Modelling TBM performance with artificial neural networks

Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 597-605

  Benardos, A G ^a   Kaliampakos, D C ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Advance rate modelling; Artificial neural networks; TBM tunnelling

Indexed keywords

GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT;

GEOTECHNICAL SITES; TUNNELING PROCESS;

TUNNELING (EXCAVATION);

ADVANCE RATE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TBM; TUNNELING;

EID: 3242706816     PISSN: 08867798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tust.2004.02.128     Document Type: Article

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