Comprehensive review of machine learning in geotechnical reliability analysis: Algorithms, applications and further challenges

W Zhang, X Gu, L Hong, L Han, L Wang - Applied Soft Computing, 2023 - Elsevier
Geotechnical reliability analysis provides a novel way to rationally take the underlying
geotechnical uncertainties into account and evaluate the stability of geotechnical structures …

[HTML][HTML] Tunnelling-induced ground surface settlement: A comprehensive review with particular attention to artificial intelligence technologies

G Niu, X He, H Xu, S Dai - Natural Hazards Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Shallow tunnels in urban areas are close to adjacent buildings and municipal pipelines.
Ground surface settlement (GSS) due to tunnelling can cause damage to those …

Prediction of wall deflection induced by braced excavation in spatially variable soils via convolutional neural network

C Wu, L Hong, L Wang, R Zhang, S Pijush… - Gondwana Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the random field finite element method (RF-FEM) has attracted significantly
increasing attention in the field of geotechnical engineering, especially for the purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] Interpreting random fields through the U-Net architecture for failure mechanism and deformation predictions of geosystems

ZZ Wang, J Zhang, H Huang - Geoscience Frontiers, 2024 - Elsevier
The representation of spatial variation of soil properties in the form of random fields permits
advanced probabilistic assessment of slope stability. In many studies, the safety margin of …

A new active learning Kriging metamodel for structural system reliability analysis with multiple failure modes

SY Huang, SH Zhang, LL Liu - Reliability Engineering & System Safety, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, the active learning Kriging (ALK) metamodel has proved to be an efficient method
for structural system reliability analysis with multiple failure modes. A key step for enhancing …

[HTML][HTML] Deep learning-based evaluation of factor of safety with confidence interval for tunnel deformation in spatially variable soil

J Zhang, KK Phoon, D Zhang, H Huang… - Journal of Rock Mechanics …, 2021 - Elsevier
The random finite difference method (RFDM) is a popular approach to quantitatively
evaluate the influence of inherent spatial variability of soil on the deformation of embedded …

Horizontal in situ stresses prediction using a CNN-BiLSTM-attention hybrid neural network

T Ma, G Xiang, Y Shi, Y Liu - … and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo …, 2022 - Springer
Horizontal in situ stress prediction plays an important role in petroleum exploration, such as
wellbore stability analysis and hydraulic fracturing design. However, owing to the …

Hybrid machine learning model with random field and limited CPT data to quantify horizontal scale of fluctuation of soil spatial variability

JZ Zhang, DM Zhang, HW Huang, KK Phoon, C Tang… - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
The scale of fluctuation (SOF) is the critical parameter to describe the soil spatial variability,
which significantly influences the embedded geostructures. Due to the limited data in the …

A maximum entropy method using fractional moments and deep learning for geotechnical reliability analysis

ZZ Wang, SH Goh - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
The spatial variability of the properties of natural soils is one of the major sources of
uncertainties that can influence the performance of geotechnical structures. The direct Monte …

Deep learning for geotechnical reliability analysis with multiple uncertainties

ZZ Wang - Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Apart from spatial variability of soil properties, a geotechnical system can have many other
sources of uncertainties. To efficiently analyze such a system in a probabilistic manner …