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Experimental, Modeling, and Optimization Investigation on Mechanical Properties and the Crashworthiness of Thin-Walled Frusta of Silica/Epoxy Nano-composites: Fuzzy Neural Network, Particle Swarm Optimization/Multivariate Nonlinear Regression, and Gene Expression Programming

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In this work, an experimental study on the quasi-static collapse of thin-walled frusta of silica/epoxy nano-composites was conducted. The effect of nano-silica content and the particle size hybrid on the energy absorption capability of thin-walled frusta, the impact strength, Young’s modulus, and the yield strength was investigated. For this purpose, three various sizes of the silica particle with the mean diameter of 17, 25, and 65 nm were used. The results showed that by adding the silica nano-particles up to 6 wt.%, the impact strength and Young’s modulus increased, the yield strength remained constant, and the crashworthy capability of structures decreased. Also, two approaches including Fuzzy Neural Network, the hybrid of Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO), and Multivariate Nonlinear Regression (MNLR) were employed to determine the effect of the mentioned parameters. In comparison with the mentioned models and the experimental results, PSO/MNLR approach showed a better prediction for the parameters. Different parameters were optimized by Gene Expression Programming. Some fracture surfaces were studied by scanning the electron microscopy.

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    A. Dadrasi & S. Fooladpanjeh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran

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  3. Department of Material and Polymer Engineering, Hakim Sabzevari University, 9617976487-397, Sabzevar, Iran

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Dadrasi, A., Shariati, M., Farzi, G.A. et al. Experimental, Modeling, and Optimization Investigation on Mechanical Properties and the Crashworthiness of Thin-Walled Frusta of Silica/Epoxy Nano-composites: Fuzzy Neural Network, Particle Swarm Optimization/Multivariate Nonlinear Regression, and Gene Expression Programming. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 3030–3040 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-021-06391-y

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