Application of extreme gradient boosting for predicting standard penetration test N-values from cone penetration test data

IF 3.7 2区 工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, ENVIRONMENTAL
Xiao Han, Jiangtao Yi, Xiaobin Li, Siyu Li, Hongyu Tang, Zhen Wang, Jingnian Ran
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Abstract

The standard penetration test (SPT) and cone penetration test (CPT) are widely used for subsurface stratigraphic characterization and the determination of geotechnical properties. While the CPT is increasingly adopted in site investigations, the SPT N-value continues to be a key parameter for developing empirical design formulas. As a result, establishing an accurate correlation between CPT data and SPT N-values remains a critical challenge in geotechnical engineering. In this study, a new side-by-side SPT-CPT database is constructed to evaluate existing conventional models, revealing their shortcomings and highlighting the need for a more reliable model. An innovative approach using an Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) model to predict SPT N-values from CPT data. This model overcomes the limitations of conventional transformation models by leveraging machine learning algorithm that can capture complex relationships within the data. The new XGBoost model incorporates a broader range of input variables compared to conventional models, including cone resistance, sleeve friction, soil behavior type index, fines content, depth of CPT data, and effective overburden stress. Through comparative analyses with other prevalent machine learning models, including random forests, back-propagation artificial neural networks, and support vector machines, we demonstrate that the XGBoost model significantly outperforms both conventional and machine learning-based models in terms of accuracy and robustness.

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Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment 工程技术-地球科学综合
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7.10
自引率
11.90%
发文量
445
审稿时长
4.1 months
期刊介绍: Engineering geology is defined in the statutes of the IAEG as the science devoted to the investigation, study and solution of engineering and environmental problems which may arise as the result of the interaction between geology and the works or activities of man, as well as of the prediction of and development of measures for the prevention or remediation of geological hazards. Engineering geology embraces: • the applications/implications of the geomorphology, structural geology, and hydrogeological conditions of geological formations; • the characterisation of the mineralogical, physico-geomechanical, chemical and hydraulic properties of all earth materials involved in construction, resource recovery and environmental change; • the assessment of the mechanical and hydrological behaviour of soil and rock masses; • the prediction of changes to the above properties with time; • the determination of the parameters to be considered in the stability analysis of engineering works and earth masses.
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