Occurrence assessment of earth fissure based on genetic algorithms and artificial neural networks in Su-Xi-Chang land subsidence area, China

Earth fissures in Su-Xi-Chang land subsidence area have induced massive damages to the area. The non-linear characteristic associated with the process of earth fissure formation requires non-linear method for evaluating the occurrence of the hazard. Based on quantification of influence factors on breeding the hazard, GA-ANN method, which integrates artificial neural networks (ANN) with genetic algorithms (GA), is developed for evaluating the...