Using multiple neural networks to estimate the screening effect of surface waves by in-filled trenches

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-409

  Hung, Chang Chi ^a   Ni, Sheng Huoo ^b  

^a LAN YANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Neural network; Trench; Vibration; Wave screening

Indexed keywords

DIRECT NUMERICAL SIMULATION; NEURAL NETWORKS; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRENCHING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

MULTI-VARIATE REGRESSION METHOD; VIBRATION SCREENING;

SURFACE WAVES;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BOUNDARY CONDITION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; NUMERICAL METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHAKING TABLE TEST; SURFACE WAVE; VIBRATION;

EID: 34848867291     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2007.06.005     Document Type: Article

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