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Comparison of random field discretizations for high-resolution Bayesian parameter identification in finite element elasticity

Pieter Vanmechelen·Geert Lombaert·Giovanni Samaey
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We compare three random field discretization strategies for probabilistic identification of spatially varying material parameters in high-resolution finite element models. These strategies are (i) the Karhunen-Loève expansion, (ii) a wavelet expansion, and (iii) local average subdivision. The methods are assessed in the context of multilevel Markov chain Monte Carlo applied to plane stress elasticity with high-resolution displacement observations. Emphasis is placed on numerical efficiency, initialization cost, Markov chain mixing, and cost-to-error behaviour as the discretization resolution increases. While all approaches yield comparable posterior estimates, significant differences are observed in multilevel variance reduction and sampling efficiency. In particular, local average subdivision exhibits improved mixing and lower cost-to-error ratios at fine resolutions, despite its higher nominal parameter dimension. The results provide practical guidance for selecting stochastic field representations in uncertainty quantification in finite element simulations of heterogeneous materials.

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Pieter Vanmechelen, Geert Lombaert, Giovanni Samaey. 2026-05-07. Comparison of random field discretizations for high-resolution Bayesian parameter identification in finite element elasticity. https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12876

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