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:
“Is this testing whether I’m a replicant or a lesbian, Mr. Deckard?”
—David Webb Peoples, U.S. screenwriter, and Ridley Scott. Rachel, Blade Runner, being tested to determine if she is human or machine (1982)