Seyed Alireza Alavi

Dr. Seyed Alireza Alavi

Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 December 2023 in Journal of Building Engineering
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Martin Noël
FMFarid Moradi
Farid Moradi
HLHamed Layssi
Hamed Layssi

11 February 2025 in Buildings
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Martin NoëlMartin Noël
Martin Noël
This paper presents a machine learning (ML) model for predicting concrete strength using a combination of two non-destructive testing (NDT) methods: ultrasonic pulse velocity (UPV) and rebound number (RN). The model was developed using an extensive and diverse dataset and is the first such model to consider the effect of three different sample types: cubic, cylindrical, and core samples. This study is also the first of its kind to present an in-depth analysis of the results to quantify model uncertainty, which is an important prerequisite for its use in practice. Accordingly, two ML models were trained using 620 data points from the aforementioned sample types. The prediction intervals and associated uncertainties of the ML-based approach were thoroughly examined. Validation with the testing dataset showed that 93% of the testing data points for the combined cylindrical and cubic dataset fell within the 95% prediction interval, indicating strong alignment with expected results. Based on the findings, a roadmap is also proposed for future work.


6 August 2015
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Hosein Naderpour
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