Statistical inverse analysis based on genetic algorithm and principal component analysis: Applications to excavation problems and pressuremeter tests

International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 471-491

  Levasseur, S ^a   Malecot, Y ^a   Boulon, M ^a   Flavigny, E ^a  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Excavation; Genetic algorithm; Inverse analysis; Pressuremeter test; Principal component analysis; Soil parameter identification

Indexed keywords

FIRST-ORDER APPROXIMATIONS; GEOTECHNICAL MEASUREMENT; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENTS; IDENTIFICATION PROCESS; IDENTIFIED PARAMETER; INVERSE ANALYSIS; MEASURED DATA; NONUNIQUENESS; NUMERICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION METHOD; PRESSUREMETER TEST; PRESSUREMETER TESTS; PRESSUREMETERS; REAL PROBLEMS; ROBUST OPTIMIZATION METHOD; SHEET PILE WALL; SOIL PARAMETER IDENTIFICATION; SOIL PARAMETERS; SOIL PROPERTY; SOLUTION SET; SYNTHETIC DATA; SYNTHETIC PROBLEM;

EXCAVATION; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; GEOLOGIC MODELS; INVERSE PROBLEMS; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STATISTICAL TESTS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EXCAVATION; GENETIC ALGORITHM; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INVERSE ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PRESSUREMETER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; UNDERGROUND CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 77953530673     PISSN: 03639061     EISSN: 10969853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nag.813     Document Type: Article

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