MTS Fracture Template - Manual (Page 79)

Description Parameter
Specify the amount of crack length change
that will cause data to be stored to disk. Crack Size Change Store
Typically, operators will not store every cycle,
but will only store data when the crack grows
by a significant amount, such as 0.05 mm.
Specify the lower load limit for linear least
squares fit compliance used to determine FCG Lower Least Squares
Fit Percentage
when to start saving data to disk. This
parameter is not used for FCG DCPD tests.
Specify the upper load limit for linear least
squares fit compliance used to determine FCG Upper Least Squares
Fit Percentage
when to start saving data to disk. This
parameter is not used for FCG DCPD tests.
Specify the cycle intervals written to disk
during the test. Typically, this is more than
10,000. FCG N Cycle Save
Test Termination Parameters
Test Termination Parameters
Description Parameter
Specify the load that, if reached, stops the
test. JIC Maximum Load
Specify the Crack Opening Displacement
that, if reached, stops the test. JIC Maximum COD
Specify the displacement that, if reached,
stops the test. JIC Maximum Displacement
Specify the crack size that, if reached, stops
the test. JIC Maximum Crack Size
Specify the crack extension that, if reached,
stops the test. JIC Maximum Crack
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