• Basic knowledge for designing an experimental campaign scope of the testing, etc. • Dimensional analysis, similitude requirements, true and distorted models, scaled tests • Testing methods: static, dynamic, hybrid, artificial excitation • Principles of designing test set-ups, planning and preparation. • Servohydraulic testing systems: loading systems (actuators, servovalves, pumps), system control (control theory, PID control, etc) • Sensors. Principles of operation, sensor characteristics, sensor mounting. converters • Data collection, data acquisition (hardware and software), data analysis and presentation • Structural monitoring, in-situ artificial vibration testing