Earthquake scenarios for building portfolios using artificial neural networks: part I—ground motion modelling

Kalakonas, Petros; Silva, Vítor

doi:10.1007/s10518-022-01598-3

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“…For example, Morfidis and Kostinakis [36] predicted the damage state of RC buildings using ANNs while Hwang et al [37] predicted both seismic demand, as well as collapse for ductile RC building frames using ML methods. In some other cases too, earthquake scenarios for building portfolios have been developed [38], rapid seismic response prediction has also been conducted [39], plus multivariate seismic classification [40]. Kazemi et al [41] presented a ML-based approach for the classification of the structural behaviour of tall buildings with a diagrid structure.…”

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Interpretable Machine Learning for Assessing the Cumulative Damage of a Reinforced Concrete Frame Induced by Seismic Sequences

Lazaridis,

Kavvadias,

Demertzis

et al. 2023

Sustainability

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Recently developed Machine Learning (ML) interpretability techniques have the potential to explain how predictors influence the dependent variable in high-dimensional and non-linear problems. This study investigates the application of the above methods to damage prediction during a sequence of earthquakes, emphasizing the use of techniques such as SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP), Partial Dependence Plots (PDPs), Local Interpretable Model-agnostic Explanations (LIME), Accumulated Local Effects (ALE), permutation and impurity-based techniques. Following previous investigations that examine the interdependence between predictors and the cumulative damage caused by a seismic sequence using classic statistical methods, the present study deploy ML interpretation techniques to deal with this multi-parametric and complex problem. The research explores the cumulative damage during seismic sequences, aiming to identify critical predictors and assess their influence on the cumulative damage. Moreover, the predictors contribution with respect to the range of final damage is evaluated. Non-linear time history analyses are applied to extract the seismic response of an eight-story Reinforced Concrete (RC) frame. The regression problem’s input variables are divided into two distinct physical classes: pre-existing damage from the initial seismic event and seismic parameters representing the intensity of the subsequent earthquake, expressed by the Park and Ang damage index (DIPA) and Intensity Measures (IMs), respectively. In addition to the interpretability analysis, the study offers also a comprehensive review of ML methods, hyperparameter tuning, and ML method comparisons. A LightGBM model emerges as the most efficient, among 15 different ML methods examined. Among the 17 examined predictors, the initial damage, caused by the first shock, and the IMs of the subsequent shock—IFVF and SIH—emerged as the most important ones. The novel results of this study provide useful insights in seismic design and assessment taking into account the structural performance under multiple moderate to strong earthquake events.

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