Soil Testing Equipments

Features :

Load Frame, Motorised Electrically Operated, Capacity 5 Ton is suitable for C.B.R Test and Triaxial Shear Test on soils. It consists of a cabinet which houses the electrical motor, reduction gear and the turret gera box. Loading is done by upward movement of the lower platen which is firmly fixed to the lead screw. When the lever is set in teh neutral position, it automatically isolates the lead screw from the rest of the drive mechanism and the lead screw can be then manually moved up or down by operating the handle.

Features :

For determination of the direct shear strength of soils on specimen size 60 mm x 60 mm x 25 mm.

Specifications : The apparatus comprises of the following:

Loading Unit: Supplied with load yoke with direct and lever system for applying load. Normal stress capacity 8 kg/sq.cm. Load is applied either directly or through a counter balanced detachable lever. Provision is madefor the load to be applied either through a steel ball recessed in the loading pad or direct through a boss on the pre calibrated loading yoke, the loading unit is provided with V strips and roller strips for frictionless movement of shear box housing.

Shear Box Assembly : Comprising Direct Shear box in two halves for a square specimen size 60 x 60 x 25 mm one pair of plain gripper plates, one pair of perforated gripper plates, one pair of porous stones, one top loading pad. Shear box housing: Accommodates the Direct Shear Box assembly. Complete with two ball roller strips. Specimen Cutter: For cutting 60 x 60 x 25 mm specimen from larger samples. Set of weights to give a normal stress of 3 kg/sq.cm. through lever as follows: To give Kg/sq.cm. Qty. 0.05 4 Nos. 0.1 1 Nos. 0.2 1 Nos. 0.5 3 Nos. 1.0 1 Nos. Complete set as above but without proving ring.

Salient Features :

Essential Accessories High sensitivity compression proving ring cap 200 kg One Consolidation dia gauge 0.01 mm x 25 mm and one strain dial gauage 0.01 mm x 25 mm and one strain dial gaine 0.01mm x 25 mm.   ‘VEEKAY’ Static Cone Penetration Test Apparatus.

Static Cone Penetrometer, 30KN (300KGF) Capacity, Hand Operated :

The drive is by means of a rack and pinion manually through a gearing arrangement. The gear box and pinion are fixed on two handles, sprockets and chain arrangement. The movement of the rack is guided by a bracket ( attached to the rack) and two pillars. The penetration resistance i.e. the pressure is indicated on hydraulic gauges through a hydraulic measuring head. Two pressure gauges of 15cm dia dial and 2 capacities 0-160kg/cm are provided. An automatic cut-off valve, to protect the low capacity gauge from being overloaded is provided. The 2 valve can be adjusted and locked at desirable values between 20 to 60cm . A provision is made to anchor the unit to the ground (with the help of four anchors supplied with the unit) and there is a provision for lateral 2 movement of the unit so that subsequent tests could be performed without shifting the entire anchorage.

A 10cm penetration cone with friction jacket is provided along with fifteen mantle tubes (non-uniform having an effective length of 1 m each with sounding rods for finding out the cone (point) resistance or jacket friction.

IT CONSISTS OF :

Penetration Cone, steel 60 angle 10cm base area with friction jacket One Mantle Tube, non-uniform , 36mm OD at the two ends and reduced dia in between with sounding rod working length 1m-fifteen. Load Measuring Head, with Automatic Cut off valve and Oil Can, without Pressure Gauge One 2 Pressure Gauge, 0-60kg/cm One 2 Pressure Gauge, 0-160kg/cm One Screw Anchor , with Bolt Four Anchor Driving Handle One Rod One Spanner One Extension Pipe 0.5m long. 

Features :

VEEKAY Relative Density Test Apparatus confirms to : IS 2720 (PART XIV), ASTM D 4253 & ASTM D 4254 The equipment is used for the determination of the relative density of cohesion less free draining soils and meets the essential requirements.

Specification :

The equipment consists one each of: Vibratory table, with a cushioned steel vibrating decks about 75cm x 75cm. It has a frequency of approximately 3600 vibratory table, minute under a 11.5kg load. Amplitude is variable in between 0.65mm in step of 0.05 to 0.25mm, 0.25 to 0.45 mm and 0.45 to 0.65mm. Suitable for operations on 415V, Three Phase supply. Cylindrical metal unit weight mould, 3000ml. Capacity.Guide sleeve with clamp assembly. Surcharges base plate for mould. Handle for surcharge base plate. Surcharge weight.

The total weight together with surcharge base plate and handle is equipment to 140 kg. /sq. cm. For mould. Cylindrical metal unit weight mould 15000 ml. capacity. (Total weight together with the above mould & surcharge weight is equivalent to 140 kg./sq. cm) dial gauge 0.01mm x 50mm travel. Extension piece 25mm for dial gauge.

The CBR test is used for determining the relative bearing ratio and expansion characteristics under known surcharge weights of base, sub-base and sub grade soils for the design of roads, pavements and runways. Tests can be conducted on all types of soils including sand, gravel and washed stone (passing through 20 mm IS Sieve). The CBR test is used extensively in selection of materials and control of sub grades. The procedure consists of loading soil with a circular piston, 50 mm dia face and maintaining a penetration rate of 1.25 mm/min. The load is noted and the results of test on natural or recompacted soils, in soaked and unsoaked conditions, can be compared with standard test results.

