Estimating parameters of Van Genuchten equation based on intelligent algorithms and RETC software

Proceedings - 2011 International Symposium on Computer Science and Society, ISCCS 2011

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 97-99

  Yang, Xu ^a   You, Xueyi ^a   Ji, Min ^a   Pan, Liuming ^b   Wang, Xiuduo ^b   Zhao, Lejun ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TIANJIN MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING DESIGN AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

genetic algorithm; particle swarm optimization; RETC; simulated annealing algorithm; soil water characteristic curve; Van Genuchten equation

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SWARM; RETC; SIMULATED ANNEALING ALGORITHM; SOIL WATER CHARACTERISTIC CURVE; VAN GENUCHTEN EQUATION;

COMPUTER SCIENCE; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CURVE FITTING; GENETIC ALGORITHMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION (PSO); SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

SIMULATED ANNEALING;

EID: 80053009735     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ISCCS.2011.34     Document Type: Conference Paper

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