Optimization of an Artificial Neural Network Using Four Novel Metaheuristic Algorithms for the Prediction of Rock Fragmentation in Mine Blasting - Rabbani, Ahsan; Kumar, Divesh Ranjan; Fissha, Yewuhalashet; Bhavani, Nallamilli P. G.; Ahirwar, Sunil Kumar; Sharma, Sushila; Saraswat, Bhupendra Kumar; Ikeda, Hajime; Adachi, Tsuyoshi (Journal of the Institution of Engineers (India): Series D, 2025)
Keywords: Algorithms; Artificial neural networks; Blasting; Civil engineering; Construction; Cost control; Cost effectiveness; Detonation; Efficiency; Energy consumption; Engineering; Explosives; Feature selection; Fragmentation; Heuristic methods; Limestone; Mining; Optimization; Original Contribution; Parameter sensitivity; Performance indices; Rock masses; Sensitivity analysis; Time series; ANN; TLBO; ALO; ICA; Rock Blasting; PSO; Optimization; Fragmentation