Abstract
Basalt is among the most used rocks as aggregate, ballast, ornamental stone and for other construction purposes. Therefore, the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) and elasticity modulus (Ei) of intact rock are required to be known for several purposes. For this reason, the purpose of the present study is to develop various non-linear prediction Model s for UCS and Ei by employing simple and non-destructive test results. Here, a dataset including 137 cases was analyzed. Each case includes unit weight, porosity, sonic velocity, Ei and UCS. The non-linear multiple regression (NLMR), adaptive-neuro fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) and artificial neural networks (ANN) were utilized as non-linear prediction algorithms. The performances of the developed Model s were assessed using various metrics such as coefficient of correlation (R2), values account for (VAF), root mean squared error (RMSE) and a20-index. To obtain these metrics, a ranking approach was employed. When the metrics were compared, the performance of ANFIS was found slightly higher for the Model s that predict UCS. The ANN was the most successful prediction tool for the Model s predicting Ei. Also, a series of Taylor diagrams were constructed to analyze the Model performances. According to the results, the Model s using porosity and sonic velocity as input parameters for predicting UCS exhibit the highest correlation with the observed data. Regarding the Ei prediction, the Model s with three inputs have the highest performance. The results show that the investigated algorithms reveal comparable performances and the Model s developed here can be used in feasibility assessment stages.
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The authors gratefully thank H. Serkan Tezer for field and laboratory studies. The authors also would like to thank Zeynel Abidin Gök and Serkan Pişmiş for laboratory studies.
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Yesiloglu-Gultekin, N., Gokceoglu, C. A Comparison Among Some Non-linear Prediction Tools on Indirect Determination of Uniaxial Compressive Strength and Modulus of Elasticity of Basalt. J Nondestruct Eval 41, 10 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10921-021-00841-2
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