Sampling methods for solving Bayesian model updating problems

Sampling methods for solving Bayesian model updating problems: A tutorial

Lye, Adolphus (University of Liverpool)
Cicirello, A. (TU Delft Mechanics and Physics of Structures; University of Liverpool)
Patelli, Edoardo (University of Liverpool; University of Strathclyde)

2021

This tutorial paper reviews the use of advanced Monte Carlo sampling methods in the context of Bayesian model updating for engineering applications. Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Transitional Markov Chain Monte Carlo, and Sequential Monte Carlo methods are introduced, applied to different case studies and finally their performance is compared. For each of these methods, numerical implementations and their settings are provided. Three case studies with increased complexity and challenges are presented showing the advantages and limitations of each of the sampling techniques under review. The first case study presents the parameter identification for a spring-mass system under a static load. The second case study presents a 2-dimensional bi-modal posterior distribution and the aim is to observe the performance of each of these sampling techniques in sampling from such distribution. Finally, the last case study presents the stochastic identification of the model parameters of a complex and non-linear numerical model based on experimental data. The case studies presented in this paper consider the recorded data set as a single piece of information which is used to make inferences and estimations on time-invariant model parameters.

Bayesian inference
DLR-AIRMOD
Markov Chain Monte Carlo
Model updating
Sequential Monte Carlo
Transitional Markov Chain Monte Carlo

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2021.107760

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Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 159, 1-43

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© 2021 Adolphus Lye, A. Cicirello, Edoardo Patelli