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Neural network based stochastic design charts for settlement prediction

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العنوان: Neural network based stochastic design charts for settlement prediction
المؤلفون: Shahin, M A, Jaksa, M B, Maier, H R
المصدر: Canadian Geotechnical Journal ; volume 42, issue 1, page 110-120 ; ISSN 0008-3674 1208-6010
بيانات النشر: Canadian Science Publishing
سنة النشر: 2005
مصطلحات موضوعية: Civil and Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering and Engineering Geology
الوصف: Traditional methods of settlement prediction of shallow foundations on granular soils are far from accurate and consistent. This can be attributed to the fact that the problem of estimating the settlement of shallow foundations on granular soils is very complex and not yet entirely understood. Recently, artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been shown to outperform the most commonly used traditional methods for predicting the settlement of shallow foundations on granular soils. However, despite the relative advantage of the ANN based approach, it does not take into account the uncertainty that may affect the magnitude of the predicted settlement. Artificial neural networks, like more traditional methods of settlement prediction, are based on deterministic approaches that ignore this uncertainty and thus provide single values of settlement with no indication of the level of risk associated with these values. An alternative stochastic approach is essential to provide more rational estimation of settlement. In this paper, the likely distribution of predicted settlements, given the uncertainties associated with settlement prediction, is obtained by combining Monte Carlo simulation with a deterministic ANN model. A set of stochastic design charts, which incorporate the uncertainty associated with the ANN method, is developed. The charts are considered to be useful in the sense that they enable the designer to make informed decisions regarding the level of risk associated with predicted settlements and consequently provide a more realistic indication of what the actual settlement might be.Key words: settlement prediction, shallow foundations, neural networks, Monte Carlo, stochastic simulation.
نوع الوثيقة: article in journal/newspaper
اللغة: English
DOI: 10.1139/t04-096
الإتاحة: https://doi.org/10.1139/t04-096Test
حقوق: http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/page/about/CorporateTextAndDataMiningTest
رقم الانضمام: edsbas.69397549
قاعدة البيانات: BASE