Adaptive Bayesian Inference Framework for Joint Model and Noise Identification
Publication: Journal of Engineering Mechanics
Volume 148, Issue 3
Abstract
Model updating, the process of inferring a model from data, is prone to the adverse effects of modeling error, which is caused by simplification and idealization assumptions in the mathematical models. In this study, an adaptive recursive Bayesian inference framework is developed to jointly estimate model parameters and the statistical characteristics of the prediction error that includes the effects of modeling error and measurement noise. The prediction error is usually modeled as a Gaussian white noise process in a Bayesian model updating framework. In this study, the prediction error is assumed to be a nonstationary Gaussian process with an unknown and time-variant mean vector and covariance matrix to be estimated. This allows one to better account for the effects of time-variant model uncertainties in the model updating process. The proposed approach is verified numerically using a 3-story 1-bay nonlinear steel moment frame excited by an earthquake. Comparison of the results with those obtained from a classical nonadaptive recursive Bayesian model updating method shows the efficacy of the proposed approach in the estimation of the prediction error statistics and model parameters.
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All data, models, and code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
The third author acknowledges partial support of this study through the National Science Foundation Grant 1903972. The opinions, findings, and conclusions expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the sponsors.
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Volume 148 • Issue 3 • March 2022
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Received: Jun 25, 2021
Accepted: Nov 11, 2021
Published online: Dec 28, 2021
Published in print: Mar 1, 2022
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