Prediction of representative deformation modulus of longwall panel roof rock strata using Mamdani fuzzy system

Deformation modulus is the important parameter in stability analysis of tunnels, dams and mining struc- tures. In this paper, two predictive models including Mamdani fuzzy system （MFS） and multivariable regression analysis （MVRA） were developed to predict deformation modulus based on data obtained from dilatometer tests carried out in Bakhtiary dam site and additional data collected from longwall coal mines. Models inputs were considered to be rock quality designation, overburden height, weathering, unconfined compressive strength, bedding inclination to core axis, joint roughness coefficient and fill thickness. To control the models performance, calculating indices such as root mean square error （RMSE）, variance account for （VAF） and determination coefficient （R^2） were used. The MFS results show the significant prediction accuracy along with high performance compared to MVRA results. Finally, the sensitivity analysis of MFS results shows that the most and the least effective parameters on deformation modulus are weatherin~ and overburden height, respectively.

Investigation of Granite Deformation Process under Axial Load Using LSTMBased Architectures

Granite is generally composed of quartz,biotite,feldspar,and cracks.The changes in digital parameters of these compositions reflect the detail of the deformation process of the rock.Therefore,the estimation of the changes in digital parameters of the compositions is much helpful to understand the deformation and failure stages of the rock.In the current study,after dividing the frames in the video images photographed during the axial compression test into four parts(or,the upper left,upper right,lower left,and lower right ones),the digital parameters of various compositions in each part were then extracted.Using these parameters as input dataset,a long short-term memory(LSTM)based neural network was then established for exploring the changes of various compositions.After dividing the deformation process into four stages based on the stress-strain curve and using the digital parameters of various compositions as the dataset,the LSTM-based neural network for estimating the rock deformation stage was also established.The root mean squared error(RMSE)and goodness of fit(R2)and the average accuracy(ACC)were used to evaluate the efficiencies of these two LSTM-based neural networks.The influences of variables(such as the number of hidden layers,maximum epoch,learning rate,minimum batch size and train ratio)on efficiencies of the LSTM-based neural networks were thereafter explored.It shows that the super parameters have a great influence on the efficiency of the established LSTM-based neural network for estimating digital parameter changes of various compositions;the estimations were relatively good if the number of hidden layers,maximum epoch,learning ratio,minimum batch size,and train ratio is 2,150,0.005,10,and 0.8,respectively;the compositions with the greater percentage have a greater accuracy using the neural network;the great-small sequence of ACC is biotite,feldspar,crack,and quartz,if the LSTM-based architecture for estimating deformation stages was used.These results may be referable both for investigating the availably of the established LSTM-based architectures and for exploring the deformation process of the rock materials.