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Design equations for prediction of pressuremeter soil deformation moduli utilizing expression programming systems

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Providing precise estimations of soil deformation modulus is very difficult due to its dependence on many factors. In this study, gene expression programming (GEP) and multi-expression programming (MEP) systems are presented to derive empirical equations for the prediction of the pressuremeter soil deformation modulus. The employed expression programming (EP) systems formulate the soil deformation modulus in terms of the soil physical properties. Selection of the best models is on the basis of developing and controlling several models with different combinations of the affecting parameters. The proposed EP-based models are established upon 114 pressuremeter tests on different soil types conducted in this study. The generalization capabilities of the models are verified using several statistical criteria. Contributions of the variables influencing the soil modulus are evaluated through a sensitivity analysis. The GEP and MEP approaches accurately characterize the soil deformation modulus resulting in a very good prediction performance. The result indicates that moisture content and soil dry unit weight can efficiently represent the initial state and consolidation history of soil for determining its modulus.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Birjand Branch, Birjand, Iran

    Hadi Chahkandi Nejad

  2. Young Researchers Club, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad Branch, Mashhad, Iran

    Amir Hossein Alavi

  3. Department of Civil, Environmental and Material Engineering (DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Ali Mollahasani & Azadeh Rashed

  4. Young Researchers Club, Central Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Amir Hossein Gandomi

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Alavi, A.H., Gandomi, A.H., Nejad, H.C. et al. Design equations for prediction of pressuremeter soil deformation moduli utilizing expression programming systems. Neural Comput & Applic 23, 1771–1786 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-012-1144-6

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