Identification of the parameters of complex constitutive models: Least squares minimization vs. Bayesian updating

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ABSTRACT: In this study the common least-squares minimization approach is compared to the Bayesian updating procedure. In the content of material parameter identification the posterior parameter density function is obtained from its prior and the likelihood function of the measurements. By using Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, such as the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm (Hastings 1970), the global density function including local peaks can be computed. Thus this procedure enables an accurate evaluation of the global parameter quality. However, the computational effort is remarkable larger compared to the minimization approach. Thus several methodologies for an efficient approximation of the likelihood function are discussed in the present study.

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