Bayesian Methods for Structural Dynamics and Civil Engineering

ISBN: 9780470824542 出版年：2010 页码：312 Ka-Veng Yuen Wiley

Contents Preface Nomenclature 1 Introduction 1.1 Thomas Bayes and Bayesian Methods in Engineering 1.2 Purpose of Model Updating 1.3 Source of Uncertainty and Bayesian Updating 1.4 Organization of the Book 2 Basic Concepts and Bayesian Probabilistic Framework 2.1 Conditional Probability and Basic Concepts 2.2 Bayesian Model Updating with Input-output Measurements 2.3 Deterministic versus Probabilistic Methods 2.4 Regression Problems 2.5 Numerical Representation of the Updated PDF 2.6 Application to Temperature Effects on Structural Behavior 2.7 Application to Noise Parameters Selection for Kalman Filter 2.8 Application to Prediction of Particulate Matter Concentration 3 Bayesian Spectral Density Approach 3.1 Modal and Model Updating of Dynamical Systems 3.2 Random Vibration Analysis 3.3 Bayesian Spectral Density Approach 3.4 Numerical Verifications 3.5 Optimal Sensor Placement 3.6 Updating of a Nonlinear Oscillator 3.7 Application to Structural Behavior under Typhoons 3.8 Application to Hydraulic Jump 4 Bayesian Time-domain Approach 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Exact Bayesian Formulation and its Computational Difficulties 4.3 Random Vibration Analysis of Nonstationary Response 4.4 Bayesian Updating with Approximated PDF Expansion 4.5 Numerical Verification 4.6 Application to Model Updating with Unmeasured Earthquake Ground Motion 4.7 Concluding Remarks 4.8 Comparison of Spectral Density Approach and Time-domain Approach 4.9 Extended Readings 5 Model Updating Using Eigenvalue-Eigenvector Measurements 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Formulation 5.3 Linear Optimization Problems 5.4 Iterative Algorithm 5.5 Uncertainty Estimation 5.6 Applications to Structural Health Monitoring 5.7 Concluding Remarks 6 Bayesian Model Class Selection 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Bayesian Model Class Selection 6.3 Model Class Selection for Regression Problems 6.4 Application to Modal Updating 6.5 Application to Seismic Attenuation Empirical Relationship 6.6 Prior Distributions - Revisited 6.7 Final Remarks A Relationship between the Hessian and Covariance Matrix for Gaussian Random Variables B Contours of Marginal PDFs for Gaussian Random Variables C Conditional PDF for Prediction C.1 Two Random Variables C.2 General Cases References Index