arXiv:2608. 13934v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Accurate prediction of undrained shear strength (su) is crucial for geotechnical design, but is often hampered by substantial uncertainty in traditional empirical methods.
By Haibin Xiong, Shaoheng Dai, Peng Lan, Xuzhen He, Chenxi Tong, Sheng Zhang, Daichao Sheng
arXiv:2608.20343v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: This study develops and evaluates a bankruptcy prediction framework that integrates consensus-based feature selection, hybrid resampling, stacking ense...
By Obu-Amoah Ampomah, Edmund Fosu Agyemang, Kofi Acheampong, Louis Agyekum, Enock Adu Bonsu, Eric Nyarko
arXiv:2608. 07589v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Predicting fatigue failure in steel components experimentally is costly because it requires testing across multiple compositions and processing conditions.
By Irene Boruah
arXiv:2608.22076v1 Announce Type: cross
Abstract: Rising energy demand, fossil fuel depletion and climate change highlight the need for more efficient energy production and consumption. Offshore oil...
By Khivishta Boodhoo, Josh Plumbly, Nicholas Watson
arXiv:2606. 06765v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: Establishing quantitative relationships among mix design, raw material properties, curing conditions, and performance remains a long-standing challenge in cementitious materials, particularly for alkali-activated materials with variable precursor and activator chemistry.
By Qiyao He, Zhanzhao Li, Kai Gong
arXiv:2607. 17024v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Air pollution and climate-related stressors are increasingly important concerns for respiratory health, especially in settings with unequal environmental exposure and healthcare capacity.
By Maede Azani Hassan Abadi, Shouyi Wang
arXiv:2605. 27618v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Despite the wide use of explainability techniques to attempt to understand the behavior of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the generated explanations may not always be reliable.
By Tom\'as Pereira, Jo\~ao Vitorino, Eva Maia, Isabel Pra\c{c}a
arXiv:2607. 00834v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Near-Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy has emerged as a promising alternative to traditional soil analysis methods, offering advantages such as speed, low cost, and non-destructive testing.
By Vinicius Herique Kieling, Guilherme Macedo Baggio, Felipe Augusto Bueno Rossi, Marco Antonio de Castro Barbosa, Dalcimar Casanova, Larissa Macedo dos Santos Tonial, Jefferson Tales Oliva
arXiv:2603. 21033v3 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Geotechnical site characterisation relies on sparse, heterogeneous borehole data, where uncertainty quantification and interpretability matter as much as predictive accuracy.
By Taiga Saito, Yu Otake, Daijiro Mizutani, Stephen Wu
arXiv:2607. 05484v1 Announce Type: cross Abstract: The adoption of non-parametric machine learning models for regulatory capital estimation introduces a fundamental governance challenge: the inability to explain model outputs in a manner auditable by supervisory bodies.
By Ujjwala Vadrevu
arXiv:2608. 14663v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: As global populations age, enhancing neighborhood walkability through inclusive urban design is important for mitigating built environment (BE) barriers that discourage physical activity and social participation among older adults.
By Houhao Liang, Kresimir Friganovic, Joanne Kua, Noor Hafizah Ismail, Su Su, Bryan Yijia Tan, Navrag B. Singh, Panos Mavros
arXiv:2609.08078v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Food waste in the restaurant sector poses a substantial challenge to environmental sustainability and economic efficiency. This paper presents an explo...
By Md Mehedi Hasan Naeem, Md Ashraful Islam, Moumita Barua, Ishtiyak Ahmmad Araf, Md. Arefin Haque Mahir