Effective stress parameter in unsaturated soils: an evolutionary-based prediction model

被引：3

作者：

Ahangar Asr A. ^{[1
]}

Javadi A.A. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] School of Science Engineering, and Environment, University of Salford, Manchester

[2] Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Mathematics and Physical Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter

来源：

Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Smart Infrastructure and Construction | 2020年 / 173卷 / 04期

关键词：

geotechnical engineering; mathematical modelling; stress analysis;

D O I：

10.1680/jsmic.21.00012

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摘要：

Deformations and failures in unsaturated soils are influenced directly by the effective stress calculated using the stress equation affected by the effective stress parameter. A data-mining-based approach was implemented in this research to develop a prediction model for the effective stress parameter in unsaturated soils. The proposed modelling approach took an evolutionary computing technique to find polynomial models that are structured and explicit. A combination of the genetic algorithm and the least squares approach was implemented to search for the most suitable polynomial structures and the corresponding term parameters in the models. A set of unsaturated soil triaxial test results were used to develop the model. The model was evaluated based on its performance for making predictions using unseen data to validate generalisation capabilities. Model predictions were compared to laboratory and artificial neural-network-based model performance data. A sensitivity analysis assessed the level and form of contributions that input parameters made to the developed model. The developed model accurately captured and redeveloped the intrinsic connections between the introduced input parameters and produced effective stress parameter predictions which competed with the artificial neural network model in terms of accuracy of predictions and outperformed it with regards to the model structure, simplicity and transparency. © 2020 ICE Publishing: All rights reserved.

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页码：96 / 105

页数：9

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