Physics-informed machine learning for surrogate modeling of wind pressure and optimization of pressure sensor placement

Qiming Zhu, Ze Zhao, Jinhui Yan

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Abstract

This paper presents a predictive computational framework for surrogate modeling of pressure field and optimization of pressure sensor placement for wind engineering applications. Firstly, a machine learning-derived surrogate model, trained by high-fidelity simulation data using finite element-based CFD and informed by a turbulence model, is developed to construct the full-field pressure from scattered sensor measurements in near real-time. Then, the surrogate pressure model is embedded in another neural network (NN) for optimizing pressure sensor placement. The goal of the NN-based optimizer is to learn the best layout of a fixed number of pressure sensors over the structural surface to deliver the most accurate full-field pressure prediction for various inflow wind conditions. We deploy the model to a representative low-rise building subjected to different wind conditions. The performance of the proposed framework is assessed by comparing the predicted results with finite element-based CFD simulation results. The framework shows excellent accuracy and efficiency, which could be potentially integrated with structural health monitoring to enable digital twins of civil structures.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)481-491
Number of pages11
JournalComputational Mechanics
Volume71
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 2023

Keywords

  • CFD
  • Finite element for fluid mechanics
  • Machine learning

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computational Mechanics
  • Ocean Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Computational Theory and Mathematics
  • Computational Mathematics
  • Applied Mathematics

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