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Roadheader performance prediction using genetic programming (GP) and gene expression programming (GEP) techniques

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Roadheading machines play a vital role in excavation operation in tunneling and mining industries notably when selective mining is required. Roadheaders are more effective in soft to medium rock formations due to a higher cutting rate in such strata. A precise prediction of machine’s performance is a crucial issue, as it has considerable effects on excavation planning, project’s cost estimation, machine specification selection as well as safety of the project. In this research, a database of machine performance and some geomechanical parameters of rock formations from Tabas coal mine project, the largest and fully mechanized coal mine in Iran, has been established, including instantaneous cutting rate (ICR), uniaxial compressive strength, Brazilian tensile strength, rock quality designation, influence of discontinuity orientation (Alpha angle) and specific energy. Afterward, the parameters were analyzed through genetic programming (GP) and gene expression programming (GEP) approaches to yield more accurate models to predict the performance of roadheaders. As statistical indices, coefficient of determination, root mean square error and variance account were used to evaluate the efficiency of the developed models. According to the obtained results, it was observed that developed models can effectively be implemented for prediction of roadheader performance. Moreover, it was concluded that performance of the GEP model is better than the GP model. A high conformity was observed between predicted and measured roadheader ICR for GEP model.

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  1. Department of Mining Engineering, Tarbiat Modares University, 14115-143, Tehran, Iran

    Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh & Masoud Monjezi

  2. Institute of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

    Alireza Salimi & Christian Moormann

  3. Department of Mining Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Qaemshahr Branch, Qaemshahr, Iran

    Arash Ebrahimabadi

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Shirani Faradonbeh, R., Salimi, A., Monjezi, M. et al. Roadheader performance prediction using genetic programming (GP) and gene expression programming (GEP) techniques. Environ Earth Sci 76, 584 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-017-6920-2

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