scholarly journals Comparative Study of Hybrid Artificial Intelligence Approaches for Predicting Peak Shear Strength Along Soil-Geocomposite Drainage Layer Interfaces

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhiming Chao ◽  
Gary Fowmes ◽  
S. M. Dassanayake
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Shear Strength ◽  
Empirical Equation ◽  
Soil Layer ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Mechanism Analysis ◽  
Peak Shear Strength ◽  
Engineering Structures

AbstractPeak shear strength of soil-Geocomposite Drain Layer (GDL) interfaces is an important parameter in the designing and operating related engineering structures. In this paper, a database compiled from 316 large direct shear tests on soil-GDL interfaces has been established. Based on this database, five different machine learning models: Back Propagation Artificial Neural Network (BPANN) and Support Vector Machine (SVM), with hyperparameters optimised by Particle Swarm Optimisation Algorithm (PSO) and Genetic Algorithm (GA), respectively, and Extreme Learning Machine (ELM) optimised by Exhaustive Method, were adopt to assess the peak shear strength of soil-GDL interfaces. Then, a comprehensive investigation and comparison of the predictive performance for the models was conducted. Also, based on the selected optimal machine learning model, sensitivity analysis was conducted, and an empirical equation developed based on it. The research indicated that GA and PSO could significantly increase forecasting precision in a small number of iterations. The BPANN model optimised by PSO has the highest forecasting precision based on the statistics criteria: Root-Mean-Square Error, Correlation Coefficient, Coefficient of Determination, Wilmot’s Index of Agreement, and Mean Absolute Percentage Error. The normal stress has the biggest impact on the peak shear strength, followed by drainage core type, moisture saturation of the soil layer, shearing surface, soil type, consolidation condition, geotextile specification, soil density and drainage core thickness, and the ranking is affected partly by the data distribution of input parameters in the database based on mechanism analysis. An empirical equation developed from the optimal model was proposed to estimate the peak shear strength, which provides convenience for geotechnical engineering personnel with limited knowledge of machine learning technique.

scholarly journals Machine Learning for Sensorless Temperature Estimation of a BLDC Motor

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 4655
Author(s):  
Dariusz Czerwinski ◽  
Jakub Gęca ◽  
Krzysztof Kolano
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Temperature Measurement ◽  
Stochastic Gradient Descent ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Bldc Motor ◽  
Temperature Estimation ◽  
Motor Operation

In this article, the authors propose two models for BLDC motor winding temperature estimation using machine learning methods. For the purposes of the research, measurements were made for over 160 h of motor operation, and then, they were preprocessed. The algorithms of linear regression, ElasticNet, stochastic gradient descent regressor, support vector machines, decision trees, and AdaBoost were used for predictive modeling. The ability of the models to generalize was achieved by hyperparameter tuning with the use of cross-validation. The conducted research led to promising results of the winding temperature estimation accuracy. In the case of sensorless temperature prediction (model 1), the mean absolute percentage error MAPE was below 4.5% and the coefficient of determination R2 was above 0.909. In addition, the extension of the model with the temperature measurement on the casing (model 2) allowed reducing the error value to about 1% and increasing R2 to 0.990. The results obtained for the first proposed model show that the overheating protection of the motor can be ensured without direct temperature measurement. In addition, the introduction of a simple casing temperature measurement system allows for an estimation with accuracy suitable for compensating the motor output torque changes related to temperature.

scholarly journals Machine Learning Models for Predicting and Classifying the Tensile Strength of Polymeric Films Fabricated via Different Production Processes

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Safwan Altarazi ◽  
Rula Allaf ◽  
Firas Alhindawi
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Predictive Ability ◽  
Classification Performance ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Polymeric Films ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Extrusion Blow Molding

In this study, machine learning algorithms (MLA) were employed to predict and classify the tensile strength of polymeric films of different compositions as a function of processing conditions. Two film production techniques were investigated, namely compression molding and extrusion-blow molding. Multi-factor experiments were designed with corresponding parameters. A tensile test was conducted on samples and the tensile strength was recorded. Predictive and classification models from nine MLA were developed. Performance analysis demonstrated the superior predictive ability of the support vector machine (SVM) algorithm, in which a coefficient of determination and mean absolute percentage error of 96% and 4%, respectively were obtained for the extrusion-blow molded films. The classification performance of the MLA was also evaluated, with several algorithms exhibiting excellent performance.

