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Full scale test
The preparation for a full-scale earthquake test. The blue hydraulic rams on the right simulate an earthquake and the concrete test frame can be seen on the left.
Running a full-scale structural test is very expensive, so there is a lot of preparation. Scale models are made and tested, and hundreds of tests are done using computer models. Only when a full prediction has been made is a full-scale test carried out.
The results are used to refine computer models, so that pre-test development is improved.
Photograph courtesy of Robinson Seismic Limited.