Specification :

Sieve Shaker , Motorized Model is capable of carrying 7 sieves of 20 cm diameter. The Sieve Shaker is driven by 1/4 HP motor through reduction gearbox. It is Suitable for operation on 220V, 50 HZ, AC Supply.

Optional at Extra Cost :

• Time switch 0 - 60 Minutes.
• The Adaptor for 30 cm dia sieves Shaker.
• Sieve Shaker , Hand Operated Model for 20cm dia Sieves also available.

It consists of a pressure vessel with clamp for sealing cap, capacity is 20 gms. Rubber sealing gasket, pressure gauge calibrated in percentage moisture content 0-25% x 0.25% on the wet weight basis, an electronic balance for weighing sample, a scoop for measuring carbide reagent, a bottle of reagent, one cleaning brush and a set of 4 steel balls for thorough mixing . Complete in highly polished wooden carrying case with handle.

Specification :

1. Porcelain evaporating dish
2. Shrinkage dish
3. Glass cup
4. Perspex plate with three metal prongs
5. Flexible spatula 100mm
6. Glass cylinder
7. 25ml x 1ml, supplied without mercury

The apparatus consists one each of compaction mould steel, 100 mm I.D. x 127.3mm height x 1000 cc. volume, complete with collar and base plate. Compaction Rammer is 2.6 kgs in weight x 310mm controlled fall.

This apparatus is used for the in place determination of the dry density of compact, line and medium grained soils and for layers not exceeding 50cm thickness. The complete apparatus consists one each of Small sand pouring cylinder, 3 litre capacity fitted with conical funnel and shutter. Cylinder calibrating container, internal dia 10cm and internal depth 15cm dia hole in the centre.

The cell is useful for testing 38mm dia x 76mm high soil specimen. Transparent Perspex chamber with anvil and loading plunger, the cell is easily opened by releasing four nuts of the tie rods. It is leak proof up to 10kg/cm.sq. Fluid pressure. An oil plug which can also be used as an air vent is provided for introducing a thin layer of oil over water. This provides effective sealing at the plunger for long duration tests. The cell is fitted with four sleeve packed valves of no volume change type on the base. These valves are used for cell pressure, pore water pressure, drainage or back pressure. The loading plunger of the cell has dial gauge rest. Loading pad made of Perspex for 38mm dia specimens. Pair of plain discs made of Perspex 38mm dia 6mm thick. Pair of porous stones 38mm dia specimen. Split sand former for 38mm dia specimen. Sheath stretcher for 38mm dia specimen. One dozen rubber sheaths for 38mm dia samples. For synthetic rubber 'o' rings for 38mm dia specimen. One plastic drainage tube.

Consists of a torque head adjustable in height by means of a lead screw rotated by a drive wheel to enable the vane to be lowered into the specimen. Rotation of the vane is by means of a hand wheel which operates a worm gear arrangement turning the upper end of a calibration torsion spring, vane dia, rod dia, vane size & vane height are as per IS specifications. The vane shaft is attached through the hollow upper shaft to a resettable pointer, which indicates the angle indicates the angle of torque on a dial graduated in degree the dial reading multiplied by spring factor gives the torque a container for soil sample is also supplied & a sampling tube of 38mm. i.d. & 150mm long can also be used as container . Supplied with set of four springs, one each of approx. 2 kgs/cm sq., 4kgs/cm sq., 6 kgs/cm sq. & 8kgs/cm sq. complete as above in a wooden carrying case.

The unit comprises of the following items. Loading unit, maximum capacity 20kg/cm.sq. Having a loading yoke connected to a lever arm with a counter balancing adjustment and having a lever ratio of 1:1 the whole assembly being mounted on a sturdy steel frame stand. The loading unit is so designed that it can be used for consolidation cells of different diameters as well as different dia floating ring type consolidation cells. Fixed ring type Consolidometer (Odeometer) cell assembly for testing 60mm dia x 20mm thick specimen comprising: Fixed ring for specimens 60mm dia x 20mm thick with guide ring. Top and bottom porous stones for 60mm dia specimen. Perforated pressure pad, Channeled base with water inlet and gasket Flanged water jacket, water reservoir with plastic tube and pinch cock. Set of weights to give a pressure of 10kg/cm.sq. On 60mm dia specimen, comprising : 7 nos. 0.05 kg/cm .sq., 5nos. 0.1 kg/sq.cm., 6nos. 0.5kg/sq. cm., and 5 nos. 1.0 kg/sq.cm. Supplied complete as above but without dial gauge.

ACCESSORIES :
Dial gauge 0.002 mm x 10mm. Extension piece, 40 mm long, consolidation test forms pad of 50 for one dimensional consolidation.

The equipment comprises one each : Gun metal mould, 100mm I.D. x 127.3mm high x 1000ml Volume. Gun metal mould extension collar, 100mm dia x 60mm high for the above mould. Gun metal drainage base plate with a recess for a porous stone.

It is manufactured as per IS 2720 (PART XVII) 1966.

Liquid Limit Device (Hand Operated / Motorised) With/Without Counter - IS:2720 (Part-V), IS:9259, BS:1377

Specification :

1. Glass plate 20cm x 15cm having round ends
2. Brass or stainless steel rod 3mm dia x 150mm long
3. Flexible spatula 15 cm
4. Set of 6 moisture containers
5. Porcelain basin 150mm dia
6. Plastic wash bottle 500ml