Shake-table Testing
The best way to do it is to put the structure on a shake-table that simulates the seismic loading and watch what may happen next (if you have no time to stand out in the field and wait for a real earthquake to strike, of course). The earliest such experiments were performed more than a century ago
Read more about this topic: Earthquake Simulation
Famous quotes containing the word testing:
“No testing has overtaken you that is not common to everyone. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tested beyond your strength, but with the testing he will also provide the way out so that you may be able to endure it.”
—Bible: New Testament, 1 Corinthians 10:13.