... to the right. Vertical ellipses appear between nodes in all layers: between nodes “2” and “n” in the input layer, between nodes “2“ and “p minus 1” in the hidden layer, and between nodes “1” and “k,” and “k” and “q“ in the output layer. Soil thermal conductivity Geotechnical engineering Zebra...

... effects should be more considered for the design of tunnel support. Originality/value The proposed method provides an effective numerical simulation method for the construction of the tunnel and other geotechnical engineering involved underground water problems. Annan Jiang can be contacted...

...‐expression programming (MEP) by applying them to the formulation of several complex geotechnical engineering problems. Design/methodology/approach LGP, GEP, and MEP are new variants of GP that make a clear distinction between the genotype and the phenotype of an individual. Compared with the traditional...

... in soil is handled. Besides, soil failures and flows are captured. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Modelling Simulation Tunnelling Soil mechanics Geotechnical engineering In engineering practice, the determination of excavation rate, performance evaluation of cutterhead...