Research Article

Prediction of Compressive Strength of Concrete in Wet-Dry Environment by BP Artificial Neural Networks

Table 4

Kendall and Spearman correlation coefficients of influencing factors.

Correlation coefficientSpecific surface areaInitial strengthFA dosageSlag dosageSodium ionsMagnesium ionsChloride ionsSulfate ionsExposure age

Kendall0.010.4060.1720.040.000.1800.010.000.0780.483
Spearman0.000.5770.2260.050.000.2430.020.000.1260.627

This factors has a quite high relevance with the final strength.