MTS Multipurpose Simulated - Manual (Page 31)

3. If any report template (.xltx) files from the import file already exist, you are prompted to Overwrite the files
or Cancel the import.
If you already have a test open, you may be prompted to save changes before closing the open test.
4. Click OK to close the message window and open the selected test.
Note:
The test you open and use must correspond to the controller files that were copied to the workstation
and the configuration that was selected when the controller software was started.
5.2.1.3.0 Create a New Test Run
To create a new test run:
1. Click New Test Run.
2. Select a specimen from the Select a Specimen window, and then click OK.
To create a new specimen:
a) Click Add New.
b) Optionally specify a Specimen Name.
c) Select a Geometry.
d) Specify the required specimen parameters, and then click OK.
3. Review the variables in the Setup Variables window, modify values as necessary, and then click OK.
An error indicator is shown next to any incorrect values. If you change a value, the change is validated
after you click outside the cell.
4. Click OK to close the Setup Variables window.
5. Reset the interlocks if needed and select the Low, then High, power buttons.
6. Click Run to run the test.
5.2.2.0 Set the CTOD Test Parameters
5.2.2.1.0 Test Parameters Overview
After a new test run is added to the test, the Main Menu window appears. This window provides access to
all necessary test parameters. Click the parameter buttons in the Main Menu window to specify parameter
values for the test.
5.2.2.2.0 CTOD (Crack Tip Opening Displacement) Parameter Values for
Simulation
The sample test includes a test run with test data that can be analyzed. If you want to reproduce the same
results in another test run, add another test run, and then specify the following values for the test parameters.
Other parameters not listed here should remain unchanged.
The following table lists the precrack parameter values.
MTS TestSuite 31
5.0 Running Simulation Tests