MTS Multipurpose Simulated - Manual (Page 93)

To suspend the activity after it starts, click Hold. When you suspend the activity, data collection stops and
the application attempts to hold at the mean level.
To stop the activity, click Stop. When you stop the activity, the application immediately ramps to zero load
and saves the test data.
4. Review the process of the test activity by monitoring the runtime displays.
• On the KIC Runtime Display tab, monitor Force versus COD plot.
• On the KIC Data tab, monitor time, force, COD, and displacement values in the array table.
5. Typically, the activity will stop when a desired test termination parameter is achieved. In this case, review
the activity end result, and then click Close.
5.6.3.5.0 Enter Measured Crack Sizes
The software automatically enters the crack sizes from the end of the precrack activity and the crack sizes
from the end of the test. By default, the Precrack values are the last series of crack sizes measured during
the precrack activity and the Crack values are the last series of crack sizes measured during the test. These
crack sizes are used during data analysis. Optionally, you can change these values for the test run.
Measured Crack Size Parameters
Description Parameter
Specify the series of crack measurements made
at the end of the precrack activity. Precrack
Specify the series of crack measurements made
at the end of the test activity. Crack
5.6.3.6.0 End Simulation Test
To end the simulation test:
1. When finished with the test run, click Done in the main prompt menu.
2. Click HPU Power Off.
5.6.4.0 View Test Results
5.6.4.1.0 View Test Results
After the test run completes, you can view the test results.
1. In Explorer, click the name of the test run.
2. Click Results.
3. Click on the different tabs to view different types of results.
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5.0 Running Simulation Tests