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Artificial neural network for prediction of rock properties using acoustic frequencies recorded during rock drilling operations

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Determining properties of rocks in rock mechanics/engineering applications such as underground tunnelling, slope stability, foundations, dam design and rock blasting is often difficult due to the requirements of high quality of core rock samples and accurate test apparatus. Prediction of the geomechanical properties of rock material has been an area of interest for rock mechanics for several years now. Nowadays, soft computing methods are used as a powerful tool to estimate the rock properties, cost and duration of the project. This has led to a lack of necessity to develop a model to predict rock properties in the field of rock mechanics. ANN (artificial neural network) models were developed to predict geomechanical properties of the sedimentary rock types using dominant frequencies of an acoustic signal during rock drilling operations. A set of experimental drilling operations test conditions around 875 were used as input parameters including drill bit spindle speeds (rpm), drill bit penetration rates (mm/min), drill bit diameters (mm) and dominant frequencies of the acoustic signal (Hz). The response (output) was uniaxial compressive strength (UCS), Brazilian tensile strength (BTS), density (\(\rho \)) and abrasivity (%). The developed models were checked using various performance indices. The results from the analysis show that the suggested ANN model approach is efficient, fits the data and accurately reflects the experimental results. The ANN models predicted physico-mechanical rock properties through the dominant frequency of acoustic signals during rock drilling operations.

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Kumar, C.V., Vardhan, H. & Murthy, C.S.N. Artificial neural network for prediction of rock properties using acoustic frequencies recorded during rock drilling operations. Model. Earth Syst. Environ. 8, 141–161 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40808-021-01103-w

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