If appropriate, remove the intact specimen – MTS Landmark System User Manual

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Because you are no longer imparting a waveform on the specimen, change the displacement Peak/Valley
meters to Running Max/Min Meters to monitor history during specimen removal.

a) From the Station Manager application main window, click the Meters button.
b) Click in the title bar of each Peak/Valley meter and change Meter Type to Running Max/Min.

2. Switch to a Running Max/Min Force meter.

Also change the force Peak/Valley meters to Running Max/Min Meters to monitor history during specimen
removal.

a) From the Station Manager application main window, click the Meters button.
b) Click in the title bar of each Peak/Valley meter and change Meter Type to Running Max/Min.

If Appropriate, Remove the Intact Specimen

Use this procedure only if the specimen is intact at the conclusion of the test run. If the specimen has
broken, see

If Appropriate, Remove the Broken Specimen

(p. 101).

1. Select Exclusive Control.

2. Remove force from the specimen.

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