Application of Polyacrylic Hydrogel in Durability and Reduction of Environmental Impacts of Concrete through ANN
Abstract
:1. Introduction
Objective of Study
2. Methodology
2.1. Hydrogel Chemistry
2.2. Hydrogel–Cement Interactions
2.3. Material
2.4. Artificial Neural Network (ANN)
3. Result and Discussion
3.1. Model Performance Indicators
3.2. Experimental Analysis
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Water | 144 | 144 | 192 | 192 |
Cement II 42.5N | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
Fine aggregate (river-dredged sharp sand) | 500 | 500 | 500 | 500 |
Coarse aggregate (19mm max. size) | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 100 |
SAP (<600 µm FLOSET CC 27) | - | - | 0.96 | 0.96 |
Super plasticizers CONPLAST SP 432MS | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 7.2 |
W/C ratio | 30% | 30% | 35% | 35% |
Curing medium | Fresh | Marine | Fresh | Marine |
water | water | water | water |
Type | Cement (kg) | Water (kg) | w/c | Hydrogels (kg) | Q | WRA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control | 200 | 70 | 0.35 | 0.4 | - | 0.7 |
17 wt% AA | 200 | 70 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 22 | 0.7 |
33 wt% AA | 200 | 70 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 18.2 | 0.7 |
67 wt% AA | 200 | 70 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 11.7 | 0.7 |
83 wt% AA | 200 | 70 | 0.35 | 0.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
Model | RMSE | r | R2 |
---|---|---|---|
ANN | 0.543 | 0.765 | 0.984 |
Independent Variables | Mean Air Content (%) | % Increase in Air Content | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
A | 5.3 | 8.2 | <0.0001 |
B | 6.1 | ||
G | 5.7 | 7.2 | 0.0003 |
L | 6.1 | ||
No | 5.8 | 5.2 | 0.0033 |
Yes | 6.1 | ||
70 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 0.0003 |
90 | 6.1 |
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Peng, K.; Wu, L.; Zandi, Y.; Agdas, A.S.; Majdi, A.; Denic, N.; Zakić, A.; Khalek Ebid, A.A.; Khadimallah, M.A.; Ali, H.E. Application of Polyacrylic Hydrogel in Durability and Reduction of Environmental Impacts of Concrete through ANN. Gels 2022, 8, 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080468
Peng K, Wu L, Zandi Y, Agdas AS, Majdi A, Denic N, Zakić A, Khalek Ebid AA, Khadimallah MA, Ali HE. Application of Polyacrylic Hydrogel in Durability and Reduction of Environmental Impacts of Concrete through ANN. Gels. 2022; 8(8):468. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080468
Chicago/Turabian StylePeng, Kang, Longliang Wu, Yousef Zandi, Alireza Sadighi Agdas, Ali Majdi, Nebojsa Denic, Aleksandar Zakić, Ahmed Abdel Khalek Ebid, Mohamed Amine Khadimallah, and H. Elhosiny Ali. 2022. "Application of Polyacrylic Hydrogel in Durability and Reduction of Environmental Impacts of Concrete through ANN" Gels 8, no. 8: 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels8080468