Let's assume that you desire to understand the performance of a new shear wall. Our facility can take you through product development in a common sense yet sophisticated manner assessing in situ performance as follows: Step 1 - Your shear wall is tested vertically to traditional industry standards monotonically (ASTM E 564) or cyclically (ASTM E 2126). Step 2 - Your shear wall is then placed in a real 16-foot wide x 30-foot long structure that includes 4 walls and a roof. (See figures 1 and 2.) Step 3 - Your shear wall is tested monotonically and/or cyclically or both, parallel with and perpendicular to the roof trusses. Step 4 - Your shear wall's real life performance is compared to the ASTM performance. Calibration is performed and design values are created that have relevance to real-world applications