The expansion of rail transport infrastructures necessitates accurate and efficient soil surveys to ensure long-term stability and performance,particularly in regions prone to soil heaving.This study aimed to demonstr...The expansion of rail transport infrastructures necessitates accurate and efficient soil surveys to ensure long-term stability and performance,particularly in regions prone to soil heaving.This study aimed to demonstrate the potential of non-destructive spectral analysis combined with Agentic Artificial Intelligence for automating the identification of soil heaving potential,providing a transformative approach to soil assessment in railway construction.A robust AI-agent was developed to predict soil heaving potential across temperature regimes(ranging from 0℃ to-5℃ and back),enabling characterization of the relative acoustic compressibility coefficient(β)based on the physical and mechanical properties of the soil.The main objective was to develop a framework that integrated spectral reflectance data with machine learning algorithms to predict soil heaving potential and reduce the reliance on traditional invasive methods.The experimental setup employed digital techniques to process and record longitudinal and transverse acoustic pulse signals reflected from piezoelectric sensors mounted on soil specimens.The processed signals were automatically transferred via a USB adapter to a PC for further analysis by the AI-agent.Acoustic diagnostics of the soils were performed using Fast-Fourier Transform(FFT)Spectral Analysis,followed by correlation of waveform spectra with heaving deformation.The AI-agent utilized a hybrid architecture combining Convolutional Neural Network(CNN),Support Vector Machine(SVM),and Random Forest(RF)algorithms to address the complexities of heterogeneous soil data and multifaceted prediction tasks—including heaving classification and deformation regression—while mitigating overfitting.Soil heaving potential was accurately predicted by the AI agent,with minor variations attributed to equipment sensitivity.展开更多
文摘The expansion of rail transport infrastructures necessitates accurate and efficient soil surveys to ensure long-term stability and performance,particularly in regions prone to soil heaving.This study aimed to demonstrate the potential of non-destructive spectral analysis combined with Agentic Artificial Intelligence for automating the identification of soil heaving potential,providing a transformative approach to soil assessment in railway construction.A robust AI-agent was developed to predict soil heaving potential across temperature regimes(ranging from 0℃ to-5℃ and back),enabling characterization of the relative acoustic compressibility coefficient(β)based on the physical and mechanical properties of the soil.The main objective was to develop a framework that integrated spectral reflectance data with machine learning algorithms to predict soil heaving potential and reduce the reliance on traditional invasive methods.The experimental setup employed digital techniques to process and record longitudinal and transverse acoustic pulse signals reflected from piezoelectric sensors mounted on soil specimens.The processed signals were automatically transferred via a USB adapter to a PC for further analysis by the AI-agent.Acoustic diagnostics of the soils were performed using Fast-Fourier Transform(FFT)Spectral Analysis,followed by correlation of waveform spectra with heaving deformation.The AI-agent utilized a hybrid architecture combining Convolutional Neural Network(CNN),Support Vector Machine(SVM),and Random Forest(RF)algorithms to address the complexities of heterogeneous soil data and multifaceted prediction tasks—including heaving classification and deformation regression—while mitigating overfitting.Soil heaving potential was accurately predicted by the AI agent,with minor variations attributed to equipment sensitivity.
