10. Preparation of Apparatus
10.1 Test Set-up:
10.1.1 Loads are applied using a testing machine, hydraulic rams, dead weights, or by other appropriate means. Set-ups may be designed to test the specimens either horizontally or
vertically. It is recommended that the specimens be tested in the same position as assumed in the design. Regardless of the position of the member in the test fixture, the loading apparatus
must be capable of applying the same forces, shears, and moments that the actual member in its proposed usage is intended to resist.