Post Validation Challenge Workshop Technical Program Proceedings Sunday, May 21, 2006   Monday, May 22, 2006 Opening Remarks and Workshop Overview Martin Pilch , Sandia National Laboratories Thermal Challenge Problem Session Overview of Thermal Problem Kevin Dowding , Sandia National Laboratories Model Validation Metrics for the Thermal Challenge Problem Sankaran Mahadevan , J. McFarland, and X. Jiang Vanderbilt University Model Validation, Calibration and Predictive Capability Scott Ferson , Applied Biomathematics William L. Oberkampf, Sandia National Laboratories A Bayesian Analysis of the Thermal Challenge Problem       • F. Liu and J. Berger, Duke University       • M. J. Bayarri, Valencia       • R. Paulo, Bristol       • J. Sacks , National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) Another Bayesian Analysis of the Thermal Challenge Problem Dave Higdon , and Charlie Nakhleh Los Alamos National Laboratory Structural Dynamics Problem Session Overview of Structural Dynamics Problem John Red-Horse, Sandia National Laboratories A Top-Down Approach to Calibration, Validation, Uncertainty Quantification and Predictive Accuracy Assessment Tim Hasselman and George Lloyd, ACTA Inc. On the Validation of Models for Structural Dynamic Analysis and the Sandia 2006 Workshop Challenge D J Ewins , C Zang, C Schwingshackl, and, E Petrov, Imperial College London   Monday, May 22, 2006 Poster Paper Sessions Methodological Alternatives for the Regulatory Problem Brian Rutherford , Sandia National Laboratories Interval and p-Box Techniques for Model Validation: On the Example of the Thermal Challenge Problem Vladik Kreinovich , University of Texas at El Paso Thermal Challenge Problem Mark D. Brandyberry , University of Illinois Center for Simulation of Advanced Rockets Addressing the Thermal Validation Challenge Problem Using Polynomial Regression Models for Trends and Biases Anthony A. Giunta , Sandia National Laboratories   Tuesday, May 23, 2006 Structural Dynamics Problem Session (cont'd) NASA Langley’s Approach towards a Solution of the Sandia’s Structural Dynamics Challenge Problem       • L.G. Horta , S.P. Kenny, K.B. Elliott, K.B. Lim,         NASA Langley Research Center       • L. Crespo, National Institute of Aerospace       • J-S. Lew, Tennessee State University The Structural Dynamics Validation Challenge Problem: An approximation-theoretic approach Roger Ghanem , University of Southern California Structural Statics Problem Session, chair Raul Tempone Overview of Statics Problem Raul Tempone , Florida State University A Decision-centric Analysis of the Sandia Structural Mechanics Validation Challenge Problem François M. Hemez , Los Alamos National Laboratory Probabilistic Assemsent of a Static Frame Model Ramesh Rebba and John Cafeo, General Motors R&D Center Contribution to the Validation Static Frame Challenge Problem by using Maximum Likelihood Estimators and Monte Carlo Simulation G.I. Schuëller and H.J. Pradlwarter, Leopold-Franzens University Probabilistic Models for Material Properties Mircea Grigoriu , Cornell University
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