Nondestructive Testing and Geophysical Methods

3 Credits

Covers nondestructive and geophysical methods, and their engineering related applications. It includes (i) the principles of elastic waves and associated computational methods; (ii) the fundamentals on inverse theory and signal processing; (iii) inversion methods (e.g., global and deterministic); and (iv) real-world applications. The applications include geotechnical site characterization (soil/rock and sinkhole) and evaluation of concrete structural components (bridge deck/slab).