Journal of Yangtze River Scientific Research Institute ›› 2021, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (7): 46-50.DOI: 10.11988/ckyyb.20200444

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Dam Deformation Prediction Model Based on Bayesian Optimization and LightGBM

GAO Zhi-xin1, BAO Teng-fei1,2,3, LI Yang-tao1, WANG Yi-bing1   

  1. 1. College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China;
    2. State Key Laboratory of Hydrology Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering,Hohai University,Nanjing 210098,China;
    3. College of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, China Three Gorges University, Yichang 443002, China
  • Received:2020-05-16 Revised:2020-09-26 Online:2021-07-01 Published:2021-07-08

Abstract: Deformation as an intuitive monitoring indicator reflects the operation state of a dam. Existing intelligent methods for dam deformation prediction are prone to local optimum and are inapplicable in the case of large-scale data. In this paper, we combine a fast and efficient gradient boosting framework Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LightGBM) based on the decision tree with the global optimization algorithm, Bayesian optimization, to predict dam deformation. Taking two concrete dams as case study, we compared the modelling result with those of multiple linear regression, support vector regression, and multi-layer perceptron to verify the applicability of the present model. The RMSE and MAE of the proposed model are both superior to those of other methods, which manifests the feasibility and superiority of the model. In addition, LightGBM can evaluate the importance of input parameters and select the features that affect dam deformation, so as to determine the factors that have more significant influence on dam deformation and offer reference for following safety assessment.

Key words: dam deformation prediction, Bayesian optimization, LightGBM, multiple linear regression, support vector regression, multi-layer perceptron

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