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  • Model tree approach for prediction of pile groups scour due to waves

    Author(s)
    Etemad-Shahidi, A
    Ghaemi, N
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Etemad Shahidi, Amir F.
    Year published
    2011
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    Abstract
    Scour aroundpilescouldendangerthestabilityofthestructuresplacedonthem.Hence,anaccurate estimationofthescourdeptharoundpilesisveryimportantincoastalandmarineengineering.Dueto the complexinteractionbetweenthewave,seabedandpilegroup;predictionofthescourdepthisnot an easytaskandtheavailableempiricalformulashavelimitedaccuracy.Recently,softcomputing methodssuchasArtificialNeuralNetworks(ANNs)andSupportVectorMachines(SVMs)havebeen used forthepredictionofthescourdepth.However,thesemethodsdonotgiveenoughinsightabout the processandarenotaseasytouseastheempiricalequations.Inthisstudy,newformulasaregiven that areeasytouse,accu ...
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    Scour aroundpilescouldendangerthestabilityofthestructuresplacedonthem.Hence,anaccurate estimationofthescourdeptharoundpilesisveryimportantincoastalandmarineengineering.Dueto the complexinteractionbetweenthewave,seabedandpilegroup;predictionofthescourdepthisnot an easytaskandtheavailableempiricalformulashavelimitedaccuracy.Recently,softcomputing methodssuchasArtificialNeuralNetworks(ANNs)andSupportVectorMachines(SVMs)havebeen used forthepredictionofthescourdepth.However,thesemethodsdonotgiveenoughinsightabout the processandarenotaseasytouseastheempiricalequations.Inthisstudy,newformulasaregiven that areeasytouse,accurateandphysicallysound.Availableempiricalequationsforestimatingthe pile groupscourdepthsuchasthoseof Sumer etal.(1992) and BayramandLarson(2000), areless accuratecomparedtothegivenequations.Theseequationsareasaccurateasothersoftcomputing methodssuchasANNandSVM.Moreover,inthisstudy,safetyfactorsaregivenfordifferentlevelsof acceptablerisks,whichcanbesousefulforengineers.
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    Journal Title
    Ocean Engineering
    Volume
    38
    Issue
    13
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2011.07.012
    Subject
    Oceanography
    Civil engineering
    Maritime engineering
    Marine engineering
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/44212
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