The primary components of the lab are the strong floor, strong walls, modular reaction blocks and the earthquake simulators. The strong floor is 3ft. thick reinforced concrete with sockets spaced at 2ft. A 20x20x2ft post-tensioned strong wall is located on the east wall of the lab. The lab has twenty 4x4x8 ft. modular blocks that may be used as reaction devices. Two 25-ton radio controlled bridge cranes provide for a total lift of 50 tons anywhere in the lab.
All sockets are accessible from the lab basement.
The total weight of the strong floor and basement is 2,500 tons. A 265-gpm hydraulic hardline distribution system delivers hydraulic power to four ports down the center of the lab. The lab has an earthquake simulator system that consists of two 50-ton 14x14 ft. MTS shaking tables. The lab also has three digital data acquisition systems and an array of hydraulic push-pull MTS actuators with a maximum capacity of 500 kips.