Inhomogeneous wave correlation for propagation parameters identification in presence of uncertainties

In order to achieve more realistic structural parameter identification, it is inevitable to account for uncertainties. The present paper proposes a stochastic identification process to identify propagation parameters such as the wavenumber, the damping loss factor, and the wave attenuation, in presence of uncertainties. The proposed stochastic identification process combines, in a wave propagation framework, the Inhomogeneous Wave Correlation method with the Latin Hypercube Sampling method. It is compared to the identification process combining the Mc Daniel method and the Latin Hypercube Sampling method which are considered as reference for structural identification and uncertainty propagation, respectively. An isotropic beam example is considered and identification is done from Frequency Response Functions computed at several measurement points which coordinates are supposed to be the uncertain parameters. The effects of uncertainties on parameter identification are evaluated through statistical quantifications of the variability of the identified parameters. Obtained results show that all identified parameters are affected by uncertainties, except damping.