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Table of Contents
Technical Support
How to Get Technical Support.........................................................................................................................7
Before You Contact MTS.................................................................................................................................7
If You Contact MTS by Phone.........................................................................................................................9
Problem Submittal Form in MTS Manuals....................................................................................................10
Preface
Before You Begin...........................................................................................................................................11
Documentation Conventions..........................................................................................................................11
Overview
Template Overview........................................................................................................................................16
Templates............................................................................................................................................16
Fracture Templates.............................................................................................................................17
Legacy Template Overview............................................................................................................................18
Importing Legacy Data.......................................................................................................................18
Test Setup
Open the Controller Station............................................................................................................................22
Prepare Controller Station for Operation.......................................................................................................22
Crack Opening Displacement (COD) Sensor Signal Polarity........................................................................22
Enable Manual Control..................................................................................................................................23
Install Specimen.............................................................................................................................................23
Disable Manual Control.................................................................................................................................24
Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) Template
Set Up the Test...............................................................................................................................................26
Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) Templates Overview...........................................................................26
Set Up a Test.......................................................................................................................................26
Define Test Parameters...................................................................................................................................27
Test Parameters...................................................................................................................................27
Precrack Parameters...........................................................................................................................27
Crack Growth Parameters..................................................................................................................28
Delta K Control Mode Parameters.....................................................................................................29
Constant Load Control Mode Parameters..........................................................................................30
Data Storage Parameters Properties...................................................................................................30
Test Termination Parameters..............................................................................................................31
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