The rebound index Cr is an important design parameter in engineering construction, and its determination is cumbersome and susceptible to errors. Explaining the macroscopic rebound characteristic parameter Cr from the perspective of microscopic mechanism is an important research area that is addressed in this study. In this paper, the different soil parameters, including the Cr parameter and the physical parameters (void ratio er liquid limit water content WL, and plasticity index Ip), have been determined through experiments for the undisturbed clay of Chongming East Shoal (CES), Shanghai. Further, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) imaging was used to analyze the microstructural features. Through SEM, the grey correlation degree, the average abundance of structural units ACp and the average equivalent diameter of pores ADv were determined as the soil microstructure parameters with the most significant correlation with Cr. The predictive analysis model of Cr was then carried out combined with the PSO-SVM algorithm. In order to evaluate the influence of microscopic parameters of soil on the prediction accuracy, four sets of input parameter combinations were used. The results indicate the high prediction accuracy of the developed model. Sensitivity analysis was also carried out, which showed that the sensitivity of Cr to ACp and ADv was significantly lower than e; however, the difference from wL and Ip was small, indicating that it is imperative to consider microscopic parameters while predicting Cr. This study, thus, provides a basis and method for predicting the rebound index of soil from the microstructure perspective.
Prediction of Undisturbed Clay Rebound Index Based on Soil Microstructure Parameters and PSO-SVM Model
KSCE J Civ Eng
KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering ; 26 , 5 ; 2097-2111
2022-05-01
15 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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