MTS Fracture Template - Manual (Page 88)

Channels by Time Table
The Channels by Time table lists all data points collected in arrays:
• Time Array
• Load Array
• CTOD Array
• Displacement Array
Charts
Charts provide visual indicators of the data reported in the tables.
• The Load vs. Time chart indicates changes in the load during the test.
• The COD vs. Time chart indicates changes in the crack opening displacement during the test.
• The Displacement vs. Time chart indicates changes in the displacement during the test.
• The Load vs. COD chart indicates how the load changes as the load crack opening displacement gage
reading changes during the test. This chart shows pop-ins, if any occur in the test.
• The Pop-Ins Plot indicates where pop-ins have occurred in a Load vs. COD chart. The Pop-Ins CTOD
table provides the actual values of the pop-ins.
Analyze the Test Runs
Each test that you create from an MTS template contains a default analysis definition that can be used to
analyze the test run in either the Fatigue Analyzer or Fracture Analyzer application.
To analyze the test runs, use one of the following methods to open the test in one of the Analyzer
applications:
• From either the Fatigue Analyzer or Fracture Analyzer application, click File > Open Test and select
the test that you want to analyze.
• Open the test in the Multipurpose Elite application and on the Tools menu, click Fatigue Analyzer or
Fracture Analyzer.
The selected Analyzer application opens the test.
For more information
See the Fatigue Analyzer User Guide for information on how to create an analysis run.
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