Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers

This study investigates the use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for predicting the total sediment load of Malaysian rivers. EPR is a data-driven modelling hybrid technique, based on evolutionary computing, that has been recently used successfully in solving many problems in civil enginee...

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Main Authors: Abdul Ghani, Nadiatul, Shahin, Mohamed, Nikraz, Hamid
Format: Journal Article
Published: CSC Journals 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26369
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author Abdul Ghani, Nadiatul
Shahin, Mohamed
Nikraz, Hamid
author_facet Abdul Ghani, Nadiatul
Shahin, Mohamed
Nikraz, Hamid
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description This study investigates the use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for predicting the total sediment load of Malaysian rivers. EPR is a data-driven modelling hybrid technique, based on evolutionary computing, that has been recently used successfully in solving many problems in civil engineering. In order to apply the method for modelling the total sediment of Malaysian rivers, an extensive database obtained from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID),Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Malaysia was sought, and unrestricted access was granted. A robustness study was performed in order to confirm the generalisation ability of the developed EPR model, and a sensitivity analysis was also conducted to determine the relative importance of model inputs. The results obtained from the EPR model were compared with those obtained from six other available sediment load prediction models. The performance of the EPR model demonstrates its predictive capability and generalisation ability to solve highly nonlinear problems of river engineering applications, such as sediment. Moreover, the EPR model produced reasonably improved results compared to those obtained from the other available sediment load methods.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-263692017-01-30T12:53:08Z Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers Abdul Ghani, Nadiatul Shahin, Mohamed Nikraz, Hamid Malaysia sediment prediction Evolutionary polynomial regression rivers This study investigates the use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for predicting the total sediment load of Malaysian rivers. EPR is a data-driven modelling hybrid technique, based on evolutionary computing, that has been recently used successfully in solving many problems in civil engineering. In order to apply the method for modelling the total sediment of Malaysian rivers, an extensive database obtained from the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID),Ministry of Natural Resources & Environment, Malaysia was sought, and unrestricted access was granted. A robustness study was performed in order to confirm the generalisation ability of the developed EPR model, and a sensitivity analysis was also conducted to determine the relative importance of model inputs. The results obtained from the EPR model were compared with those obtained from six other available sediment load prediction models. The performance of the EPR model demonstrates its predictive capability and generalisation ability to solve highly nonlinear problems of river engineering applications, such as sediment. Moreover, the EPR model produced reasonably improved results compared to those obtained from the other available sediment load methods. 2012 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26369 CSC Journals fulltext
spellingShingle Malaysia
sediment
prediction
Evolutionary polynomial regression
rivers
Abdul Ghani, Nadiatul
Shahin, Mohamed
Nikraz, Hamid
Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title_full Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title_fullStr Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title_full_unstemmed Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title_short Use of Evolutionary Polynomial Regression (EPR) for Prediction of Total Sediment Load of Malaysian Rivers
title_sort use of evolutionary polynomial regression (epr) for prediction of total sediment load of malaysian rivers
topic Malaysia
sediment
prediction
Evolutionary polynomial regression
rivers
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/26369