Function identification for the intrinsic strength and elastic properties of granitic rocks via genetic programming (GP)

Computers and Geosciences

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1318-1323

  Karakus, Murat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Compressive strength; Elasticity modulus; Genetic programming (GP); Granitic rocks; Symbolic regression (SR); Tensile strength

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTICITY MODULI; ELASTICITY MODULUS; FUNCTION IDENTIFICATION; GRANITIC ROCKS; INDEX PROPERTIES; INDEX TESTS; INTRINSIC STRENGTH; LABORATORY STRENGTH; MEASURED DATA; OPTIMAL VARIABLES; POINT LOAD; POTENTIAL TOOL; SCHMIDT HAMMER; SONIC VELOCITY; SYMBOLIC REGRESSION; TEST SPECIMENS; TOTAL POROSITY; UNIAXIAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; GRANITE; ROCKS;

TENSILE STRENGTH;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULUS; GRANITE; NUMERICAL METHOD; POROSITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; TESTING METHOD;

TURKEY;

EID: 80051558596     PISSN: 00983004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cageo.2010.09.002     Document Type: Article

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