• Geomechanics and Engineering
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1207-1217
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• 2018

Geomechanics parameters are critical to numerical simulation, stability analysis, design and construction of geotechnical engineering. Due to the limitations of laboratory and in situ experiments, back analysis is widely used in geomechancis and geotechnical engineering. In this study, a hybrid back analysis method, that coupling numerical simulation, response surface (RS) and relevance vector machine (RVM), was proposed and applied to identify geomechanics parameters from hydraulic fracturing. RVM was adapted to approximate complex functional relationships between geomechanics parameters and borehole pressure through coupling with response surface method and numerical method. Artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm was used to search the geomechanics parameters as optimal method in back analysis. The proposed method was verified by a numerical example. Based on the geomechanics parameters identified by hybrid back analysis, the computed borehole pressure agreed closely with the monitored borehole pressure. It showed that RVM presented well the relationship between geomechanics parameters and borehole pressure, and the proposed method can characterized the geomechanics parameters reasonably. Further, the parameters of hybrid back analysis were analyzed and discussed. It showed that the hybrid back analysis is feasible, effective, robust and has a good global searching performance. The proposed method provides a significant way to identify geomechanics parameters from hydraulic fracturing.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• 제70권3호
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• pp.339-350
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• 2019

This research focuses on finite element model updating and damage assessment of structures at element level based on global nondestructive test results. For this purpose, an optimization system is generated to minimize the structural dynamic parameters discrepancies between numerical and experimental models. Objective functions are selected based on the square of Euclidean norm error of vibration frequencies and modal assurance criterion of mode shapes. In order to update the finite element model and detect local damages within the structural members, modern optimization techniques is implemented according to the evolutionary algorithms to meet the global optimized solution. Using a simulated numerical example, application of genetic algorithm (GA), particle swarm (PSO) and artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithms are investigated in FE model updating and damage detection problems to consider their accuracy and convergence characteristics. Then, a hybrid multi stage optimization method is presented merging advantages of PSO and ABC methods in finding damage location and extent. The efficiency of the methods have been examined using two simulated numerical examples, a laboratory dynamic test and a high-rise building field ambient vibration test results. The implemented evolutionary updating methods show successful results in accuracy and speed considering the incomplete and noisy experimental measured data.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2014

본 연구에서는 ASM기반 $(2D)^2$ 하이브리드 전처리 알고리즘을 이용한 얼굴인식 분류기와 그것의 설계방법론을 소개한다. 얼굴인식을 위한 이미지는 외부 환경에 쉽게 영향을 받기 때문에, 전처리 단계로 이러한 문제를 해결하기 위해서 ASM을 사용하였다. 특히 사람 얼굴의 특징 추출을 목적으로 널리 이용되고 있다. ASM을 이용해 얼굴영역을 추출 한 뒤 PCA와 LDA를 이용한 $(2D)^2$ 하이브리드 전처리 알고리즘을 이용하여 차원을 축소한다. 전처리 알고리즘을 통한 얼굴데이터는 제안된 다항식 기반 방사형 기저함수 신경회로망의 입력으로 사용된다. 기존의 신경회로망과는 달리 제안된 지능형 패턴 분류기는 강인한 네트워크 특성을 가지며, 예측능력이 우수할 뿐만 아니라 다차원 입출력에 대한 문제도 해결했다. 분류기의 중요한 필수 설계 파라미터(행의 고유벡터의 수, 열의 고유벡터의 수, 클러스터의 수, 퍼지화 계수)는 ABC알고리즘에 의해 최적화 되어진다. 얼굴인식에 많이 사용되는 Yale과 AT&T를 사용하여 인식률을 평가하였다.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.403-418
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• 2020

In recent years, the use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) as one of the most common ways to increase the strength of concrete samples, has been introduced. Evaluation of the final strength of these specimens is performed with different experimental methods. In this research, due to the variety of models, the low accuracy and impact of different parameters, the use of new intelligence methods is considered. Therefore, using artificial intelligent-based models, a new solution for evaluating the bond strength of FRP is presented in this paper. 150 experimental samples were collected from previous studies, and then two new hybrid models of Imperialist Competitive Algorithm (ICA)-Artificial Neural Network (ANN) and Artificial Bee Colony (ABC)-ANN were developed. These models were evaluated using different performance indices and then, a comparison was made between the developed models. The results showed that the ICA-ANN model's ability to predict the bond strength of FRP is higher than the ABC-ANN model. Finally, to demonstrate the capabilities of this new model, a comparison was made between the five experimental models and the results were presented for all data. This comparison showed that the new model could offer better performance. It is concluded that the proposed hybrid models can be utilized in the field of this study as a suitable substitute for empirical models.