A testing system comprising: a material system to be tested; a support structure comprising at least two material holders for mounting said material system; an electromechanical device operably connected to said support structure, wherein said electromechanical device is adapted to apply an electromechanical-induced force to said material system to cause a displacement in said material system; a controller in communication with said electromechanical device, wherein said controller controls at least one force parameter of said electromechanical-induced force; characterized in that: - at least a portion of said material system includes a fastener connected to an underlying structure defining a fastener interface scheme, wherein the underlying structure is connected to one of the material holders, wherein an end of the fastener protrudes through the underlying structure and another end of the fastener is connected to another one of the material holders such that the underlying structure and the fastener extends between the material holders spanning a gap therebetween; - said electromechanical device is adapted to provide multiple-axis motion of at least one of said material holders so that the caused displacement is transferred to the underlying structure and/or the fastener and displace the underlying structure and the fastener with respect to one another. a material system to be tested; a support structure comprising at least two material holders for mounting said material system; an electromechanical device operably connected to said support structure, wherein said electromechanical device is adapted to apply an electromechanical-induced force to said material system to cause a displacement in said material system; a controller in communication with said electromechanical device, wherein said controller controls at least one force parameter of said electromechanical-induced force; characterized in that: - at least a portion of said material system includes a fastener connected to an underlying structure defining a fastener interface scheme, wherein the underlying structure is connected to one of the material holders, wherein an end of the fastener protrudes through the underlying structure and another end of the fastener is connected to another one of the material holders such that the underlying structure and the fastener extends between the material holders spanning a gap therebetween; - said electromechanical device is adapted to provide multiple-axis motion of at least one of said material holders so that the caused displacement is transferred to the underlying structure and/or the fastener and displace the underlying structure and the fastener with respect to one another. - at least a portion of said material system includes a fastener connected to an underlying structure defining a fastener interface scheme, wherein the underlying structure is connected to one of the material holders, wherein an end of the fastener protrudes through the underlying structure and another end of the fastener is connected to another one of the material holders such that the underlying structure and the fastener extends between the material holders spanning a gap therebetween; - said electromechanical device is adapted to provide multiple-axis motion of at least one of said material holders so that the caused displacement is transferred to the underlying structure and/or the fastener and displace the underlying structure and the fastener with respect to one another.