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Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering >> 2018, Volume 12, Issue 4 doi: 10.1007/s11709-017-0446-2

ANN-based empirical modelling of pile behaviour under static compressive loading

Department of Civil Engineering, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria

Accepted: 2017-12-14 Available online: 2018-11-20

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Abstract

Artificial neural networks have been widely used over the past two decades to successfully develop empirical models for a variety of geotechnical problems. In this paper, an empirical model based on the product-unit neural network (PUNN) is developed to predict the load-deformation behaviour of piles based SPT values of the supporting soil. Other parameters used as inputs include particle grading, pile geometry, method of installation as well as the elastic modulus of the pile material. The model is trained using full-scale pile loading tests data retrieved from FHWA deep foundations database. From the results obtained, it is observed that the proposed model gives a better simulation of pile load-deformation curves compared to the Fleming’s hyperbolic model and t-z approach.

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