RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 Monitor-While-Drilling-based estimation of rock mass rating with computational intelligence: the case of tunnel excavation front A1 Galende Hernández, Marta A1 Menéndez, Manuel A1 Fuente Aparicio, María Jesús de la A1 Sáinz Palmero, Gregorio Ismael K1 Tunnels K1 MWD K1 FRBS K1 Selection/extraction of features K1 Clustering K1 RMR K1 Decision making AB The construction of tunnels has serious geomechanical uncertainties involving matters of both safety and budget. Nowadays, modern machinery gathers very useful information about the drilling process: the so-called Monitor While Drilling (MWD) data. So, one challenge is to provide support for the tunnel construction based on this on-site data . Here, an MWD based methodology to support tunnel construction is introduced: a Rock Mass Rating (RMR) estimation is provided by an MWD rocky based characterization of the excavation front and expert knowledge. Well-known machine learning (ML) and computational intelligence (CI) techniques are used. In addition, a collectible and "interpretable" base ofknowledge is obtained, linking MWD characterized excavation fronts and RMR. The results from a real tunnel case show a good and serviceable performance: the accuracy of the RMR estimations is high, Errortest=3%, using a generated knowledge base of 15 fuzzy rules, 3 linguistic variables and 3 linguistic terms. This proposal is, however, is open to new algorithms to reinforce its performance. PB Elsevier SN 0926-5805 YR 2018 FD 2018 LK http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45597 UL http://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/45597 LA eng NO Automation in construction, Septiembre 2018, vol.93, p. 325-338 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 11-jul-2024