UMI – 115 L
Large Direct Shear Apparatus, Motorised, 50 kN (5,000 kgf)
Ref. Standards IS:2720 (Part 39, Section 1) IS:11593
For testing sand, gravel, gravelly clays and clay gravels for use in rolled fill embankments.
Operation |
Motorised |
Rates of Strain (mm/min) |
72 speeds Ranging from 0.0014 to 10.16 mm/min |
Specimen Size |
30 x 30 x 15 cm |
Change gears |
12 |
Shear Load capacity |
50 kN |
Vertical stress
Shear Box Assembly : 1 No.
|
500 kN/m2 |
Power |
415 V, 50 Hz, 3 phase, AC supply |
The above apparatus consists of
Consists of:
Plane Gripper Plate |
2 Nos. |
Perforated Gripper Plate |
2 Nos. |
Perforated Spacer Plate |
2 Nos. |
Base Plate |
1 No. |
Top Loading Pad |
1 No. |
Shear Box Housing, with two Ball Roller Strips |
1 no |
Weights, 9 Nos. each to give 50 kN/m2 (0.5 kg/cm2) and 2 Nos. each to give 25 kN/m2 (0.25 kg/cm2) |
1 Set |
Proving Ring, capacity 50 kN |
1 No. |
Dial Guage, 25 mm travel, 0.01 least count (for Consolidation and Shear Strain) |
2 Nos. |
Magnetic Stand, for Shear Strain Dial Guage |
1 No. |