Neural computing with genetic algorithm in evaluating potentially hazardous metropolitan areas result from earthquake

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 521-529

  Kerh, Tienfuan ^a   Gunaratnam, David ^b   Chan, Yaling ^a  

^a NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Neural network; Peak ground acceleration; Potentially hazardous metropolitan area; Seismic record

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952876118     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-009-0301-z     Document Type: Article

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