A brief tutorial introduction to model verification&validation for structural dynamics
- Scott W.
- François M.
- Mark C.
This presentation provides a brief overview of the verification and validation (V&V) process as applied to structural dynamics. V&V is a systematic process for quantifying the credibility of computational results via the assembly of evidence, as well as defining the limits of that credibility for a particular application, over a particular range of operating conditions and configuration, and to a specified level of accuracy. It presents the motivation for V&V as a method of establishing credibiltiy for computational simulations and describes the hierarchical approach to V&V. It covers the steps in the V&V process including definition of the validation study, code verification, calculation verification, sensitivity analysis, uncertainty analysis, validation experiments, test-analysis correlation, model revision & updating, and estimation of predictive accuracy.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- OSTI ID:
- 977427
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-04-0495; LA-UR-04-495; TRN: US201009%%651
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Submitted to: IMAC Conference, Dearborn, MI, January 26-30, 2004
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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