Modelling pile capacity using Gaussian process regression

Computers and Geotechnics

Volumn 37, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 942-947

  Pal, Mahesh ^a   Deswal, Surinder ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Gaussian process regression; Janbu formula; Pile capacity; Support vector machines

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; GAUSSIAN PROCESS; GAUSSIAN PROCESS REGRESSION; JANBU FORMULA; LOAD-BEARING CAPACITY; PILE CAPACITY; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTIONS; REGRESSION MODELLING; SUPPORT VECTOR;

GAUSSIAN DISTRIBUTION; GAUSSIAN NOISE (ELECTRONIC); PILES; RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES;

BEARING CAPACITY; COHESIONLESS SOIL; KRIGING; LOADING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PILE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 78349308433     PISSN: 0266352X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compgeo.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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