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SedimentNet — a 1D-CNN machine learning model for prediction of hydrodynamic forces in rapidly varied flows

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In natural free surface flows, sediment particles in the surface layer of a sediment bed are moved and entrained by the fluctuating hydrodynamic forces, such as lift and drag, exerted by the overlying flow. Accurate prediction of near-bed hydrodynamic forces in rapidly varied flows is vital for coastal sediment transport and morphodynamics. Directly measured hydrodynamic forces within the rapidly varied flows over rough bed layer have been limited by previous spatial averaging shear force studies. Therefore, the direct measurements were designed and adapted to estimate tidal bore forces, including longitudinal (drag) and vertical (lift) force on near-bed sediment particle. Specially designed experiments were conducted to measure the instantaneous forces using a highly sensitive force sensor assembled with a target sphere. A novel 1D-CNN model (i.e. SedimentNet) has been developed for the prediction of hydrodynamic forces and compared with existing machine learning models (i.e. Decision Tree (DT), Random Forest (RF), Multilayer Perceptron (MLP), Support Vector Regressor (SVR), XGBoost, \(k\)-Nearest Neighbour (\(k\)-NN)). The parameters affecting near-bed hydrodynamic forces are also analysed. In the context of machine learning, both conventional dataset split and fivefold cross-validation approaches were implemented. The results indicated that the proposed SedimentNet was able to achieve marginally better cross-validation performance (i.e. \({R}^{2}\) score of 0.77 for drag force, \({R}^{2}\) score of 0.96 for lift force) for the prediction of drag and lift forces. RF and XGBoost were the second best models with \({R}^{2}\) score of 0.73 and 0.95 for drag and lift force prediction, respectively. Results also showed the potential of machine learning models for the efficient prediction of complex hydrodynamic forces in a coastal environment. A use-case edge computing solution for the reported machine learning-based prediction of hydrodynamic forces has also been proposed and discussed to demonstrate the practical implementability of the presented research.

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Acknowledgements

The first author wishes to acknowledge the joint PhD scholarship provided by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan and the University of Wollongong, Australia. The design, construction and waterproofing of the Tainter gate and force transducer were carried out at the workshop and the experiments were conducted in the fluid hydraulics and hydrodynamics laboratory at the University of Wollongong. The authors therefore express their gratitude to the workshop and laboratory technicians Mr. Gavin Bishop, Mr. Travis Marshall, and Mr. Jordan Wallace. Furthermore, Mr. Peter Ihnat’s assistance in LabVIEW programming for data collection and synchronization is highly appreciated.

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  1. School of Civil, Mining, and Environmental Engineering, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    Muhammad Zain Bin Riaz, Shu-Qing Yang, Muttucumaru Sivakumar, Keith Enever, Usman Khalil & Rong Ji

  2. SMART Infrastructure Facility, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia

    Umair Iqbal

  3. Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Sir John Kothelawala Defence University, Kandawala, Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Nadeeka Sajeewani Miguntanna

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Riaz, M.Z.B., Iqbal, U., Yang, SQ. et al. SedimentNet — a 1D-CNN machine learning model for prediction of hydrodynamic forces in rapidly varied flows. Neural Comput & Applic 35, 9145–9166 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-022-08176-3

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