In this study we provided an experimental test bed for validating features of the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Grid for Research Applications (ALEGRA) code over a broad range of strain rates with overlapping diagnostics that encompass the multiple responses. A unique feature of the ALEGRA code is that it allows simultaneous computational treatment, within one code, of a wide range of strain-rates varying from hydrodynamic to structural conditions. This range encompasses strain rates characteristic of shock-wave propagation (10 7 /s) and those characteristics of structural response (10 2 /s). Most previous code validation experimental studies, however, have been restricted to simulating or investigating a single strain-rate regime. What is new and different in this investigation is that we have performed well-controlled and well-instrumented experiments, which capture features relevant to both hydrodynamic and structural response in a single experiment. Aluminum was chosen for use in this study because it is a well-characterized material. The current experiments span strain rate regimes of over 10 7 /s to less than 10 2 /s in a single experiment. The input conditions were extremely well defined. Velocity interferometers were used to record the high strain-rate response, while low strain rate data were collected using strain gauges. Although the current tests were conducted at a nominal velocity of ~ 1.5 km/s, it is the test methodology that is being emphasized herein. Results of a three-dimensional experiment are also presented.