Future challenges for artificial neural network modelling in geotechnical engineering

12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages 1710-1719

  Jaksa, M B ^a   Maier, H R ^a   Shahin, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial intelligence; Artificial neural networks

Indexed keywords

FUTURE CHALLENGES; KNOWLEDGE EXTRACTION; MODEL ROBUSTNESS;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; GEOMECHANICS; NEURAL NETWORKS;

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 84869801152     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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