Predicting wave run-up on rubble-mound structures using M5 model tree

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Bonakdar, Lisham
Etemad-Shahidi, Amir
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2011
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Predictionofrun-uplevelisakeytaskindesignofthecoastalstructures.Forthedesignofthecrest level ofcoastalstructures,thewaverun-uplevelwitha2%exceedanceprobability, Ru2%, ismost commonlyused.Inthisstudy,theperformanceofM5modeltreeforpredictionofthewaverun-upon rubble-moundstructureswasinvestigated.Themainadvantageofmodeltrees,unliketheothersoft computingtools,istheireasieruseandmoreimportantlytheirunderstandablemathematicalrules. ExperimentaldatasetofVanderMeerandStamwasusedfordevelopingmodeltrees.Theconventional governingparameterswereselectedastheinputvariablesandtheobtainedresultswerecompared with VanderMeerandStam's ...
View more >Predictionofrun-uplevelisakeytaskindesignofthecoastalstructures.Forthedesignofthecrest level ofcoastalstructures,thewaverun-uplevelwitha2%exceedanceprobability, Ru2%, ismost commonlyused.Inthisstudy,theperformanceofM5modeltreeforpredictionofthewaverun-upon rubble-moundstructureswasinvestigated.Themainadvantageofmodeltrees,unliketheothersoft computingtools,istheireasieruseandmoreimportantlytheirunderstandablemathematicalrules. ExperimentaldatasetofVanderMeerandStamwasusedfordevelopingmodeltrees.Theconventional governingparameterswereselectedastheinputvariablesandtheobtainedresultswerecompared with VanderMeerandStam'sformula,recommendedbythe CoastalEngineeringManual(CEM,2006). The predictiveaccuracyofthemodeltreeapproachwasfoundtobesuperiortothatofVanderMeer and Stam'sempiricalformula.Furthermore,tojudgethegeneralizationcapabilityofthemodeltree method,themodeldevelopedbasedonlaboratorydatasetwasvalidatedwiththeprototyperun-up measurementsontheZeebruggebreakwater,Belgium.Resultsshowthatthemodeltreeismore accuratethanempiricalformulasandTSFuzzyapproachinestimatingthefull-scalerun-up.
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View more >Predictionofrun-uplevelisakeytaskindesignofthecoastalstructures.Forthedesignofthecrest level ofcoastalstructures,thewaverun-uplevelwitha2%exceedanceprobability, Ru2%, ismost commonlyused.Inthisstudy,theperformanceofM5modeltreeforpredictionofthewaverun-upon rubble-moundstructureswasinvestigated.Themainadvantageofmodeltrees,unliketheothersoft computingtools,istheireasieruseandmoreimportantlytheirunderstandablemathematicalrules. ExperimentaldatasetofVanderMeerandStamwasusedfordevelopingmodeltrees.Theconventional governingparameterswereselectedastheinputvariablesandtheobtainedresultswerecompared with VanderMeerandStam'sformula,recommendedbythe CoastalEngineeringManual(CEM,2006). The predictiveaccuracyofthemodeltreeapproachwasfoundtobesuperiortothatofVanderMeer and Stam'sempiricalformula.Furthermore,tojudgethegeneralizationcapabilityofthemodeltree method,themodeldevelopedbasedonlaboratorydatasetwasvalidatedwiththeprototyperun-up measurementsontheZeebruggebreakwater,Belgium.Resultsshowthatthemodeltreeismore accuratethanempiricalformulasandTSFuzzyapproachinestimatingthefull-scalerun-up.
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Journal Title
Ocean Engineering
Volume
38
Issue
1
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Subject
Oceanography
Civil engineering
Maritime engineering
Maritime engineering not elsewhere classified