Prediction of soil types from existing borehole data using genetic algorithm: A case of Metro Manila

• Main Author: Sumagaysay, Izzhar Christian P.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2021
• Subjects: Soils—Classification; Genetic algorithms; Civil Engineering
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdm_civ/6; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=etdm_civ
• Institution: De La Salle University

A Genetic Algorithm (GA) is an optimization algorithm following the concept of survival of the fittest wherein fitter individuals have higher chances of surviving and passing their genes to their offspring. With the absence of a soil reference map of Metro Manila, GA was implemented to predict the s...