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标题：Updating the models and uncertainty of mechanical parameters for rock tunnels using Bayesian inference
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作者：Hongbo Zhao ; Bingrui Chen ; Shaojun Li 等
期刊名称：Geoscience Frontiers
印刷版ISSN：1674-9871
出版年度：2021
卷号：12
期号：5
页码：1-13
DOI：10.1016/j.gsf.2021.101198
语种：English
出版社：Elsevier
摘要：Graphical abstractDisplay OmittedHighlights•Developed a Bayesian updating model for rock engineering.•Integrated the monitored data, prior knowledge and model using MCMC.•Dynamic model parameters and its uncertainty during the construction.•Verified and illustrated the developed method using rock tunnel.AbstractRock mechanical parameters and their uncertainties are critical to rock stability analysis, engineering design, and safe construction in rock mechanics and engineering. The back analysis is widely adopted in rock engineering to determine the mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock mass, but this does not consider the uncertainty. This problem is addressed here by the proposed approach by developing a system of Bayesian inferences for updating mechanical parameters and their statistical properties using monitored field data, then integrating the monitored data, prior knowledge of geotechnical parameters, and a mechanical model of a rock tunnel using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation. The proposed approach is illustrated by a circular tunnel with an analytical solution, which was then applied to an experimental tunnel in Goupitan Hydropower Station, China. The mechanical properties and strength parameters of the surrounding rock mass were modeled as random variables. The displacement was predicted with the aid of the parameters updated by Bayesian inferences and agreed closely with monitored displacements. It indicates that Bayesian inferences combined the monitored data into the tunnel model to update its parameters dynamically. Further study indicated that the performance of Bayesian inferences is improved greatly by regularly supplementing field monitoring data. Bayesian inference is a significant and new approach for determining the mechanical parameters of the surrounding rock mass in a tunnel model and contributes to safe construction in rock engineering.
关键词：KeywordsRock tunnel engineeringBack analysisBayesian inferenceUncertainty analysisMarkov chain Monte Carlo simulation