Editing Destructive testing (section)

{{Short description|Test carried out to the specimen's failure, in order to understand performance or behaviour}}
In '''destructive testing''' (or '''destructive physical analysis''', '''DPA''') tests are carried out to the specimen's failure, in order to understand a specimen's performance or material behavior under different loads.  These tests are generally much easier to carry out, yield more information, and are easier to interpret than [[nondestructive testing]].