Indirect Estimation of Swelling Pressure of Expansive Soil: GEP versus MEP Modelling

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of various input and output parameters used in GEP and MEP model development.

	CF		IP	ρdmax		Sp		Sand	Silt	Ps
Min	11	24	8	11.04	1.3	0	0	0	3.1	12.5
Max	93.3	148	116	20.75	40	80	35.85	64	81.2	521
Mean	52.15	86.00	62.00	15.90	20.65	40.00	17.93	32.00	42.15	266.75
Median	43.50	59.75	32.22	16.18	20.00	6.35	6.08	7.00	32.35	125.00
SD	19.29	20.77	16.68	1.75	7.73	8.47	9.00	11.27	21.44	97.78
Kurtosis	−0.86	2.36	2.63	−0.01	0.18	37.31	−0.34	2.99	−0.96	1.61
Skewness	0.30	1.31	1.35	−0.41	−0.24	5.23	0.91	1.49	0.64	1.26