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Function development for appraising brittleness of intact rocks using genetic programming and non-linear multiple regression models

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Brittleness of rock is one of the most critical features for design of underground excavation project. Therefore, proper assessing of rock brittleness can be very useful for designers and evaluators of geotechnical applications. In this study, feasibility of genetic programming (GP) model and non-linear multiple regression (NLMR) in predicting brittleness of intact rocks is examined. For this purpose, a dataset developed by conducting various rock tests including uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, unit weight and brittleness via punch penetration on rock samples gathered from 48 tunnels projects around the world is utilized herein. Considering multiple inputs, several GP models were constructed to estimate brittleness index of the rock and finally, the best GP model was selected. Note that, GP can make an equation for predicting output of the system using model inputs. To show applicability of the developed GP model, non-linear multiple regression (NLMR) was also applied and developed. Considering some model performance indices, performance prediction of the GP and NLMR models were evaluated and it was found that the GP model is superior to NLMR one. Based on coefficient of determination (R 2) of testing datasets, by proposing GP model, it can be improved from 0.882 (obtained by NLMR model) to 0.904. It is worth mentioning that the proposed predictive models in this study should be planned and used for the similar types of rock and the established inputs ranges.

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  1. Faculty of Science and Technology, Federation University Australia, PO Box 663, Ballarat, VIC, 3353, Australia

    Manoj Khandelwal

  2. Young Researchers and Elite Club, South Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

    Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh

  3. Department of Mining, Faculty of Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-143, Tehran, Iran

    Masoud Monjezi

  4. Young Researchers and Elite Club, Qaemshahr Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr, Iran

    Danial Jahed Armaghani

  5. UTM Construction Research Centre, Institute for Smart Infrastructure and Innovative Construction (ISIIC), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310, Skudai, Johor, Malaysia

    Muhd Zaimi Bin Abd Majid

  6. Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Pamukkale University, 20017, Denizli, Turkey

    Saffet Yagiz

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Khandelwal, M., Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Monjezi, M. et al. Function development for appraising brittleness of intact rocks using genetic programming and non-linear multiple regression models. Engineering with Computers 33, 13–21 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-016-0452-3

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