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This chapter discusses the role of experimental methods in earthquake engineering with a brief summary of advantages and challenges of the various test methods used in this field. The objectives and motivations of this research are discussed with an overview of the contents of this book.

The original version of this chapter was revised: See the “Chapter Note” section at the end of this chapter for details. The erratum to this chapter is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5867-7_6

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Al-Mahaidi, R., Hashemi, J., Kalfat, R., Burnett, G., Wilson, J. (2018). Introduction. In: Multi-axis Substructure Testing System for Hybrid Simulation. SpringerBriefs in Applied Sciences and Technology(). Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5867-7_1

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