Simplified methods for the design of landfill double composite liners using neural network

Shi, Y., Xie, H., Chen, X and Thomas, H. R. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3951-0409 2024. Simplified methods for the design of landfill double composite liners using neural network. Geosynthetics International 10.1680/jgein.24.00042 Item availability restricted.

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Abstract

Double composite liners (DCLs) have been widely used in landfills to protect the surrounding environment. This study aims to develop simplified empirical equations for calculating breakthrough times of DCLs based on analytical equations or experimental data. The artificial intelligence neural network called Group Method of Data Handling (GMDH) type neural network was used to perform equation simplification. New empirical equations in polynomial formats are obtained by a layer-summation method and a series of numerical experiments based on analytical solutions for contaminant transport in double composite liners. The accuracy of empirical equations is demonstrated by comparing them with the existing solutions and numerical results. The performance of four types of DCLs were then investigated. The mean absolute percentage errors (MAPEs) for each type of DCLs with different leachate heads and soil liner thicknesses are all lower than 10%. Additionally, a trend for the improvement of the GMDH equation accuracy with the increase of Δh1 is observed. The presented equations can perform well in high leachate head conditions (e.g. > 5 m) where DCLs are required.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Engineering
Publisher:	ICE Publishing
ISSN:	1072-6349
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	23 July 2024
Date of Acceptance:	12 June 2024
Last Modified:	23 Jul 2024 10:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/170411

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