Application of BP artificial neural network to comprehensive evaluation of dam safety
Wu Yun · 2003
An improved BP neural network was applied to comprehensive evaluation of dam safety, and a comprehensive evaluation method close to the thinking mode of human beings, with qualitative and quantitative analysis combined, was developed. By study of some given samples, the experts' experiences, knowledge, subjective judgment, and tendency towards the importance of objectives embodied in the samples were obtained. When it is necessary to comprehensively evaluate a new object, the method can reproduce the experts' experiences, knowledge and instinctive thought, and effectively combine qualitative and quantitative analysis together, ensuring the quality of dam safety evaluation. Examples show that the method is reasonable and feasible.