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New ML models improve geotechnical strength prediction with advanced imputation

Researchers have developed new probabilistic indirect models for predicting undrained shear strength in geotechnical engineering, addressing challenges of significant data missing and variability. The study utilized the CLAY/10/7490 global database and tested three imputation methods: multivariate normal (MN), multiple imputation by chained equations (MICE), and miss forest (MF). A Probabilistic Extreme Gradient Boosting (PXGB) model was employed to evaluate the imputation effectiveness. Additionally, a multi-head attention (MHA) mechanism was integrated into an artificial neural network (ANN) to create MHA-based probabilistic neural networks (MHA-PNN), which demonstrated superior performance in prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification compared to conventional models. AI

IMPACT Enhances prediction accuracy and uncertainty quantification in geotechnical engineering, particularly for datasets with missing information.

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  1. arXiv cs.LG TIER_1 English(EN) · Haibin Xiong, Shaoheng Dai, Peng Lan, Xuzhen He, Chenxi Tong, Sheng Zhang, Daichao Sheng ·

    Probabilistic indirect models for undrained shear strength: addressing significant data missing and variability with advanced imputation and machine learning techniques

    arXiv:2608.13934v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate prediction of undrained shear strength (su) is crucial for geotechnical design, but is often hampered by substantial uncertainty in traditional empirical methods. This study uses the CLAY/10/7490 global database to develop …