@article{BandJanizadehChandraPaletal., author = {Band, Shahab S. and Janizadeh, Saeid and Chandra Pal, Subodh and Chowdhuri, Indrajit and Siabi, Zhaleh and Norouzi, Akbar and Melesse, Assefa M. and Shokri, Manouchehr and Mosavi, Amir Hosein}, title = {Comparative Analysis of Artificial Intelligence Models for Accurate Estimation of Groundwater Nitrate Concentration}, series = {Sensors}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Sensors}, number = {Volume 20, issue 20, article 5763}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/s20205763}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20210122-43364}, pages = {1 -- 23}, abstract = {Prediction of the groundwater nitrate concentration is of utmost importance for pollution control and water resource management. This research aims to model the spatial groundwater nitrate concentration in the Marvdasht watershed, Iran, based on several artificial intelligence methods of support vector machine (SVM), Cubist, random forest (RF), and Bayesian artificial neural network (Baysia-ANN) machine learning models. For this purpose, 11 independent variables affecting groundwater nitrate changes include elevation, slope, plan curvature, profile curvature, rainfall, piezometric depth, distance from the river, distance from residential, Sodium (Na), Potassium (K), and topographic wetness index (TWI) in the study area were prepared. Nitrate levels were also measured in 67 wells and used as a dependent variable for modeling. Data were divided into two categories of training (70\%) and testing (30\%) for modeling. The evaluation criteria coefficient of determination (R2), mean absolute error (MAE), root mean square error (RMSE), and Nash-Sutcliffe efficiency (NSE) were used to evaluate the performance of the models used. The results of modeling the susceptibility of groundwater nitrate concentration showed that the RF (R2 = 0.89, RMSE = 4.24, NSE = 0.87) model is better than the other Cubist (R2 = 0.87, RMSE = 5.18, NSE = 0.81), SVM (R2 = 0.74, RMSE = 6.07, NSE = 0.74), Bayesian-ANN (R2 = 0.79, RMSE = 5.91, NSE = 0.75) models. The results of groundwater nitrate concentration zoning in the study area showed that the northern parts of the case study have the highest amount of nitrate, which is higher in these agricultural areas than in other areas. The most important cause of nitrate pollution in these areas is agriculture activities and the use of groundwater to irrigate these crops and the wells close to agricultural areas, which has led to the indiscriminate use of chemical fertilizers by irrigation or rainwater of these fertilizers is washed and penetrates groundwater and pollutes the aquifer.}, subject = {Grundwasser}, language = {en} } @article{MengNomanQasemShokrietal., author = {Meng, Yinghui and Noman Qasem, Sultan and Shokri, Manouchehr and Shamshirband, Shahaboddin}, title = {Dimension Reduction of Machine Learning-Based Forecasting Models Employing Principal Component Analysis}, series = {Mathematics}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Mathematics}, number = {volume 8, issue 8, article 1233}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/math8081233}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200811-42125}, pages = {15}, abstract = {In this research, an attempt was made to reduce the dimension of wavelet-ANFIS/ANN (artificial neural network/adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system) models toward reliable forecasts as well as to decrease computational cost. In this regard, the principal component analysis was performed on the input time series decomposed by a discrete wavelet transform to feed the ANN/ANFIS models. The models were applied for dissolved oxygen (DO) forecasting in rivers which is an important variable affecting aquatic life and water quality. The current values of DO, water surface temperature, salinity, and turbidity have been considered as the input variable to forecast DO in a three-time step further. The results of the study revealed that PCA can be employed as a powerful tool for dimension reduction of input variables and also to detect inter-correlation of input variables. Results of the PCA-wavelet-ANN models are compared with those obtained from wavelet-ANN models while the earlier one has the advantage of less computational time than the later models. Dealing with ANFIS models, PCA is more beneficial to avoid wavelet-ANFIS models creating too many rules which deteriorate the efficiency of the ANFIS models. Moreover, manipulating the wavelet-ANFIS models utilizing PCA leads to a significant decreasing in computational time. Finally, it was found that the PCA-wavelet-ANN/ANFIS models can provide reliable forecasts of dissolved oxygen as an important water quality indicator in rivers.}, subject = {Maschinelles Lernen}, language = {en} } @phdthesis{RadmardRahmani, author = {Radmard Rahmani, Hamid}, title = {Artificial Intelligence Approach for Seismic Control of Structures}, doi = {10.25643/bauhaus-universitaet.4135}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200417-41359}, school = {Bauhaus-Universit{\"a}t Weimar}, abstract = {Abstract In the first part of this research, the utilization of tuned mass dampers in the vibration control of tall buildings during earthquake excitations is studied. The main issues such as optimizing the parameters of the dampers and studying the effects of frequency content of the target earthquakes are addressed. Abstract The non-dominated sorting genetic algorithm method is improved by upgrading generic operators, and is utilized to develop a framework for determining the optimum placement and parameters of dampers in tall buildings. A case study is presented in which the optimal placement and properties of dampers are determined for a model of a tall building under different earthquake excitations through computer simulations. Abstract In the second part, a novel framework for the brain learning-based intelligent seismic control of smart structures is developed. In this approach, a deep neural network learns how to improve structural responses during earthquake excitations using feedback control. Abstract Reinforcement learning method is improved and utilized to develop a framework for training the deep neural network as an intelligent controller. The efficiency of the developed framework is examined through two case studies including a single-degree-of-freedom system and a high-rise building under different earthquake excitation records. Abstract The results show that the controller gradually develops an optimum control policy to reduce the vibrations of a structure under an earthquake excitation through a cyclical process of actions and observations. Abstract It is shown that the controller efficiently improves the structural responses under new earthquake excitations for which it was not trained. Moreover, it is shown that the controller has a stable performance under uncertainties.}, subject = {Erdbeben}, language = {en} } @article{HarirchianLahmerKumarietal., author = {Harirchian, Ehsan and Lahmer, Tom and Kumari, Vandana and Jadhav, Kirti}, title = {Application of Support Vector Machine Modeling for the Rapid Seismic Hazard Safety Evaluation of Existing Buildings}, series = {Energies}, volume = {2020}, journal = {Energies}, number = {volume 13, issue 13, 3340}, publisher = {MDPI}, address = {Basel}, doi = {10.3390/en13133340}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:gbv:wim2-20200707-41915}, pages = {15}, abstract = {The economic losses from earthquakes tend to hit the national economy considerably; therefore, models that are capable of estimating the vulnerability and losses of future earthquakes are highly consequential for emergency planners with the purpose of risk mitigation. This demands a mass prioritization filtering of structures to identify vulnerable buildings for retrofitting purposes. The application of advanced structural analysis on each building to study the earthquake response is impractical due to complex calculations, long computational time, and exorbitant cost. This exhibits the need for a fast, reliable, and rapid method, commonly known as Rapid Visual Screening (RVS). The method serves as a preliminary screening platform, using an optimum number of seismic parameters of the structure and predefined output damage states. In this study, the efficacy of the Machine Learning (ML) application in damage prediction through a Support Vector Machine (SVM) model as the damage classification technique has been investigated. The developed model was trained and examined based on damage data from the 1999 D{\"u}zce Earthquake in Turkey, where the building's data consists of 22 performance modifiers that have been implemented with supervised machine learning.}, subject = {Erdbeben}, language = {en} }