An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm

The pile-supported wharf is widely used in port wharf design due to its excellent adaptability. However, it may intersect in space because a large number of batter piles are used. In the design process of the pile-supported wharfs, pile orientation adjustment is an essential process to avoid pile in...

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Main Authors: Guan-Chen Cui, Ting Liang, Guo-Feng Han
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Advances in Civil Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1604169
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description The pile-supported wharf is widely used in port wharf design due to its excellent adaptability. However, it may intersect in space because a large number of batter piles are used. In the design process of the pile-supported wharfs, pile orientation adjustment is an essential process to avoid pile intersection. The arrangement of pile orientation in a structural section often takes several days manually. Sometimes, designers cannot avoid pile intersections after many attempts. At present, the software can only check pile intersections, but it cannot optimize pile orientations. Considering the priority order of adjusting the pile slope, the rotation angle, and avoiding a pile intersection, the objective function for optimization is designed, and the pile orientation is optimized and adjusted by a genetic algorithm. Then the performance of the algorithm is analyzed. Finally, the algorithm is applied to two practical cases of pile-supported wharfs. One case involves the designers who failed to arrange the pile orientation. Moreover, satisfactory results of pile orientations are obtained in a few minutes. Therefore, the proposed method greatly improves labor efficiency.
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spelling doaj-art-e8003b3b706b409882dc327b51116fd42025-02-03T01:22:45ZengWileyAdvances in Civil Engineering1687-80942022-01-01202210.1155/2022/1604169An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic AlgorithmGuan-Chen Cui0Ting Liang1Guo-Feng Han2China Communications Construction First Harbor Consultants Co., LtdChina Communications Construction First Harbor Consultants Co., LtdInstitute of MechanicsThe pile-supported wharf is widely used in port wharf design due to its excellent adaptability. However, it may intersect in space because a large number of batter piles are used. In the design process of the pile-supported wharfs, pile orientation adjustment is an essential process to avoid pile intersection. The arrangement of pile orientation in a structural section often takes several days manually. Sometimes, designers cannot avoid pile intersections after many attempts. At present, the software can only check pile intersections, but it cannot optimize pile orientations. Considering the priority order of adjusting the pile slope, the rotation angle, and avoiding a pile intersection, the objective function for optimization is designed, and the pile orientation is optimized and adjusted by a genetic algorithm. Then the performance of the algorithm is analyzed. Finally, the algorithm is applied to two practical cases of pile-supported wharfs. One case involves the designers who failed to arrange the pile orientation. Moreover, satisfactory results of pile orientations are obtained in a few minutes. Therefore, the proposed method greatly improves labor efficiency.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1604169
spellingShingle Guan-Chen Cui
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An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
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title An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
title_full An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
title_fullStr An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
title_full_unstemmed An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
title_short An Optimization and Adjustment Method of Pile Orientation for a Pile-Supported Wharf Based on a Genetic Algorithm
title_sort optimization and adjustment method of pile orientation for a pile supported wharf based on a genetic algorithm
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/1604169
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