The use of artificial neural networks for the prediction of swell pressure
Abstract
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are a new type of information processing system based on modeling the neural system of human brain. The prediction of swell pressures from easily determined soil properties, namely, initial dry density, initial water content, and plasticity index, have been investigated by using artificial neural networks. The results of the constant volume swell tests in oedometers (ASTM 1990), performed on statically compacted specimens of Bentonite-Kaolinite clay mixtures with varying soil properties, were trained in an ANNs program and the results were compared with the experimental values. It is observed that the experimental results coincided with ANNs results.
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Keywords
Bentonite , Clay , Data processing , Geomechanics , Kaolinite , Software testing , Soil mechanics , Clay mixtures , Constant volumes , Dry density , Experimental values , Human brain , Information processing systems , Neural systems , Oedometers , Plasticity indices , Soil property , Swell pressure , Swell test , Neural networks