scholarly journals Predicting Ink Transfer Rate of 3D Additive Printing Using EGBO Optimized Least Squares Support Vector Machine Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Shengpu Li ◽  
Yize Sun
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Machine ◽  
Prediction Model ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Transfer Rate ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Experimental Sample ◽  
Machine Model ◽  
Ink Transfer

Ink transfer rate (ITR) is a reference index to measure the quality of 3D additive printing. In this study, an ink transfer rate prediction model is proposed by applying the least squares support vector machine (LSSVM). In addition, enhanced garden balsam optimization (EGBO) is used for selection and optimization of hyperparameters that are embedded in the LSSVM model. 102 sets of experimental sample data have been collected from the production line to train and test the hybrid prediction model. Experimental results show that the coefficient of determination (R2) for the introduced model is equal to 0.8476, the root-mean-square error (RMSE) is 6.6 × 10 (−3), and the mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) is 1.6502 × 10 (−3) for the ink transfer rate of 3D additive printing.

scholarly journals Prediction of Healing Performance of Autogenous Healing Concrete Using Machine Learning

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4068
Author(s):  
Xu Huang ◽  
Mirna Wasouf ◽  
Jessada Sresakoolchai ◽  
Sakdirat Kaewunruen
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Weather Conditions ◽  
Prediction Performance ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Gradient Boosting ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Self Healing ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann

Cracks typically develop in concrete due to shrinkage, loading actions, and weather conditions; and may occur anytime in its life span. Autogenous healing concrete is a type of self-healing concrete that can automatically heal cracks based on physical or chemical reactions in concrete matrix. It is imperative to investigate the healing performance that autogenous healing concrete possesses, to assess the extent of the cracking and to predict the extent of healing. In the research of self-healing concrete, testing the healing performance of concrete in a laboratory is costly, and a mass of instances may be needed to explore reliable concrete design. This study is thus the world’s first to establish six types of machine learning algorithms, which are capable of predicting the healing performance (HP) of self-healing concrete. These algorithms involve an artificial neural network (ANN), a k-nearest neighbours (kNN), a gradient boosting regression (GBR), a decision tree regression (DTR), a support vector regression (SVR) and a random forest (RF). Parameters of these algorithms are tuned utilising grid search algorithm (GSA) and genetic algorithm (GA). The prediction performance indicated by coefficient of determination (R2) and root mean square error (RMSE) measures of these algorithms are evaluated on the basis of 1417 data sets from the open literature. The results show that GSA-GBR performs higher prediction performance (R2GSA-GBR = 0.958) and stronger robustness (RMSEGSA-GBR = 0.202) than the other five types of algorithms employed to predict the healing performance of autogenous healing concrete. Therefore, reliable prediction accuracy of the healing performance and efficient assistance on the design of autogenous healing concrete can be achieved.

scholarly journals Multi-State Load Demand Forecasting Using Hybridized Support Vector Regression Integrated with Optimal Design of Off-Grid Energy Systems—A Metaheuristic Approach

Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1166
Author(s):  
Bashir Musa ◽  
Nasser Yimen ◽  
Sani Isah Abba ◽  
Humphrey Hugh Adun ◽  
Mustafa Dagbasi
Keyword(s):  
Support Vector Regression ◽  
Mean Square Error ◽  
Prediction Accuracy ◽  
Demand Forecasting ◽  
Load Forecasting ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Mean Square ◽  
Hybrid Renewable Energy System

The prediction accuracy of support vector regression (SVR) is highly influenced by a kernel function. However, its performance suffers on large datasets, and this could be attributed to the computational limitations of kernel learning. To tackle this problem, this paper combines SVR with the emerging Harris hawks optimization (HHO) and particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms to form two hybrid SVR algorithms, SVR-HHO and SVR-PSO. Both the two proposed algorithms and traditional SVR were applied to load forecasting in four different states of Nigeria. The correlation coefficient (R), coefficient of determination (R2), mean square error (MSE), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) were used as indicators to evaluate the prediction accuracy of the algorithms. The results reveal that there is an increase in performance for both SVR-HHO and SVR-PSO over traditional SVR. SVR-HHO has the highest R2 values of 0.9951, 0.8963, 0.9951, and 0.9313, the lowest MSE values of 0.0002, 0.0070, 0.0002, and 0.0080, and the lowest MAPE values of 0.1311, 0.1452, 0.0599, and 0.1817, respectively, for Kano, Abuja, Niger, and Lagos State. The results of SVR-HHO also prove more advantageous over SVR-PSO in all the states concerning load forecasting skills. This paper also designed a hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) that consists of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels, wind turbines, and batteries. As inputs, the system used solar radiation, temperature, wind speed, and the predicted load demands by SVR-HHO in all the states. The system was optimized by using the PSO algorithm to obtain the optimal configuration of the HRES that will satisfy all constraints at the minimum cost.

