Bayesian inference of non-linear multiscale model parameters accelerated by a Deep Neural Network

We develop a Bayesian Inference (BI) of the parameters of a non-linear multiscale model and of its material constitutive laws using experimental composite coupon tests as observation data. In particular we consider non-aligned Short Fibers Reinforced Polymer (SFRP) as a composite material system and Mean-Field Homogenization (MFH) as a multiscale model. Although MFH is computationally efficient, when considering non-aligned inclusions, the evaluation cost of a non-linear response for a given set of model and material parameters remains too prohibitive to be coupled with the sampling process required by the BI. Therefore, a Neural-Network (NNW) is first trained using the MFH model, and is then used as a surrogate model during the BI process, making the identification process affordable. (C) 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.