Mechanical tests of HDPE specimens were stopped at the engineering strains of 90 110%% because in this polymer the most interesting phenomena occur earlier, around the yield point.
Testing was stopped if specimens showed no torsional resistance by 30 40° of rotation.
The reaction was stopped, the specimens were washed for 30 min, and the slides were incubated with anti-digoxigenin antibody coupled to FITC for 30 min at room temperature and washed three times with PBS before mounting for photomicrography under phase and epifluorescence illumination.
In the push-in test, the loading procedure was stopped for some specimens due to safety concerns, but all the anchors endured at least 1.18 times the nominal ultimate strength of the strand before the test was stopped or the anchor failed.
The valleys on the curve correspond to the moments when the testing machine was stopped and the specimen was prepared for the next run of loading at higher amplitudes.
Cultures of blood and endotracheal specimens were sterile and antimicrobial drug therapy was stopped.
The specimens did not experience a fracture and the test was stopped when the test blocks rotated.
After 106 cycles the fatigue test was stopped and residual properties were measured on tested specimens.
After 1 million cycles the fatigue test was stopped and residual properties were measured on tested specimens.
Deformation was stopped at the yield point in the pre-failure phase (Kovári and Tisa 1975) to avoid damage of the specimen and permit multiple tests.