scholarly journals Distribution Grids Fault Location employing ST based Optimized Machine Learning Approach

Energies ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Shafiullah ◽  
M. Abido ◽  
Taher Abdel-Fattah
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Fault Location ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
Efficiency Coefficient ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Machine Learning Approach ◽  
Distribution Grids

Precise information of fault location plays a vital role in expediting the restoration process, after being subjected to any kind of fault in power distribution grids. This paper proposed the Stockwell transform (ST) based optimized machine learning approach, to locate the faults and to identify the faulty sections in the distribution grids. This research employed the ST to extract useful features from the recorded three-phase current signals and fetches them as inputs to different machine learning tools (MLT), including the multilayer perceptron neural networks (MLP-NN), support vector machines (SVM), and extreme learning machines (ELM). The proposed approach employed the constriction-factor particle swarm optimization (CF-PSO) technique, to optimize the parameters of the SVM and ELM for their better generalization performance. Hence, it compared the obtained results of the test datasets in terms of the selected statistical performance indices, including the root mean squared error (RMSE), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), percent bias (PBIAS), RMSE-observations to standard deviation ratio (RSR), coefficient of determination (R2), Willmott’s index of agreement (WIA), and Nash–Sutcliffe model efficiency coefficient (NSEC) to confirm the effectiveness of the developed fault location scheme. The satisfactory values of the statistical performance indices, indicated the superiority of the optimized machine learning tools over the non-optimized tools in locating faults. In addition, this research confirmed the efficacy of the faulty section identification scheme based on overall accuracy. Furthermore, the presented results validated the robustness of the developed approach against the measurement noise and uncertainties associated with pre-fault loading condition, fault resistance, and inception angle.

scholarly journals Application of Various Machine Learning Techniques in Predicting Total Organic Carbon from Well Logs

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Osama Siddig ◽  
Ahmed Farid Ibrahim ◽  
Salaheldin Elkatatny
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Total Organic Carbon ◽  
The Other ◽  
Well Logs ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Average Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Empirical Correlations

Unconventional resources have recently gained a lot of attention, and as a consequence, there has been an increase in research interest in predicting total organic carbon (TOC) as a crucial quality indicator. TOC is commonly measured experimentally; however, due to sampling restrictions, obtaining continuous data on TOC is difficult. Therefore, different empirical correlations for TOC have been presented. However, there are concerns about the generalization and accuracy of these correlations. In this paper, different machine learning (ML) techniques were utilized to develop models that predict TOC from well logs, including formation resistivity (FR), spontaneous potential (SP), sonic transit time (Δt), bulk density (RHOB), neutron porosity (CNP), gamma ray (GR), and spectrum logs of thorium (Th), uranium (Ur), and potassium (K). Over 1250 data points from the Devonian Duvernay shale were utilized to create and validate the model. These datasets were obtained from three wells; the first was used to train the models, while the data sets from the other two wells were utilized to test and validate them. Support vector machine (SVM), random forest (RF), and decision tree (DT) were the ML approaches tested, and their predictions were contrasted with three empirical correlations. Various AI methods’ parameters were tested to assure the best possible accuracy in terms of correlation coefficient (R) and average absolute percentage error (AAPE) between the actual and predicted TOC. The three ML methods yielded good matches; however, the RF-based model has the best performance. The RF model was able to predict the TOC for the different datasets with R values range between 0.93 and 0.99 and AAPE values less than 14%. In terms of average error, the ML-based models outperformed the other three empirical correlations. This study shows the capability and robustness of ML models to predict the total organic carbon from readily available logging data without the need for core analysis or additional well interventions.

scholarly journals Investigating the Applications of Machine Learning Techniques to Predict the Rock Brittleness Index

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 1691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deliang Sun ◽  
Mahshid Lonbani ◽  
Behnam Askarian ◽  
Danial Jahed Armaghani ◽  
Reza Tarinejad ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Point Load ◽  
P Wave ◽  
Machine Learning Techniques ◽  
Brittleness Index ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Ann Model ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Rock Brittleness

