abstract = "To a certain extent, all reservoirs are subjected to
the problem of sediment deposition universally.
Depending on the amount of material deposited the
shortening of reservoir capacity and useful life result
in several unpredictable consequences. To determine the
total quantity of deposition, as well as the pattern
and distribution of deposits in a reservoir,
hydrographic survey is the only direct measurement
method. These hydrographic survey methods are being
considered as expensive, time consuming and cumbersome.
In the present study, an attempt has been made to
employ genetic programming (GP) soft computing
technique to estimate the volume of sediment retained
(Sv) in the Pong Reservoir, India. It was found that GP
model captured the trend and magnitude of Sv very well.
Moreover, GP model provided input-output relationship
in the form of computer programs which may be easily
used by end user. Also, GP can be effectively used to
capture the non-linear relationship between the input
and output with short length of data",
notes = "Stock No. 41036. Great Rivers
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of
Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai 400 076, Maharashtra,
India",