jaes10-1659

AN EXAMPLE OF ANN MODELLING APPLICATION IN PATCH LOADING PROBLEMS OF STEEL STRUCTURES

Biljana Scepanovic
Biljana Scepanovic
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∙ Dusko Lucic
Dusko Lucic
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Abstract

Three different collapse modes are observed in experimentally tested eccentrically patch loaded steel I-girders: eccentric, centric and mixed collapse mode. The most important difference between collapse modes is in collapse load. Numerous mutually dependant and related parameters, as well as their combinations influence the behaviour, collapse mode and collapse load of eccentrically patch loaded steel I-girders. Dealing with such a big number of correlated influential parameters, makes determination of collapse mode and calculation of collapse load difficult tasks. One approach that was analysed and assessed as successful method is application of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN).

Keywords

patch load eccentricity steel I-girder collapse mode/load ANN modelling forecast model

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