MTS Multipurpose Simulated - Manual (Page 76)

Description Parameter
displacement exceeds the specified limit
value during the ramp segment of a step.
When the limit trips, the JIC step immediately
switches to the hold segment of the JIC step.
Specify a value other than zero to apply a
load limit during the ramp segment of a JIC JIC Ramp Load Limit
Increment
step. The limit trips if the measured load
exceeds the specified limit value during the
ramp segment of a step. When the limit trips,
the JIC step immediately switches to the hold
segment of the JIC step.
Specify the rate for the ramp segment of the
JIC step. JIC Ramp Rate
Specify the rate at which the system reloads
the specimen to the load value at the JIC Reload Rate
beginning of the first unload segment in each
step increment. If the ramp rate is invalid for
the specimen being tested, the application
corrects the value of the ramp rate when you
click Run to start the test.
Specify the method for determining the
amount of force to apply in both the unload
and reload segments: JIC Unload Method
• Absolute—Specify that the amount of
force to apply is in absolute terms.
• Percentage—Specify that the amount of
force to apply is a percentage of the
increment peak load.
• Minimum of absolute and
percentage—Specify that the amount of
force to apply is the smaller resulting
value of the two methods above.
Specify the rate at which the system unloads
the specimen in the unload segments in each JIC Unload Rate
step increment. If the ramp rate is invalid for
the specimen being tested, the application
corrects the value of the ramp rate when you
click Run to start the test.
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