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(https://papers.acg.uwa.edu.au/p/711_Wiles/)
Abstract: This paper discusses how to quantify the reliability of numerical model predictions, ways to improve the 
reliability, and finally how to apply this knowledge. By comparing model results with actual mine response 
we can quantify the reliability of numerical model predictions. This reliability can be improved by refining 
our model. This may require an improved representation of the geometry, better estimates of the pre-mining 
stress state, fine-tuning of the material properties and implementation of more complex plastic constitutive 
response. We can readily assess how important each of these refinements is simply by seeing how much 
improvement in reliability each of these refinements provides. This allows us to determine what type of 
model we require and assess whether the increased cost of a more complex model can be justified. Once we 
have quantified the reliability, we can use probability theory to make predictions of future mine behaviour. 
The use of probabilistic prediction allows for direct cost benefit comparisons of various alternates to be 
more readily considered.