MTS Landmark System - Manual (Page 75)

a) Select Station Manager > Display > Station Setup > Channels > Displacement> Offset/Zero.
b) Click the Auto Offset button to zero displacement.
Clamp the Specimen in the Lower Grip
1. Clamp the specimen in the lower grip.
Using a tool to hold the specimen, clamp the specimen in the lower grip using the controls on the MTS
Landmark load frame. You should position the specimen in the grip so that about 1/5th (see photo
below) of the un-necked portion of the specimen is showing.
2. Reset the Force Lower (Compression) Limit.
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Running the Example HCF Test