Studies the application of advanced experimental methods used in physical modeling for civil engineering research and practice. Topics include acquisition and analysis techniques of experimental data including filtering in the frequency domain, wavelet transforms and digital image correlation techniques to obtain displacement and strain fields. Centrifuge modeling considerations are theoretically and practically introduced, including scaling laws, boundary conditions and modeling errors for static and dynamic test design towards improving the sustainability of civil engineering infrastructure. Recommended prerequisite: Advanced Mechanics of Materials (CVEN 4161/5161) or Foundations Engineering (CVEN 4728/5728).
