MTS 316 Load Frame - Manual (Page 26)

Series 316 Load Frame Product Information 26
Tri-axial Configuration
Operation
13. Close the front door of the load frame.
14. Turn the hydraulic service manifold (HSM) on with the actuator in stroke
control.
15. Switch to load control and extend the actuator so that the actuator touches
the upper pushrod of the triaxial cell.
16. Turn the HSM off.
17. Open the door and attach the pushrod to the actuator rod with bolts.
18. Close the front door and proceed with the test program, which would
include such items as filling the vessel with fluid, bringing pressure system
to desired test parameters and electrically zero all transducers.
Note The door interlock does not turn off the HSM. The switch does provide a
program interlock. See the TestStar manuals for more information about
testing programs that use control hardware interlock.