Arrangement Buttons / Geometry Buttons

After having opened the program you will find the Main Window with the menu rail, the symbol rail and the Arrangement Buttons on top and the Parameter and Single Results Window on the left hand side.

Eight Arrangement Buttons / Geometry Buttons, which are directly under the symbol rail, show the different indenters on different coated substrates:

  1. Spherical indenter on an uncoated substrate
  2. Spherical indenter on a substrate with one layer
  3. Spherical indenter on a substrate with two layers
  4. Spherical indenter on a substrate with three layers
  5. Circular punch on an uncoated substrate
  6. Circular punch on a substrate with one layer
  7. Conical indenter on an uncoated substrate
  8. Penny shaped crack at interface under homogeneous tension

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It is only possible to select one single setting at once.

The current settings are shown in the Parameter and Single Result Window under the heading "Arrangement" in red letters.

The activated Arrangement button is marked darker in comparison to the others.

You may change the characteristic of the indenter or layers by varying the parameters within the "Elastic Properties" Window.

Changes are put into action straightaway.

It is possible to define a tangential load or a friction coefficient only when you choose the Spherical indenter on an uncoated substrate or on a substrate with one layer. You can set the parameters in the "Geometry, Forces" Window.

Calculations with two or three layers might take a while.

For restrictions concerning the accuracy and for information about the theoretical models behind the calculations please refer the Help menu under "Accuracy".

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