the prediction of liquefaction potential of soil due to an earthquake is an essential task in civil engineering. the decision tree is a tree structure consisting of internal and terminal nodes which process the data to ultimately yield a classification. c4.5 is a known algorithm widely used to design decision trees. in this algorithm, a pruning process is carried out to solve the problem of the...

Currently, visually described borehole samples are the primary input for large-scale 3D geological models of the subsurface, both when modelling architecture and composition. Cone penetration tests are rarely used and to a limited extent only. There are several reasons why it is of interest to utilize CPT data for geological and lithological modelling of the Dutch subsurface: 1) CPTs are more a...

in-situ testing techniques have proven to be successful in improving the speed and reliability of geotechnical investigations. one of the most common in-situ methods in engineering geology and site investigation is cone penetration test (cpt), which is mainly used for characterization of soils, as it is a robust, simple, fast, reliable and economic test that can provide continuous soundings of ...