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Modeling CFRP Open-Hole Compression Strength Using Artificial Neural-Network with Manually Derived Layer

SU YU, JONATHAN S. COLTON

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This paper models the open-hole compression (OHC) strength of aerospace-grade unidirectional CFRP laminates with standard and non-standard ply angles using deep learning methods. Specifically, an artificial neural-network (ANN) model is developed from experimental test results to predict laminate OHC strength from ply orientation and stacking sequence. This ANN model innovates from conventional models by adding a layer containing an interply compatibility-index that was derived manually from interply failure modes to improve the prediction accuracy. A final root mean square error (RMSE, or standard deviation of prediction errors) of 6.7% of the average failure strength (21.1 MPa) and R2a value of 0.83 is achieved using K-fold cross validation on 16 laminates studied. This paper models all angles from -90° to 90°, not just the standard angles (0°, +/-45°, 90°). This paper shows that interply failure modes are important predictors for laminate OHC strength.


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10.12783/asc36/35911

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