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    Intelligent Approaches for Predicting the Intact Rock Mechanical Parameters and Crack Stress Thresholds

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    Authors
    Shakeri, Jamshid
    Pepe, Giacomo
    Shirani Faradonbeh, Roohollah
    Ghaderi, Zaniar
    Pappalardo, Giovanna
    Cevasco, Andrea
    Mineo, Simone
    Date
    2024
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Shakeri, J. and Pepe, G. and Shirani Faradonbeh, R. and Ghaderi, Z. and Pappalardo, G. and Cevasco, A. and Mineo, S. 2024. Intelligent Approaches for Predicting the Intact Rock Mechanical Parameters and Crack Stress Thresholds. Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering.
    Source Title
    Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering
    DOI
    10.1007/s00603-024-03959-7
    ISSN
    0723-2632
    Faculty
    Faculty of Science and Engineering
    School
    WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/95281
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    This study aims to make a unique contribution to the existing body of knowledge about rock strength and deformation parameters and crack stress thresholds through intelligent and statistical approaches applied to a database comprising various rock types (i.e., sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks). The database contains physical–mechanical and ultrasonic parameters. Six distinct machine learning (ML) algorithms— artificial neural network (ANN), random forest (RF), decision tree (DT), K-nearest neighbor (KNN), support vector regression (SVR), and bagging regressor (BR)— along with the conventional linear regression techniques, were employed to develop predictive models. These models estimate uniaxial compressive strength (σc ) and Tangent Young’s modulus (Et ) based on bulk density (ρ ) and P-wave ultrasonic velocity (Vp ). Furthermore, they predict crack stress thresholds (i.e., crack closure stress σcc , crack initiation stress σci , and crack damage stress σcd ) as a function of σc , Et , ρ , Vp , axial strain at failure (ε1f ), and lateral strain at failure (ε3f ). Various performance indices were utilized to evaluate and compare the performance of these models. The results indicated that the RF method outperformed other ML-based and linear regression-based approaches in predicting the output parameters. Additionally, the multiple parametric sensitivity analysis (MPSA) was carried out to determine the significance of input parameters in predicting the output variables. This analysis revealed that Vp and ρ have the highest and lowest impact on predicting σc and Et , respectively. On the other hand, σc was identified as the most influential parameter in predicting σci and σcd , while parameters ε3f and Vp showed the least impact on the foregoing outputs, respectively. This is while ε1f and ρ were, respectively, found as the most important and least important factors in predicting σcc . Finally, to facilitate easy access to the prediction results and enhance the practicality of the proposed RF model, a graphical user interface (GUI) was developed, which enables the practical application of the most performing developed prediction model.

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