MTS Series 315 Load Frame - Manual (Page 15)

Series 315 Load Frame Introduction 15
Top Plate
Columns
Base Plate
Spring rate
(for each column)
I
T
D
T
H
T
) 3 (
12
----------------------- =
L
T
W
T
2W
C
– =
A
T
D
T
H
T
=
A
C
W
C
D
C
=
L
C
H
C
=
I
B
D
B
H
B
) 3 (
12
------------------------ =
L
B
W
T
2W
C
– =
A
B
H
B
D
B
=
K
T
48EI
T
L
T
3
---------------


 1 – 20A
T
G
6L
T
------------------
 1 – 1 –


+



=
K
C
A
C
E
L
C
----------- =
K
B
48EI
B
L
B
3
----------------


 1 – 20A
B
G
6L
B
-------------------
 1 – 1 –


+



=
K
S y stem
K
T
1 –
2K
C
( ) 1 –
K
B
1 – ]
1 –
+ +
[
=