Research Article

Predicting the Compressive Strength of Desert Sand Concrete Using ANN: PSO and Its Application in Tunnel

Table 1

Performance of cement.

PerformanceResults

Density (g/cm3)3.12
Water consumption for standard consistency (wt %)27.3
Initial setting time (min)184
Final setting time (min)305
Volume stabilityQualified
Ignition loss (wt %)1.21
Compressive strength (MPa) (3 d)26.2
Compressive strength (MPa) (28 d)47.8
Flexural strength (MPa) (3 d)5.2
Flexural strength (MPa) (28 d)8.0