MTS 316 Load Frame - Manual (Page 28)

Series 316 Load Frame Product Information 28
Direct Shear Configuration
Operation
Direct Shear Configuration
Installation of Hardware
1. Remove any spacer plates that may have been used in the uniaxial and
triaxial configurations.
2. Remove the uniaxial load cell.
3. Install the axial load cell used with the direct shear testing configuration.
Note Use spanner wrenches to preload the mechanical joint.
4. Optional: Remove restraint blocks on the axial spherical seat
5. Remove square loading plate on the base of the frame.
6. Remove the positive blocks, quantity 2, used to for the triaxial test
configuration.
7. Remove locating block for the triaxial cell.
Note It assumed that the actuator has been retracted to a safe position.