Consolidation & Swell Testers

The ACE EmS is a versatile and fully automatic Oedometer soil consolidation testing machine that comes loaded with the new environmentally friendly Electromechanical Servoactuation (EmS) technology. Silent, compact and highly performing, the ACE EmS testing system can be run with our ingenious software that can connect up to 60 units with just one PC, enabling you to expand your laboratory gradually and seamlessly.

This test determines the rate and magnitude of consolidation of a soil specimen restrained laterally and subjected to a several vertical load increments.

Hydraulic loading For saturated and unsaturated specimens Use of the High Air Entry Stone (HAES) Measurement of pore and back pressure during testing Accurate permeability measurements Link: Data Sheet

Hydraulic loading Low friction design No weights required Compact design, occupies less space than conventional oedometers Incremental or constant rate of loading tests Suitable for compacted clay Two testing mode available: manual or with automatic data acquisition Links: Data Sheet

Shrink / Swell Apparatus for the determination of the shrinkage swell index of soils – Shrink / Swell Index. Complies with AS 1289.7.7.1: 2025

Shrink/Swell Spacer Disc 5mm, for sample preparation. As required by AS 1289.7.7.1: 2025