Abstract:
The highly nonlinear mapping function of artificial neural network enables it to predict the stress concentration factor of corrosion pits. By combing GA(Genetic Algorithm) with BP(Back Propagation) neural network, a GA-BP neural network model was developed to calculate the stress concentration factors of pits with various ratios of depth and diameter on a round bar under axial tension and bending. The results show that GA-BP agrees well with the finite element results(the error is less than 1.5%) and gives a better prediction than BP, indicating that GA-BP model is able to prediction the stress concentration factor.