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02_Overview on Critical Surface Optimization Algorithms_EN

The document outlines critical surface optimization algorithms used in geomechanics, specifically focusing on slip surface options and various search methods such as Cuckoo Search, Particle Swarm, and Grid Search. It details user-defined surfaces, surface altering optimization, and the generation of composite surfaces for modeling. The presentation was part of a numerical modeling workshop held in Muscat, Oman, in April 2019.

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02_Overview on Critical Surface Optimization Algorithms_EN

The document outlines critical surface optimization algorithms used in geomechanics, specifically focusing on slip surface options and various search methods such as Cuckoo Search, Particle Swarm, and Grid Search. It details user-defined surfaces, surface altering optimization, and the generation of composite surfaces for modeling. The presentation was part of a numerical modeling workshop held in Muscat, Oman, in April 2019.

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Slide2 2018

Critical Surface Optimization Algorithms

Numerical Modeling Workshop in Geomechanics Using Rocscience


Software

21-22 April 2019, Muscat, OMAN

Geotechnical tools,
inspired by you.
Presentation Outline
Overview on Critical Surface Search Optimization Algorithms in Slide3

Slip Surface Options

• Define Search Grid

• User Defined Surface

• Slope Limits
Critical Surface Search Options
Select the «Slip Surfaces» tab and then «Slip Surfaces» icon
Critical Surface Search Options
Surface Generation Method

Surface Types

Search Method

Surface Altering
Optimi zation
Critical Surface Search Options
Pre-defined Settings
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Methods

• Cuckoo Search
• Particle Swarm
• Grid Search

User-Defined Surfaces

• User defined spheric, elipsoid, general


etc. Surface shapes can be defined.
«External Geometry Composite Surfaces»
and «Surface Altering Optimi zation»
options can still be used.
Critical Surface Search Options
Surface Types

• Elipsoid
• Spheric
• Multi-planar

Spheric Ellipsoid Multi-


Planar*
Cuckoo Yes Yes Yes
Particle Yes Yes Yes
Swarm
Grid Search Yes - -
Auto Refine Yes - -
* : S u r f a c e A l t e r i n g O p t i m i za t i o n w i l l b e d i s a b l e d .
Critical Surface Search Options
External Geometry Composite Surfaces

The External Geometry Composite Surfaces option is


intended for modeling a strong bedrock layer at the
bottom of a model. It allows the slip surface search
routines to form "composite" surfaces (e.g. spherical /
planar) which conform to the lower edge of the external
boundary volume.

The material strength used for the "planar" portion of a


composite slip surface, will be the strength of the
material (s ) at the bottom of the external volume.
Critical Surface Search Options
W hat is «Surface Altering Optimi zation» ?

• It is a surface search optimi zation method just like Cuckoo Search or Particle Swarm
• It is listed differently because Surface Altering Optimization is utilized operationally after other
search methods .
• Surface Altering Optimi zation takes the results obtained on «ellipsoid» and «spherical»
surfaces by using Cuckoo Search and Particle Swarm Search, converts them into a «spline»
surfaces and continues to refine the surface.
Critical Surface Search Options
W hat is «Surface Altering Optimi zation» ?

• Critical surfaces obtained from initial methods are assumed as input surface.
• Converts and modifies the input surface into a «spline» surface and evaluates for a more
critical surface.

• Detail Properties :
• Conversion Resolution
• Iteration Tolerance
• Max. Iterations
• Max. Concavity Angle
Critical Surface Search Options
W hat is «Surface Altering Optimi zation» ?

• Unlike the heuristic optimi zation methods , Surface Altering Optimi zati on method conduct
searches in «local» scale.
1. Initially, it converts a spheric or ellipsoid surface into a spline surface.
2. Resolution of the spline surface can be set to have 5x5, 7x7 or 9x9 control points (low,
medium, high).
Critical Surface Search Options
Slip Surface Options 
Surface Type  Sphere
Search Method  Grid Search
Number of Radii per Point  10
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Grid Search
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Grid Search

Open «Surfaces» tab in an example model.


Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Grid Search
To change Search Grid parameters ;
i) Surfaces  Define Search Grid or
ii) Select the object from “Visibility Box” and select the editing option in Properties section
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Cuckoo Search

Input Parameters  Maximum Iteration Number


Does not require pre -defined search surface
A meta-heuris tic algorithm suggested by Yang ve Deb (2009)
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Particle Swarm Search

• Starts critic search scan by generating arbitrary point


population.

• Every point will then be updated in the next iteration.

• Updated parameters in Vi is selected randomly by considering


the best solution among the particles (SG) and the best
solution that specific particle reached in the previous iteration
(SB).
Critical Surface Search Options
Search Method  Auto Refine Search

• Applies only for spheric surfaces

• Results obtained determinis tic ally by using a grid


is used to generate new refined grid regions.

• Iteration continues until a limited number.


Critical Surface Search Options
Slope Limits
Critical Surface Search Options
Cuckoo Search +
Surface Altering Optimi zation ,
Cuckoo Search: FOS: 1.394 Res: Low: FOS: 1.391

Cuckoo Search +
Surface Altering Optimi zation ,
Res: High: FOS: 1.372
Critical Surface Search Options
P.S.O. : FOS: 1.444 P.S.O., Increased interpolati on
number and point density: FOS: 1.431

Grid Search, 10x10x10x10: FOS: 1.457

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