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An evolutionary-based polynomial regression modeling approach to predicting discharge flow rate under sheet piles (2023)
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Asr, A. A., Johari, A., & Javadi, A. A. (2023). An evolutionary-based polynomial regression modeling approach to predicting discharge flow rate under sheet piles. Engineering with Computers, 39(6), 4093-4101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-023-01872-1

The discharge flow rate beneath sheet plies is an essential parameter in designing these water retaining structures. This paper presents a unified framework for modeling and predicting discharge flow rate using an evolutionary-based polynomial regres... Read More about An evolutionary-based polynomial regression modeling approach to predicting discharge flow rate under sheet piles.

Effective stress parameter in unsaturated soils : an evolutionary-based prediction model (2021)
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Ahangar Asr, A., & Javadi, A. (2021). Effective stress parameter in unsaturated soils : an evolutionary-based prediction model. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Smart infrastructure and construction, 173(4), 96-105. https://doi.org/10.1680/jsmic.21.00012

Deformations and failures in unsaturated soils are influenced directly by the effective stress calculated using the stress equation affected by the effective stress parameter. A data mining-based approach, the Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR)... Read More about Effective stress parameter in unsaturated soils : an evolutionary-based prediction model.

Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities (2020)
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Al-ateya, H., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2020). Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities. Engineering Computations, 37(4), 1397-1421. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-03-2019-0101

This research is an attempt to estimate the influence of the presence of cavities on the stability of slopes in earth dams under rapid drawdown conditions. The aim of the investigation is to study the influence of different factors, such as the dia... Read More about Numerical investigation into the stability of earth dam slopes considering the effects of cavities.

Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis (2018)
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Sauffisseau, R., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2018). Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 171(4), 174-185. https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.18.00017

Urbanisation means that many natural slopes in and around cities are often subjected to cuts resulting in dramatic changes in the geometry of slope faces mostly by increasing slope angle which could lead to failures with catastrophic consequences.... Read More about Stratified slopes, numerical and empirical stability analysis.

An evolutionary modelling approach to predicting stress-strain behaviour of saturated granular soils (2018)
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Ahangar Asr, A., Faramarzi, A., & Javadi, A. (2018). An evolutionary modelling approach to predicting stress-strain behaviour of saturated granular soils. Engineering Computations, 35(8), 2931-2952. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-01-2018-0025

Purpose: To develop a unified framework for modelling triaxial deviator stress - axial strain and volumetric strain – axial strain behaviour of granular soils with the ability to predict the entire stress paths, incrementally, point by point, in de... Read More about An evolutionary modelling approach to predicting stress-strain behaviour of saturated granular soils.

Air losses in compressed air tunneling : a prediction model (2016)
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Ahangar Asr, A., & Javadi, A. (2016). Air losses in compressed air tunneling : a prediction model. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 169(3), 140-147. https://doi.org/10.1680/jencm.15.00023

Data (measurements) from a tunnel in Munich, Germany was used to develop and validate a model to predict air loss volumes in the process of compressed air tunnelling. In the implemented case study, compressed air was used as a measure to control the... Read More about Air losses in compressed air tunneling : a prediction model.

An evolutionary approach to modelling the thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils (2015)
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Ahangar Asr, A., Javadi, A., & Khalili, N. (2015). An evolutionary approach to modelling the thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils. International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, 39(5), 539-557. https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.2323

A new data mining approach is presented for modelling of the stress-strain and volume change behaviour of unsaturated soils considering temperature effects. The proposed approach is based on the evolutionary polynomial regression (EPR), which unlike... Read More about An evolutionary approach to modelling the thermo-mechanical behaviour of unsaturated soils.

A surrogate model for simulation–optimization of aquifer systems subjected to seawater intrusion (2015)
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Hussain, M., Javadi, A., Ahangar Asr, A., & Farmani, R. (2015). A surrogate model for simulation–optimization of aquifer systems subjected to seawater intrusion. Journal of Hydrology, 523, 542-554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2015.01.079

This study presents the application of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) as a pattern recognition system to predicate the behavior of nonlinear and computationally complex aquifer systems subjected to seawater intrusion (SWI). The developed E... Read More about A surrogate model for simulation–optimization of aquifer systems subjected to seawater intrusion.

Lateral load bearing capacity modelling of piles in cohesive soils in undrained conditions; an intelligent evolutionary approach (2014)
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Ahangar Asr, A., Javadi, A., Johari, A., & Chen, Y. (2014). Lateral load bearing capacity modelling of piles in cohesive soils in undrained conditions; an intelligent evolutionary approach. Applied Soft Computing, 24, 822-828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asoc.2014.07.027

The complex behaviour of fine-grained materials in relation with structural elements has received noticeable attention from geotechnical engineers and designers in recent decades. In this research work an evolutionary approach is presented to create... Read More about Lateral load bearing capacity modelling of piles in cohesive soils in undrained conditions; an intelligent evolutionary approach.

Identification of coupling parameters between shear strength behaviour of compacted soils and chemical's effects with an evolutionary-based data mining technique (2012)
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Cuisinier, O., Javadi, A. A., Ahangar-Asr, A., & Masrouri, F. (2013). Identification of coupling parameters between shear strength behaviour of compacted soils and chemical's effects with an evolutionary-based data mining technique. Computers and Geotechnics, 48, 107-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compgeo.2012.10.005

When subjected to a very high-pH, most of the soil minerals undergo physico-chemical transformation. This could induce strong modifications of the shear strength behaviour of the soil. This issue is of high interest in the framework of the design of... Read More about Identification of coupling parameters between shear strength behaviour of compacted soils and chemical's effects with an evolutionary-based data mining technique.