Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.

Determination of pile bearing capacity is essential in pile foundation design. This study focused on the use of evolutionary algorithms to optimize Deep Learning Neural Network (DLNN) algorithm to predict the bearing capacity of driven pile. For this purpose, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) was developed t...

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Main Authors: Tuan Anh Pham, Van Quan Tran, Huong-Lan Thi Vu, Hai-Bang Ly
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243030
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author Tuan Anh Pham
Van Quan Tran
Huong-Lan Thi Vu
Hai-Bang Ly
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Van Quan Tran
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Hai-Bang Ly
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description Determination of pile bearing capacity is essential in pile foundation design. This study focused on the use of evolutionary algorithms to optimize Deep Learning Neural Network (DLNN) algorithm to predict the bearing capacity of driven pile. For this purpose, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) was developed to select the most significant features in the raw dataset. After that, a GA-DLNN hybrid model was developed to select optimal parameters for the DLNN model, including: network algorithm, activation function for hidden neurons, number of hidden layers, and the number of neurons in each hidden layer. A database containing 472 driven pile static load test reports was used. The dataset was divided into three parts, namely the training set (60%), validation (20%) and testing set (20%) for the construction, validation and testing phases of the proposed model, respectively. Various quality assessment criteria, namely the coefficient of determination (R2), Index of Agreement (IA), mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean squared error (RMSE), were used to evaluate the performance of the machine learning (ML) algorithms. The GA-DLNN hybrid model was shown to exhibit the ability to find the most optimal set of parameters for the prediction process.The results showed that the performance of the hybrid model using only the most critical features gave the highest accuracy, compared with those obtained by the hybrid model using all input variables.
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spelling doaj.art-f5f41416ef95497e89c90ea6cf4951ec2022-12-21T22:38:22ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032020-01-011512e024303010.1371/journal.pone.0243030Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.Tuan Anh PhamVan Quan TranHuong-Lan Thi VuHai-Bang LyDetermination of pile bearing capacity is essential in pile foundation design. This study focused on the use of evolutionary algorithms to optimize Deep Learning Neural Network (DLNN) algorithm to predict the bearing capacity of driven pile. For this purpose, a Genetic Algorithm (GA) was developed to select the most significant features in the raw dataset. After that, a GA-DLNN hybrid model was developed to select optimal parameters for the DLNN model, including: network algorithm, activation function for hidden neurons, number of hidden layers, and the number of neurons in each hidden layer. A database containing 472 driven pile static load test reports was used. The dataset was divided into three parts, namely the training set (60%), validation (20%) and testing set (20%) for the construction, validation and testing phases of the proposed model, respectively. Various quality assessment criteria, namely the coefficient of determination (R2), Index of Agreement (IA), mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean squared error (RMSE), were used to evaluate the performance of the machine learning (ML) algorithms. The GA-DLNN hybrid model was shown to exhibit the ability to find the most optimal set of parameters for the prediction process.The results showed that the performance of the hybrid model using only the most critical features gave the highest accuracy, compared with those obtained by the hybrid model using all input variables.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243030
spellingShingle Tuan Anh Pham
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Huong-Lan Thi Vu
Hai-Bang Ly
Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
PLoS ONE
title Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
title_full Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
title_fullStr Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
title_full_unstemmed Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
title_short Design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity.
title_sort design deep neural network architecture using a genetic algorithm for estimation of pile bearing capacity
url https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0243030
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