It was 35 years ago since the first usage of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technique in
geotechnical engineering, during those years many (AI) techniques were developed based …

Optimization techniques have drawn much attention for solving geotechnical engineering
problems in recent years. Particle swarm optimization (PSO) is one of the most widely used …

In recent years, tunnel boring machines (TBMs) have become extensively utilized in
underground engineering projects. However, as a prevalent type of dynamic geological …

Particle swarm optimization algorithm (PSO) has been optimized from various aspects since
it was proposed. Optimization of PSO can be realized by optimizing its iterative process or …

Locating a critical slip surface or calculating the minimum safety factor of a slope is important
in geotechnical engineering, and also involves a complex optimization problem. A novel …

Recently, machine learning models have acted as effective tools for slope stability analysis.
But due to the crucial significance of this issue, reaching a reliable accuracy is necessary …

Peak shear strength of soil-Geocomposite Drain Layer (GDL) interfaces is an important
parameter in the designing and operating related engineering structures. In this paper, a …

In the traditional slope stability analysis, the shape and location of critical slip surface (CSS)
are identified by an objective function with the minimum safety factor (SF). However, the …

This paper presents a parametric study of the optimization design for T-shaped deep cement
mixing (TDM) and conventional deep cement mixing (DCM) columns improved soft soil for …

Calculating the minimum slope safety factor or locating the critical slip surface of a soil slope
is a complex optimization problem. This paper describes an improved whale optimization …