Application of a Hybrid Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Compressive Strength and Elastic Modulus of Rocks
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methodology
2.1. Extreme Learning Machine Network
2.2. Grey Wolf Algorithm Optimizer
3. Database
4. Analysis of Results
4.1. Analysis of Compressive Strength Prediction Results
4.2. Analysis of Elastic Modulus Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Variable | n | Rn | VP | Is(50) | UCS | E |
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Unit | % | - | m/s | MPa | MPa | GPa |
Number | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 |
Max | 10.27 | 61 | 7943 | 7.1 | 211.9 | 183.3 |
Min | 0.1 | 25.63 | 2823 | 0.89 | 22.7 | 3.05 |
Mean | 2.21 | 43.13 | 5517.80 | 3.28 | 93.03 | 63.45 |
Median | 0.46 | 46 | 5450 | 3.16 | 95.6 | 66.7 |
SD | 3.24 | 11.13 | 930.94 | 1.28 | 50.15 | 47.80 |
Type | Input | Input | Input | Input | Output | Output |
Model | Training | Test | ||||
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R2 | RMSE | MAPE | R2 | RMSE | MAPE | |
MLR | 0.871 | 17.914 | 19.444% | 0.891 | 17.711 | 19.960% |
ELM | 0.917 | 14.334 | 15.890% | 0.913 | 16.914 | 19.855% |
DT | 0.945 | 11.673 | 10.039% | 0.939 | 14.817 | 17.191% |
SVR | 0.934 | 12.750 | 14.379% | 0.939 | 12.754 | 18.844% |
GWO-ELM | 0.946 | 11.519 | 12.424% | 0.951 | 11.446 | 16.131% |
Model | Training | Test | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R2 | RMSE | MAPE | R2 | RMSE | MAPE | |
MLR | 0.839 | 19.269 | 42.293% | 0.843 | 18.275 | 26.298% |
ELM | 0.899 | 15.204 | 31.114% | 0.839 | 18.927 | 48.527% |
DT | 0.889 | 16.014 | 36.778% | 0.854 | 17.801 | 37.133% |
SVR | 0.889 | 16.005 | 35.212% | 0.869 | 17.203 | 30.282% |
GWO-ELM | 0.903 | 14.949 | 26.781% | 0.870 | 17.571 | 23.649% |
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Jin, X.; Zhao, R.; Ma, Y. Application of a Hybrid Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Compressive Strength and Elastic Modulus of Rocks. Minerals 2022, 12, 1506. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121506
Jin X, Zhao R, Ma Y. Application of a Hybrid Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Compressive Strength and Elastic Modulus of Rocks. Minerals. 2022; 12(12):1506. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121506
Chicago/Turabian StyleJin, Xiaoliang, Rui Zhao, and Yulin Ma. 2022. "Application of a Hybrid Machine Learning Model for the Prediction of Compressive Strength and Elastic Modulus of Rocks" Minerals 12, no. 12: 1506. https://doi.org/10.3390/min12121506