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Inverse and Feedback Analyses Based on the Finite Element Method

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Computational Geomechanics and Hydraulic Structures

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To undertake a successful computation task concerning the construction and operation process of hydraulic structures, one of the mostly concerned obstacles is the limited or incomplete sets of input data. This chapter presents the study on the inverse and feedback analyses for hydraulic structures using the FEM, intended to provide another parametric solution in addition to traditional ones (e.g. field exploration and investigation, laboratory experiment and field test, as well as engineering analogue). The principles and strategies with regard to the specific issues of in situ geo-stresses and material parameters (mechanical, permeable and thermal), are elaborated. The mathematical tools, particularly the algorithms for constrained nonlinear optimization problems arise from the inverse analysis, are presented. The aggression belonging to mathematical programming algorithms and the ANN belonging to heuristic search algorithms are implemented and validated in detail. In addition to a number of validation examples interspersed within the context, this chapter is closed with two engineering application cases (dam foundation, cut slope).

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Chen, Sh. (2019). Inverse and Feedback Analyses Based on the Finite Element Method. In: Computational Geomechanics and Hydraulic Structures. Springer Tracts in Civil Engineering . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8135-4_7

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