Kj. Karisallen et Jr. Matthews, THE DETERMINATION OF SINGLE EDGE-NOTCHED BEND SPECIMEN LOAD-LINE DISPLACEMENT FROM REMOTELY LOCATED SENSORS IN ELASTIC-PLASTIC FRACTURE TESTING, Journal of testing and evaluation, 22(6), 1994, pp. 581-583
ASTM E 813 and E 1152 currently allow for the determination of specime
n load point deflection from a remotely located sensor provided that m
achine compliance (determined from the loading portion of an unnotched
bend bar) is removed. If the specimen sustains significant plastic br
inelling at the load points, the result is a nonconservative estimate
of deflection (and J) subsequent to maximum load. A procedure for the
determination of machine compliance relationships for both loading and
unloading conditions is presented. Unnotched bend bars of tempered SA
E 4340 were tested to compare loading and unloading machine deflection
relationships.