Item TF-1WR33IX
Double Wall Triaxial Cells for Unsaturated Tests
With these two measurements, by difference the volume change due to water being squeezed out of the sample and the volume change due to the compressibility of air can be determined.
Technical specifications
| Product code | 28-WF4170 — 28-WF4171 |
|---|---|
| Max diameter sample [mm] | 70 — 100 |
| Sample diameter range [mm] | 50 to 70 — 50 to 100 |
| Maximum working pressure [kPa] | 2000 — 2000 |
| Maximum cell height [mm] | 690 — 795 |
| Cell diameter including valves [mm] | 478 — 535 |
| Weight (approx.) [kg] | 30 — 50 |
| No. of inlet ports | 6 — 6 |
| Attachment for vacuum top cap for extension test | Included |
Features
- 28-WF4170 Double wall triaxial cell for unsaturated tests on 70 mm dia. soil samples, complete with 6 ports
- 28-WF4171 Double wall triaxial cell for unsaturated tests on 100 mm dia. soil samples, complete with 6 ports
Required equipment
| — | the base pedestal with High Entry Stone |
|---|---|
| — | Double-wall triaxial cell unsaturated pedestal Pedestal set for unsaturated cell, comprising pedestal, High Air Entry Stone sealed into an aluminium ring and a height compensation ring. Using specific adaptive pedestals. |
| — | It is possible to test specimens with different diameters in the same triaxial cell – see the table below. |
| Diameter | Double wall triaxial cell |
| 28-WF4170 | 28-WF4171 |
| 50 | 28-WF4170/50 — 28-WF4171/50 |
| 70 | 28-WF4170/70 — 28-WF4171/70 |
| 100 | 28-WF4171/100 |
| — | Example 28-WF4171/70 Unsatured test set for 70mm dia.sample to be fitted in double wall triaxial cell mod. 28-WF4171 comprising: base pedestal, High Air Entry Stone sealed on aluminium ring and compensation ring. |
| — | High Air Entry Stone (HAES) High Air Entry Stones (HAES) An HAES is included with the pedestals as standard but it can be easily replaced with stones of other capacities for 50, 70 and100 mm diameter pedestals – see the table below. |
Show 6 more items
| — | Pedestal diameter |
|---|---|
| Maximum Pressure [Bar] | 50 — 70 — 100 |
| 1 | 28-WF4150/1B — 28-WF4170/1B — 28-WF4171/1B |
| 5 | 28-WF4150/5B — 28-WF4170/5B — 28-WF4171/5B |
| 15 | 28-WF4150/15B — 28-WF4170/15B — 28-WF4171/15B |
| — | Example 28-WF4170/5B 5 bar High Air Entry Stone sealed on alluminium ring, for 70 mm dia. sample |