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MTS 709 Alignment System User Manual

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709 Alignment System

Specimen Offsets

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Conceptually, the graphed bent measurements can be reached by adding vectors.
First there is the bending due to the gauge offsets, then add the bending if the
specimen were bent straight, and then add the load unit imposed bending (bent
front or bent back). The following figure (Bending Strain Depiction) shows this
depiction for the middle gauges.

Bending Strain Depiction