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Reduction of Numerical Model in Some Geotechnical Problems Cover

Reduction of Numerical Model in Some Geotechnical Problems

Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica
Volume 45 (2023): Issue s1 (December 2023)
By: Artur Góral,  Marek Lefik and  Marek Wojciechowski  
Open Access
|Oct 2023
Figures & tables

Figures & Tables

Figure 1:

Scheme of the approximation of known learning output data (targets) by the transformation of the input signal on input layer by trained ANN. Segments between nodes are symbolic representations of weights (multipliers) that modify the nodal activities before attributing it to the next node.

Figure 2:

Synthetic representation of the results of the model solution in observation points in the form of the ANN. Figure 2.a. represents the ANN approximation of the FE solution for the model of reference while in Figure 2.b. the same scheme applies for the reduced model.

Figure 3:

Scheme of numerical solution of inverse problem defined for the reduced model. In training, input to the “inverse ANN” are displacements in the observation points—the direct solutions of the reduced model while targets are the values of the parameters for which these displacements have been computed. In recall mode, the well-trained ANN responds with correct model parameters for the set of displacements obtained at the input.

Figure 4:

The complex ANN_1@(ANN_2−1) acts as a formula that assigns the parameters of the reduced model to the realistic parametric descriptions of the problem that is used for its FE solution.

Figure 5:

Diagram of the considered layered pavement models. From top: model A; model B, C.

Figure 6:

Examples of finite element meshes of the models.

Figure 7:

Deflections of the pavement for the selected sets of stiffnesses. From left: model A, model B. Deflections between (from 2.4 to 4.0) [m] are not recorded.

Figure 8:

Direct Nk network learning results for two of all nine reading point of pavement deflection: 0 in title—1st reading point, 7 in title—8th reading point, target—reference deflection values, opt—deflection values identified by the trained ANN. On the horizontal axis—number of patterns. The target and output coincide (the blue line is not visible!)

Figure 9:

Normalized response of the network versus the pattern deflection values: u_0—results for 1st reading point, u_1—results for 2nd reading point, u_2—results for 3rd reading point. The points on the graph also contain test data.

Figure 10:

Scheme of the task of identifying the mechanical parameters of the surface and soil, description of symbols in the text.

Figure 11:

Trial deflections computed in the frame of the reduced model.

Figure 12:

The results of learning the “inverse” network ANN_2−1. Targets—are values of mechanical properties to learn, opt—values of mechanical properties identified by the trained net.

Figure 13:

Normalized response of the “inverse” network versus expected output. The points on the graph also contain test data.

Figure 14:

Reference (target) and ANN_3 identified (net_approx.) deflections of the pavement for three random test cases.

Figure 15:

Idealization of the interaction of the pavement and soil, the positive direction of the axis and load as well as the assumed material parameters are marked. A detailed description of this scheme—in the text of the article.

Figure 16:

Comparison of the results of the network calculations with the known values of the material parameters of the Pasternak model: in Fig. 16.a, it is the Young's modulus of the stiffness of the E beam; in Figure 16.b it is the Winkler stiffness of the ground kW; in Figure 16.c it is Pasternak's constant G. These are the result of calculations in the reminder mode for a trained network with the structure of ANN_953, for 100 datasets, nine deflections each.

Summary of data for the applied model of the layered pavement_

Model AModel BModel C
Layerhj [cm]vj [-]Ej [MPa]hj [cm]vj [-]Ej [MPa]hj [cm]vj [-]Ej [MPa]
W015÷250,23200015÷250,23200015÷250,232000
W13000,2550÷200100÷2000,2550÷200200,179100÷13850
W2---3000,2550÷2003800,2550÷200
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sgem-2023-0016 | Journal eISSN: 2083-831X | Journal ISSN: 0137-6365
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Language: English
Page range: 333 - 349
Submitted on: Mar 1, 2023
Accepted on: Aug 18, 2023
Published on: Oct 7, 2023
Published by: Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
ANN in geotechnics,
Winkler model,
Pasternak model,
reduced models
Related subjects:
Geosciences,
Geosciences, other,
Materials sciences,
Composites,
Porous materials,
Physics,
Mechanics and fluid dynamics

© 2023 Artur Góral, Marek Lefik, Marek Wojciechowski, published by Wroclaw University of Science and Technology
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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