Bayesian Uncertainty Quantification for Geomechanical Models at Micro and Macro Scales

Hongyang Cheng*, Vanessa Magnanimo, Takayuki Shuku, Stefan Luding, Thomas Weinhart

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Abstract

Uncertainty exists in geomaterials at contact, microstructural, and continuum scales. To develop predictive, robust multi-scale models for geotechnical problems, the new challenge is to allow for the propagation of model/parameter uncertainty (conditioned on laboratory/field measurements) between micro and macro scales. We aim to first quantify these uncertainties using an iterative Bayesian filtering framework. The framework utilizes the recursive Bayes’ rule to quantify the evolution of parameter uncertainties over time, and the nonparametric Gaussian mixture model to iteratively resample parameter space. Using the iteratively trained mixture to guide resampling, model evaluations are allocated asymptotically close to posterior modes, thus greatly reducing the computation cost. In this paper, we first respectively quantify the parameter uncertainty of models that are discrete and continuum in nature, namely a discrete particle and an elasto-plastic model. We then link the two models by conditioning their uncertainties on the same stress-strain response, thereby revealing micro-macro parameter correlations and their uncertainties. The micro-macro correlations obtained can be either general for any granular materials that share similar polydispersity or conditioned on the laboratory data of specific ones.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationChallenges and Innovations in Geomechanics
Subtitle of host publicationProceedings of the 16th International Conference of IACMAG - Volume 1
EditorsMarco Barla, Alice Di Donna, Donatella Sterpi
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages837-845
Number of pages9
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-64514-4
ISBN (Print)978-3-030-64513-7, 978-3-030-64516-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jan 2021
Event16th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2021 - Turin, Italy
Duration: 5 May 20218 May 2021
Conference number: 16

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Civil Engineering
PublisherSpringer
Volume125
ISSN (Print)2366-2557
ISSN (Electronic)2366-2565

Conference

Conference16th International Conference of the International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, IACMAG 2021
Abbreviated titleIACMAG 2021
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityTurin
Period5/05/218/05/21

Keywords

  • Bayesian filtering
  • Constitutive modeling
  • Discrete element modeling
  • Micro-macro parameter correlations
  • Uncertainty quantification

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