Site characterization model using least-square support vector machine and relevance vector machine based on corrected SPT data (Nc)

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 755-770

  Samui, Pijush ^a   Sitharam, T G ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Least Square support vector machine; Relevance vector machine; Site characterization; SPT; Statistical learning algorithm

Indexed keywords

LEAST SQUARES; LEAST-SQUARE SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE; RELEVANCE VECTOR MACHINE; SITE CHARACTERIZATION; STATISTICAL LEARNING;

BOREHOLES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VECTORS;

LEARNING ALGORITHMS;

ALGORITHM; BOREHOLE; GEOSTATISTICS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODELING; PENETRATION TEST; SITE CHARACTERIZATION;

BANGALORE; INDIA; KARNATAKA;

EID: 77953508720     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.837     Document Type: Article

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