As many physical processes of interest to Civil Engineers manifest nonlinear and
nonstationary features, their complete characterization may not be accomplished via Fourier
transforms, necessitating a new analysis framework in the time-frequency domain. This
paper overviews recent developments in wavelet-based analysis of a number of physical
processes of relevance to the Civil Engineering community. It is shown that the dual nature
of wavelet transforms, being a simultaneous transform in time and frequency, permits …