Pullout capacity of small ground anchors by direct cone penetration test methods and neural networks

Canadian Geotechnical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 626-637

  Shahin, Mohamed A ^a   Jaksa, Mark B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial neural networks; Cone penetration test; Ground anchors; Pullout capacity

Indexed keywords

FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD TESTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TENSILE TESTING;

CONE PENETRATION TEST; GROUND ANCHORS; PULLOUT CAPACITY; SCHMERTMANN METHOD;

SOIL MECHANICS;

FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD TESTING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PILE FOUNDATIONS; SOIL MECHANICS; STATISTICAL METHODS; TENSILE TESTING;

ANCHOR; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; CONE PENETRATION TEST; FAILURE MECHANISM; PULLOUT TEST; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT;

EID: 33746930800     PISSN: 00083674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/T06-029     Document Type: Review

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