Figure 1
Description of the tensile–shear loading device TRACY. 1, roller-shape tension grips with rectangular drilled hole; 2, shear grips driven in opposite directions by two lead screws; 3, stepper motor powering lead screws of shear grips; 4, stepper motor driving roller-shape tension grips; 5, elastomer specimen strained in mixed tension–shear mode; 6, analysis area in the middle part of the illuminated specimen; 7, fixture to adapt the machine onto the diffractometer. |