Quality Evaluation of Rock Mass Using RMR14 Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion

The uncertainties in quality evaluations of rock mass are embedded in the underlying multi-source data composed by a variety of testing methods and some specialized sensors. To mitigate this issue, a proper method of data-driven computing for quality evaluation of rock mass based on the theory of mu...

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Autores principales: Qi Zhang, Qing Jiang, Yuanhai Li, Ning Wang, Lei He
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:8627d1e2361241589174ea7fc1027d5c2021-11-11T19:07:03ZQuality Evaluation of Rock Mass Using RMR14 Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion10.3390/s212171081424-8220https://doaj.org/article/8627d1e2361241589174ea7fc1027d5c2021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/21/21/7108https://doaj.org/toc/1424-8220The uncertainties in quality evaluations of rock mass are embedded in the underlying multi-source data composed by a variety of testing methods and some specialized sensors. To mitigate this issue, a proper method of data-driven computing for quality evaluation of rock mass based on the theory of multi-source data fusion is required. As the theory of multi-source data fusion, Dempster–Shafer (D-S) evidence theory is applied to the quality evaluation of rock mass. As the correlation between different rock mass indices is too large to be ignored, belief reinforcement and Murphy’s average belief theory are introduced to process the multi-source data of rock mass. The proposed method is designed based on RMR14, one of the most widely used quality-evaluating methods for rock mass in the world. To validate the proposed method, the data of rock mass is generated randomly to realize the data fusion based on the proposed method and the conventional D-S theory. The fusion results based on these two methods are compared. The result of the comparison shows the proposed method amplifies the distance between the possibilities at different ratings from 0.0666 to 0.5882, which makes the exact decision more accurate than the other. A case study is carried out in Daxiagu tunnel in China to prove the practical value of the proposed method. The result shows the rock mass rating of the studied section of the tunnel is in level III with the maximum possibility of 0.9838, which agrees with the geological survey report.Qi ZhangQing JiangYuanhai LiNing WangLei HeMDPI AGarticlerock massquality evaluationdata-driven computingmulti-source data fusionD-S evidence theorybelief reinforcementChemical technologyTP1-1185ENSensors, Vol 21, Iss 7108, p 7108 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic rock mass
quality evaluation
data-driven computing
multi-source data fusion
D-S evidence theory
belief reinforcement
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
spellingShingle rock mass
quality evaluation
data-driven computing
multi-source data fusion
D-S evidence theory
belief reinforcement
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Qi Zhang
Qing Jiang
Yuanhai Li
Ning Wang
Lei He
Quality Evaluation of Rock Mass Using RMR14 Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion
description The uncertainties in quality evaluations of rock mass are embedded in the underlying multi-source data composed by a variety of testing methods and some specialized sensors. To mitigate this issue, a proper method of data-driven computing for quality evaluation of rock mass based on the theory of multi-source data fusion is required. As the theory of multi-source data fusion, Dempster–Shafer (D-S) evidence theory is applied to the quality evaluation of rock mass. As the correlation between different rock mass indices is too large to be ignored, belief reinforcement and Murphy’s average belief theory are introduced to process the multi-source data of rock mass. The proposed method is designed based on RMR14, one of the most widely used quality-evaluating methods for rock mass in the world. To validate the proposed method, the data of rock mass is generated randomly to realize the data fusion based on the proposed method and the conventional D-S theory. The fusion results based on these two methods are compared. The result of the comparison shows the proposed method amplifies the distance between the possibilities at different ratings from 0.0666 to 0.5882, which makes the exact decision more accurate than the other. A case study is carried out in Daxiagu tunnel in China to prove the practical value of the proposed method. The result shows the rock mass rating of the studied section of the tunnel is in level III with the maximum possibility of 0.9838, which agrees with the geological survey report.
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Qing Jiang
Yuanhai Li
Ning Wang
Lei He
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title Quality Evaluation of Rock Mass Using RMR14 Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion
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title_fullStr Quality Evaluation of Rock Mass Using RMR14 Based on Multi-Source Data Fusion
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