Have you conducted tests successfully on a universal testing machine before? Knowing your experience level might go a long way in determining what's going on.
First things I'd check for is that you're not having any slipping of the specimen with respect to the jaw faces, and that all...
rb1957, bxtguard, thank you both very much for your responses. I've been reassured that this is indeed a rare problem. I'll go through the processes you both have described and in all liklihood come back with more questions!
Thanks again,
redroab.
Hello All,
I am attempting to analyze a single pin (stainless) in fatigue that is loaded in single direct shear. The pin locates two plates with respect to each other. The plates are clamped together, so the only loading should be "true" direct shear. The cycles are fully reversed.
How does...
