Intelligent Identification of Micro-NPR Bolt Shear Deformation Based on Modular Convolutional Neural Network
Abstract
1. Introduction
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- This paper proposes for the first time an intelligent identification framework that combines stress wave time-domain waveform acquisition with a dual-module convolutional neural network. The proposed method directly utilizes time-domain signal features without requiring prior feature extraction from acquired signals, enabling convenient and rapid identification and detection.
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- This method can directly perform identification and detection based on time-domain signal waveforms, eliminating the need for preliminary feature extraction from the acquired signals, thereby enabling a convenient and efficient identification process.
2. Related Works
3. Modeling of Micro-NPR Bolt Anchoring System
3.1. Development of a Shear Model for the Micro-NPR Bolt Anchoring System
3.2. Simulation Modeling of the Micro-NPR Bolt Anchoring System
3.3. Experimental Study on Intelligent Identification of Shear Deformation in Micro-NPR Bolts
4. Design of a Modular Convolutional Neural Network Model
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- Output size of the convolution layer
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- Image output size of the pooling layer
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- Output size of the full connection layer
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- Number of convolutional layer parameters
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- Number of parameters of the fully connected layer (connected to the last 1 convolution layer)
5. Identification of Shear Deformation Types in Micro-NPR Bolt Anchoring System
5.1. Validation and Analysis of Simulation Results for Modular Convolutional Neural Networks
5.2. Validation and Analysis of Experimental Results for Modular Convolutional Neural Networks
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Abbreviations
| Micro-NPR | Micro Negative Poisson Ratio |
| CREA | Constant Resistance Energy Absorption |
| CNN | Convolutional Neural Network |
| SVM | Support Vector Machine |
| FNN | Feedforward Neural Network |
| KNN | K-Nearest Neighbors |
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| Bolt Anchoring Type | Free Segment /m | Cut at 0.75 m | Cut at 1.0 m | Cut at 1.25 m | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchored Segment I/m | Elbow/m | Anchored Segment II/m | Anchored Segment I/m | Elbow/m | Anchored Segment II/m | Anchored Segment I/m | Elbow /m | Anchorage Section II/m | ||
| 0° | 0.5 | 1.0 | ||||||||
| 15° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| 30° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| 45° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| 60° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| 75° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| 90° | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 0.1 | 0.25 |
| Type | Length/m | Diameter/mm | Poisson Ratio | Modulus of Elasticity/GPa | Density kg/m3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Micro-NPR bolt | 1.5 | 18 | 0.01 | 200 | 7930 |
| Grout | 1.0 | 32 | 0.30 | 210 | 7800 |
| Surrounding rock | 1.0 | 200 | 0.20 | 33 | 2001 |
| Type of Bolt | Bending Location Distance from Free End/m | Bolt Bending Angle |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | - | 0° |
| 45F | 0.75 | 45° |
| 45B | 0.75 | 45° |
| 90F | 1.25 | 90° |
| 90B | 1.25 | 90° |
| Modular Convolutional Neural Network Pipeline |
|---|
| Input: Input dataset W, number of iterations M |
| Output: Label data y 1. Use the normalization function f(x), w = f(W) 2. Initialize the parameters of the 1D-CNN network for the shear angleidentification submodule 3. for m = 1 … M do |
| 4. Input the samples for the m-th batch |
| 5. Forward propagation outputs predicted values |
| 6. Calculation error loss |
| 7. Update network weights and biases |
| 8. end |
| 9. Output the prediction result y1 from the shear angle identification sub-module |
| 10. Initialize the parameters of the 1D-CNN for the shear location identification sub-module |
| 11. for m = 1 … M do |
| 12. Input the samples for the m-th batch |
| 13. Forward propagation outputs predicted values |
| 14. Calculation error loss |
| 15. Update network weights and biases |
| 16. end |
| 17. Output the prediction result y2 from the shear location identification sub-module |
| 18. Fuse y1 and y2 to obtain y |
| Module | Identification Result Quantity | Training Set | Test Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shear Angle identification submodule | Loss indicates the loss function | 0.004 | 0.025 |
| Identification accuracy | 100% | 99.479% | |
| Confusion matrix | - | There are 5 misclassified waveforms | |
| Cut the location identification submodule | Loss indicates the loss function | 0.008 | 0.042 |
| Identification accuracy | 100% | 98.438% | |
| Confusion matrix | - | There are 15 misclassified waveforms | |
| Fusion of identification results | Identification accuracy | 100% | 98.229% |
| Method | Accuracy/% | Mean Squared Error |
|---|---|---|
| SVM | 68.57 | 3.293 |
| FNN | 88.45 | 0.694 |
| KNN | 89.72 | 0.568 |
| Traditional CNN | 91.04 | 0.262 |
| Modular CNN | 98.23 | 0.043 |
| Training Set | Test Set | |
|---|---|---|
| Loss indicates the loss function | 0.0314 | 0.143 |
| Identification accuracy | 97.22% | 100% |
| Confusion matrix | - | Two waveforms were misclassified. |
| Module | Identification Result Quantity | Training Set | Test Set |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shear angle identification submodule | Loss indicates the loss function | 0.0429 | 0.0373 |
| Identification accuracy | 100% | 100% | |
| Confusion matrix | - | All correct | |
| Cut position identification submodule | Loss indicates the loss function | 0.0192 | 0.0542 |
| Identification accuracy | 100% | 100% | |
| Confusion matrix | - | All correct | |
| Fusion of identification results | Identification accuracy | 100% | 100% |
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Han, G.; Shang, C.; Tao, Z.; Yang, X.; Du, B.; Sun, X.; Geng, L. Intelligent Identification of Micro-NPR Bolt Shear Deformation Based on Modular Convolutional Neural Network. Sensors 2026, 26, 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26010184
Han G, Shang C, Tao Z, Yang X, Du B, Sun X, Geng L. Intelligent Identification of Micro-NPR Bolt Shear Deformation Based on Modular Convolutional Neural Network. Sensors. 2026; 26(1):184. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26010184
Chicago/Turabian StyleHan, Guang, Chen Shang, Zhigang Tao, Xu Yang, Bowen Du, Xiaoyun Sun, and Liang Geng. 2026. "Intelligent Identification of Micro-NPR Bolt Shear Deformation Based on Modular Convolutional Neural Network" Sensors 26, no. 1: 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26010184
APA StyleHan, G., Shang, C., Tao, Z., Yang, X., Du, B., Sun, X., & Geng, L. (2026). Intelligent Identification of Micro-NPR Bolt Shear Deformation Based on Modular Convolutional Neural Network. Sensors, 26(1), 184. https://doi.org/10.3390/s26010184

