Optimization of the Material Parameters Based on Retaining Wall Monitoring

Geotechnical monitoring is usually used for the verification of designed constructions. A result of the monitoring could be used as an alternative for the determination of material parameters involving optimization procedures. The optimization procedure will be used as a tool for determining material parameters using the inclinometer measurement of a retaining wall. The simple script involving data processing between Plaxis and optimization procedure Particle swarm optimization (PSO) was written. In this way, the input parameters of Brno Miocene clay for the Hardening Soil model were optimized. The results of the optimization procedures confirm the hypothesis, the optimization could be used as a useful tool for determining the material parameters of soils