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Swelling Pressure of Soil using a Predictive Tool

by V. V. N. Prabhakara Rao
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 63 - Number 19
Year of Publication: 2013
Authors: V. V. N. Prabhakara Rao
10.5120/10575-5658

V. V. N. Prabhakara Rao . Swelling Pressure of Soil using a Predictive Tool. International Journal of Computer Applications. 63, 19 ( February 2013), 27-32. DOI=10.5120/10575-5658

@article{ 10.5120/10575-5658,
author = { V. V. N. Prabhakara Rao },
title = { Swelling Pressure of Soil using a Predictive Tool },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { February 2013 },
volume = { 63 },
number = { 19 },
month = { February },
year = { 2013 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 27-32 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume63/number19/10575-5658/ },
doi = { 10.5120/10575-5658 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A V. V. N. Prabhakara Rao
%T Swelling Pressure of Soil using a Predictive Tool
%J International Journal of Computer Applications
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%I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Abstract

The characteristic of expansiveness represented by swelling pressure is considered as major parameter in design of engineering structures. In order to determine the potential expansion, the swelling pressure experiments are usually conducted. In the present study, neuronets have been used to predict swelling pressure of undisturbed as well as remolded soils from given geotechnical parameters such as grain-size distribution, consistency limits, activity, and deferential free swell. Neuronet models relating the potential expansiveness to some geotechnical properties are derived in order to overcome the need to perform lengthy swelling pressure determination experiments. While the remolded soil neuronets (Testing sets) developed in this study might be considered as specific, the remolded soil neuronets (Training sets) can be used to predict swelling characteristics for most soils in India or elsewhere in the world. Similarly the combined datasets used in training & testing may significantly assist earthwork engineers in designing the sub grades and control the detrimental effect caused by volume changes associated with swelling of soil for roads, canals, buildings etc. Moreover, a neural network used in the prediction of expansion may assist the designers in selection of the appropriate water content to compact clays.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Swelling Pressure Neuronets Input layer Input variables Hidden layer Output layer