Biogeotechnics, specifically bio-mediated and bio-inspired geotechnical engineering, has matured rapidly over the past two decades, becoming one of the fastest growing subdisciplines within geotechnical engineering. As typical in most science and engineering fields, biogeotechnics relies on data from physical experiments and field observations to advance technology. Obtaining field data to drive advancement can pose unique challenges, and in many cases may be cost or logistically prohibitive. Physical experiments or models are often preferable and may offer the sole feasible pathway for technology development and upscaling.
Hypergravity scaled modeling using centrifuges has been instrumental in biogeotechnics development to support the building of basic science knowledge, the validation of computational and theoretical models, and the advancement of emerging technologies towards field implementation.
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