Application of numerical modeling and genetic programming to estimate rock mass modulus of deformation

International Journal of Mining Science and Technology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 733-737

  Ghotbi Ravandi, Ebrahim ^a   Rahmannejad, Reza ^a   Feili Monfared, Amir Ehsan ^a   Ghotbi Ravandi, Esmaeil ^a  

^a SHAHID BAHONAR UNIVERSITY OF KERMAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Back analysis; Displacement; Genetic programming (GP); Modulus of deformation (Em); Numerical modeling

Indexed keywords

BACK ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEFORMATION MODULUS; DESIGN PARAMETERS; DISPLACEMENT; EMPIRICAL RELATIONS; MODULUS OF DEFORMATION (EM); ROCK MASS CLASSIFICATION;

ESTIMATION; GENETIC PROGRAMMING; NUMERICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; ROCK MECHANICS; ROCKS; TUNNELS;

DEFORMATION;

EID: 84884977830     PISSN: 20952686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmst.2013.08.018     Document Type: Article

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