Using decision-tree learning to assess liquefaction potential from CPT and Vs

Geotechnical Special Publication

Volumn , Issue 181, 2008, Pages

  Livingston, Gary ^a   Piantedosi, Michael ^a   Kurup, Pradeep ^a   Sitharam, T G ^b  

^a University of Massachusetts Lowell   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONE PENETROMETERS; DATA SETS; DECISION TREE LEARNING; EASE OF USE; LEARNING METHODS; LIQUEFACTION POTENTIALS; LOSS OF LIFE; NEURAL NETWORK LEARNING; SHEAR WAVE VELOCITY; TEST SETS; TRAINING AND TESTING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; DECISION TREES; DYNAMICS; EARTHQUAKES; EDUCATION; ENGINEERING GEOLOGY; GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; SOIL TESTING; SOILS; STATISTICAL TESTS;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 84868957250     PISSN: 08950563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40975(318)76     Document Type: Conference Paper

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