Despite the vast usage of machine learning techniques to solve engineering problems, a very limited number of studies on the rock brittleness index (BI) have used these techniques to analyze issues in this field. The present study developed five well-known machine learning techniques and compared their performance to predict the brittleness index of the rock samples. The comparison of the models’ performance was conducted through a ranking system. These techniques included Chi-square automatic interaction detector (CHAID), random forest (RF), support vector machine (SVM), K-nearest neighbors (KNN), and artificial neural network (ANN). This study used a dataset from a water transfer tunneling project in Malaysia. Results of simple rock index tests i.e., Schmidt hammer, p-wave velocity, point load, and density were considered as model inputs. The results of this study indicated that while the RF model had the best performance for training (ranking = 25), the ANN outperformed other models for testing (ranking = 22). However, the KNN model achieved the highest cumulative ranking, which was 37. The KNN model showed desirable stability for both training and testing. However, the results of validation stage indicated that RF model with coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.971 provides higher performance capacity for prediction of the rock BI compared to KNN model with R2 of 0.807 and ANN model with R2 of 0.860. The results of this study suggest a practical use of the machine learning models in solving problems related to rock mechanics specially rock brittleness index.

scholarly journals Performance Comparison of Machine Learning Algorithms for Estimating the Soil Salinity of Salt-Affected Soil Using Field Spectral Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (22) ◽  
pp. 2605 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wang ◽  
Chen ◽  
Wang ◽  
Li
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Spectral Data ◽  
Soil Salinity ◽  
Hyperspectral Data ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Percentage Error ◽  
Support Vector ◽  
Boosted Regression Tree ◽  
Data Noise ◽  
Salt Affected Soil

Salt-affected soil is a prominent ecological and environmental problem in dry farming areas throughout the world. China has nearly 9.9 million km2 of salt-affected land. The identification, monitoring, and utilization of soil salinization have become important research topics for promoting sustainable progress. In this paper, using field-measured spectral data and soil salinity parameter data, through analysis and transformation of spectral data, five machine learning models, namely, random forest regression (RFR), support vector regression (SVR), gradient-boosted regression tree (GBRT), multilayer perceptron regression (MLPR), and least angle regression (Lars) are compared. The following performance measures of each model were evaluated: the collinear problems, handling data noise, stability, and the accuracy. In terms of these four aspects, the performance of each model on estimating soil salinity is evaluated. The results demonstrate that among the five models, RFR has the best performance in dealing with collinearity, RFR and MLPR have the best performance in dealing with data noise, and the SVR model is the most stable. The Lars model has the highest accuracy, with a determination coefficient (R2) of 0.87, ratio of performance to deviation (RPD) of 2.67, root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.18, and mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 0.11. Then, the comprehensive comparison and analysis of the five models are carried out, and it is found that the comprehensive performance of RFR model is the best; hence, this method is most suitable for estimating soil salinity using hyperspectral data. This study can provide a reference for the selection of regression methods in subsequent studies on estimating soil salinity using hyperspectral data.

scholarly journals Air Quality Index and Air Pollutant Concentration Prediction Based on Machine Learning Algorithms

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (19) ◽  
pp. 4069 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huixiang Liu ◽  
Qing Li ◽  
Dongbing Yu ◽  
Yu Gu
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Air Pollution ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Regression Models ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Air Pollutant ◽  
Air Quality Index ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Coefficient Of Determination ◽  
Support Vector

Air pollution has become an important environmental issue in recent decades. Forecasts of air quality play an important role in warning people about and controlling air pollution. We used support vector regression (SVR) and random forest regression (RFR) to build regression models for predicting the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Beijing and the nitrogen oxides (NOX) concentration in an Italian city, based on two publicly available datasets. The root-mean-square error (RMSE), correlation coefficient (r), and coefficient of determination (R2) were used to evaluate the performance of the regression models. Experimental results showed that the SVR-based model performed better in the prediction of the AQI (RMSE = 7.666, R2 = 0.9776, and r = 0.9887), and the RFR-based model performed better in the prediction of the NOX concentration (RMSE = 83.6716, R2 = 0.8401, and r = 0.9180). This work also illustrates that combining machine learning with air quality prediction is an efficient and convenient way to solve some related environment problems.

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