A system for automating load conditions on a test specimen, the system including a test equipment assembly and a control system: the test equipment assembly configured to apply one or more loads to the test specimen, the test equipment assembly including one or more test components; the control system operatively connected to the test equipment assembly, the control system configured to actuate the one or more loads applied to the test specimen, characterised in the control system comprising: a controller configured to receive and transmit data, a plurality of sensors (110a-e) operatively connected to the test equipment assembly and configured to transmit real time data related to the test equipment assembly or the test specimen to the controller, and a plurality of actuators (115a-m) operatively connected to the test equipment assembly and configured to actuate the one or more test components via the data transmitted from the controller; the system further comprising a data analyzer operatively connected to the control system and configured to calculate a theoretical stress limit of the test specimen based on specifications of the test specimen input into the data analyzer, transmit a loading sequence to the controller for actuating the test equipment assembly, receive and process the data from the controller to determine whether the test specimen is within an acceptable stress range compared to the theoretical stress limit as the test equipment assembly performs the loading sequence, and transmit data to the controller to reduce the one or more loads on the test specimen if the acceptable stress range is exceeded, such that a portion of the one or more loads on the test specimen is maintained and the test specimen is within the acceptable stress range. the test equipment assembly configured to apply one or more loads to the test specimen, the test equipment assembly including one or more test components; the control system operatively connected to the test equipment assembly, the control system configured to actuate the one or more loads applied to the test specimen, characterised in the control system comprising: a controller configured to receive and transmit data, a plurality of sensors (110a-e) operatively connected to the test equipment assembly and configured to transmit real time data related to the test equipment assembly or the test specimen to the controller, and a plurality of actuators (115a-m) operatively connected to the test equipment assembly and configured to actuate the one or more test components via the data transmitted from the controller; the system further comprising a data analyzer operatively connected to the control system and configured to calculate a theoretical stress limit of the test specimen based on specifications of the test specimen input into the data analyzer, transmit a loading sequence to the controller for actuating the test equipment assembly, receive and process the data from the controller to determine whether the test specimen is within an acceptable stress range compared to the theoretical stress limit as the test equipment assembly performs the loading sequence, and transmit data to the controller to reduce the one or more loads on the test specimen if the acceptable stress range is exceeded, such that a portion of the one or more loads on the test specimen is maintained and the test specimen is within the acceptable stress range.