Artificial neural network applications in geotechnical engineering

Australian Geomechanics Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-62

  Shahin, Mohamed A ^a   Jaksa, Mark B ^a   Maier, Holger R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLUMNS (STRUCTURAL); GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING; NEURAL NETWORKS; PILES; SLOPE STABILITY; SOIL MECHANICS; SOILS;

ANN APPLICATION; EARTH-RETAINING STRUCTURES; NEURAL NETWORK APPLICATION; SCIENTIFIC PAPERS; SOIL BEHAVIOUR; SOIL COMPACTION; SOIL PERMEABILITY; UNDERGROUND OPENING;

SOIL LIQUEFACTION;

EID: 84930208606     PISSN: 08189110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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