Using its reaction wall and reaction floor, large-scale loading tests can be conducted. Comprehensive facilites, including a combined load testing system for large panel elements and auxiliary equipment(e.g.large crane, specimen preparation yard), are provided.

This facility provides the basic information, to be applied in civil engineering and other construction works, such as nuclear power plants, large-span bridges, marine structures, highrise buildings, etc; and to clarify quake-resisting behavior, obtainable only through experimentation. The results are invaluable if designs with high reliability are to be achieved and if new technologies are to be developed.