MTS 316 Load Frame - Manual (Page 15)

Uniaxial Configuration
Series 316 Load Frame Product Information Operation 15
Uniaxial Configuration
Installation of Hardware
If not already installed, attach the square loading block to the base of the frame.
Note Torque the bolts per the specifications on the load frame assembly
drawing for full tension capability of the system. Compression testing
conditions do not require this torque setting. The bolts should however
be tightened to a level to prevent mechanical backlash when conducting
through-zero tests (tension/compression/tension).
Shown with crosshead removed