5.2.2.5.0 Data Storage Parameters.................................................................................34
5.2.2.6.0 Test Termination Parameters...........................................................................34
5.2.2.7.0 Assign Precrack Values...................................................................................35
5.2.2.8.0 Calculator........................................................................................................35
5.2.3.0 Run the Test....................................................................................................................36
5.2.3.1.0 Turn On Hydraulic Power...............................................................................36
5.2.3.2.0 Perform Crack Size Check (CSC)...................................................................36
5.2.3.3.0 Precrack Specimen..........................................................................................37
5.2.3.4.0 Run Toughness Test.........................................................................................37
5.2.3.5.0 Perform Fatigue Crack Mark...........................................................................38
5.2.3.6.0 Constant Load Control Mode Parameters.......................................................38
5.2.3.7.0 Enter Measured Crack Sizes............................................................................39
5.2.3.8.0 End Simulation Test........................................................................................39
5.2.4.0 View Test Results...........................................................................................................39
5.2.4.1.0 View Test Results............................................................................................39
5.2.4.2.0 Fracture Test Results.......................................................................................39
5.2.5.0 Perform Data Analysis...................................................................................................40
5.2.5.1.0 Start the Analyzer Application........................................................................40
5.2.5.2.0 CTOD Analysis View......................................................................................41
5.3.0 Run Simulated FCG Compliance Test..........................................................................................42
5.3.1.0 Open The Test................................................................................................................42
5.3.1.1.0 Open the Configuration File for the Test.........................................................42
5.3.1.2.0 Start the Multipurpose Elite Application and Import a Test............................42
5.3.1.3.0 Create a New Test Run....................................................................................43
5.3.2.0 Define the FGC Compliance Test Parameters................................................................43
5.3.2.1.0 Test Parameters Overview...............................................................................43
5.3.2.2.0 FCG Compliance Parameter Values for Simulation........................................43
5.3.2.3.0 Precrack Parameters........................................................................................45
5.3.2.4.0 Crack Growth Parameters...............................................................................46
5.3.2.5.0 Delta K Control Mode Parameters..................................................................46
5.3.2.6.0 Constant Load Control Mode Parameters.......................................................47
5.3.2.7.0 Data Storage Parameters Properties................................................................48
5.3.2.8.0 Test Termination Parameters...........................................................................48
5.3.2.9.0 Assign Precrack Values...................................................................................48
5.3.2.10.0 Calculator......................................................................................................49
5.3.3.0 Run the Test....................................................................................................................50
5.3.3.1.0 Turn On Hydraulic Power...............................................................................50
5.3.3.2.0 Perform Crack Size Check (CSC)...................................................................50
5.3.3.3.0 Precrack Specimen..........................................................................................51
5.3.3.4.0 Run the Fatigue Crack Growth (FCG) Test.....................................................51
5.3.3.5.0 Enter Measured Crack Sizes............................................................................52
5.3.3.6.0 End Simulation Test........................................................................................52
4 MTS TestSuite
