Novel Soft ComputingModel for Predicting Blast-Induced Ground Vibration in Open-Pit Mines Based on the Bagging and Sibling of Extra Trees Models

This study considered and predicted blast-induced ground vibration(PPV)in open-pit mines using bagging and sibling techniques under the rigorous combination of machine learning algorithms.Accordingly,four machine learning algorithms,including support vector regression(SVR),extra trees(ExTree),K-nearest neighbors(KNN),and decision tree regression(DTR),were used as the base models for the purposes of combination and PPV initial prediction.The bagging regressor(BA)was then applied to combine these base models with the efforts of variance reduction,overfitting elimination,and generating more robust predictive models,abbreviated as BA-ExTree,BAKNN,BA-SVR,and BA-DTR.It is emphasized that the ExTree model has not been considered for predicting blastinduced ground vibration before,and the bagging of ExTree is an innovation aiming to improve the accuracy of the inherently ExTree model,as well.In addition,two empirical models(i.e.,USBM and Ambraseys)were also treated and compared with the bagging models to gain a comprehensive assessment.With this aim,we collected 300 blasting events with different parameters at the Sin Quyen copper mine(Vietnam),and the produced PPV values were also measured.They were then compiled as the dataset to develop the PPV predictive models.The results revealed that the bagging models provided better performance than the empirical models,except for the BA-DTR model.Of those,the BA-ExTree is the best model with the highest accuracy(i.e.,88.8%).Whereas,the empirical models only provided the accuracy from 73.6%–76%.The details of comparisons and assessments were also presented in this study.

基于Extra Tree Classifier的水质安全建模预测

随着工业化和城市化的快速发展,水质安全问题日益受到关注。本研究利用一个包含7999条数据记录的水质分析数据集,涵盖多种化学物质浓度测量值与安全阈值,以及“是否安全”分类变量,运用Extr aTree Classifier模型进行水质安全建模预测及数据分析。本研究目的在于提供一个可靠的模型,以帮助决策者和相关部门更好地监测和维护水质安全,从而保障公众健康和环境可持续发展。

Ground Passive Microwave Remote Sensing of Atmospheric Profiles Using WRF Simulations and Machine Learning Techniques

Microwave radiometer(MWR) demonstrates exceptional efficacy in monitoring the atmospheric temperature and humidity profiles.A typical inversion algorithm for MWR involves the use of radiosonde measurements as the training dataset.However,this is challenging due to limitations in the temporal and spatial resolution of available sounding data,which often results in a lack of coincident data with MWR deployment locations.Our study proposes an alternative approach to overcome these limitations by harnessing the Weather Research and Forecasting(WRF) model's renowned simulation capabilities,which offer high temporal and spatial resolution.By using WRF simulations that collocate with the MWR deployment location as a substitute for radiosonde measurements or reanalysis data,our study effectively mitigates the limitations associated with mismatching of MWR measurements and the sites,which enables reliable MWR retrieval in diverse geographical settings.Different machine learning(ML) algorithms including extreme gradient boosting(XGBoost),random forest(RF),light gradient boosting machine(LightGBM),extra trees(ET),and backpropagation neural network(BPNN) are tested by using WRF simulations,among which BPNN appears as the most superior,achieving an accuracy with a root-mean-square error(RMSE) of 2.05 K for temperature,0.67 g m~(-3) for water vapor density(WVD),and 13.98% for relative humidity(RH).Comparisons of temperature,RH,and WVD retrievals between our algorithm and the sounding-trained(RAD) algorithm indicate that our algorithm remarkably outperforms the latter.This study verifies the feasibility of utilizing WRF simulations for developing MWR inversion algorithms,thus opening up new possibilities for MWR deployment and airborne observations in global locations.

Application of artificial intelligence in predicting the dynamics of bottom hole pressure for under-balanced drilling:Extra tree compared with feed forward neural network model

This study used six fields data alongside correlation heat map to evaluate the field parameters that affect the accuracy of bottom hole pressure(BHP)estimation.The six oil field data were acquired using measurement while drilling device to collect surface measurements of the downhole pressure data while drilling.For the two case studies,measured field data of the wellbore filled with gasified mud system was utilized,and the wellbores were drilled using rotary jointed drill strings.Extremely Randomized Tree and feed forward neural network algorithms were used to develop models that can predict with high accuracy,BHP from measured field data.For modeling purpose,an extensive data from six fields was used,and the proposed model was further validated with two data from two new fields.The gathered data encompasses a variety of well data,general information/data,depths,hole size,and depths.The developed model was compared with data obtained from two new fields based on its capability,stability and accuracy.The result and model’s performance from the error analysis revealed that the two proposed Extra Tree and Feed Forward models replicate the bottom hole pressure data with R2 greater than 0.9.The high values of R^(2) for the two models suggest the relative reliability of the modelling techniques.The magnitudes of mean squared error and mean absolute percentage error for the predicted BHPs from both models range from 0.33 to 0.34 and 2.02%-2.14%,for the Extra tree model and 0.40-0.41 and 3.90%e3.99%for Feed Forward model respectively;the least errors were recorded for the Extra Tree model.Also,the mean absolute error of the Extra Tree model for both fields(9.13-10.39 psi)are lower than that of the Feed Forward model(10.98-11 psi),thus showing the higher precision of the Extra Tree model relative to the Feed Forward model.Literature has shown that underbalanced operation does not guarantee the improvement of horizontal well’s extension ability,because it mainly depends on the relationship between the bottomhole pressure and its corresponding critical point.Thus,the application of this study proposed models for predicting bottomhole pressure trends.