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. 2015 Jan 30;95(1):231–248. doi: 10.1007/s10665-014-9740-3

Table 4.

Estimated parameters from proposed multi-step optimization procedure

Parameter True value Case 1 Case 2 Case 3 Case 4 Parameter range
a(kPa) 0.236 0.236 0.236 0.238 0.238 (0.1,2)
b 10.81 10.75 10.74 10.61 10.67 (1,30)
af(kPa) 20.03 19.96 19.54 19.97 18.97 (1,30)
bf 14.15 14.38 15.97 15.29 18.45 (1,25)
as(kPa) 3.72 3.91 3.83 4.27 4.08 (0.1,10)
bs 5.16 5.87 6.51 6.99 3.31 (0.1,10)
afs(kPa) 0.41 0.41 0.42 0.40 0.43 (0.1,2)
bfs 11.3 11.52 11.09 12.05 10.28 (0,20)

Case 1: estimation from the proposed optimization procedure

Case 2: estimation using only the strain data in objective function

Case 3: estimation using only the first principal strain and volume data

Case 4: estimation terminated after the first step