Genetic Algorithms for the Calibration of Constitutive Models for Soils
Publication: International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 5, Issue 3
Abstract
This paper presents a study that uses an innovative numerical method called the “genetic algorithm” for material parameter optimization in constitutive modeling. The paper introduces a new scheme, a fitness function, to estimate the error of predicted behavior due to a given set of material parameters. Optimization efficiency of the proposed fitness function is analyzed by changing the selected genetic algorithm parameters. The genetic algorithm and the new fitness function were found to be capable of optimizing material parameters of complex constitutive models.
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International Journal of Geomechanics
Volume 5 • Issue 3 • September 2005
Pages: 206 - 217
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Received: Jan 21, 2003
Accepted: Jun 11, 2004
Published online: Sep 1, 2005
Published in print: Sep 2005
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