Advances in experimental mechanics by the synergetic combination of full–field measurement techniques and computational tools

The continuous improvement of full–field measurement techniques has fostered the development of mechanical testing procedures of increasing complexity, which can be performed at smaller and smaller scales, in non–destructive manner even on final components and on heterogeneous material samples. Contemporarily, the design of the experiments and the interpretation of the acquired data benefit of the realism of available numerical models and of the enhanced effectiveness of several computing tools. This contribution summarizes recent experiences relevant to the synergetic coupling of experimental and computational mechanics.