Item 79-PV70300
Automatic Triaxial Test Cell
- Compatible with
- UTM, AST Pro and AsphaltQube
Triaxial cell to be used only with AST Pro, in compliant with EN 12697-25B, is available.
MeetsAASHTO TP46 · AASHTO T307 · AASHTO TP79 · AASHTO T342 · AASHTO T378 · EN 12697 · EN 12697-25
Technical specifications
| Max working pressure | 700 kPa (water), 400 kPa (air) |
|---|---|
| Max specimen size (dia. x h) | 150 x 300 mm |
| Loading shaft travel | 160 mm |
| Dimensions (dia. x h) | 300 x 600 mm, 330 x 667 mm |
| Weight (approx.) | 40 kg |
| Confining air | Clean dry air, 400 to 500 kPa, 2 litres/second |
| Lift cylinder air | 400 to 500 kPa, negligible air consumption |
| Open height | 655 mm |
| Closed height | 405 mm |
| Width | 418 mm |
| Weight | 50 kg |
Technical notes
- Universal Triaxial Cell
- Automatic Triaxial Cell
Features
- Incorporated low friction linear (Thompson) ball bushing on loading shaft to keep fiction to a minimum
- Limited acrylic (see through) area for greater safety
- Facilitates 2 LVDTs and mounting brackets for precise direct shaft position measurement
- Fitted with pressure relief valve for greater safety
- Facilitates external axial strain transducer mounting system
- Facilitates up to three “through the wall” radial strain transducers
- Facilitates internal temperature measurement
- Facilitates three internal transducers with Lemo “feed-through” connectors as standard and has provision of up to five electrical “feed-through” connectors
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- Provision of anchor points for the bottom platen and triaxial cell, to facilitate direct tension testing
- Geotechnical version available with pore and back pressure ports
- Versatile, user friendly and accurate device for triaxial confinement of the specimen
- Suitable for asphalt, soils and unbound granular materials
- Automatic pneumatically operated lift cylinders that raise and lower the cell wall
- Crystal clear heavy duty acrylic cell wall for maximum visibility of specimen
- Low friction loading shaft
- Capable of operating between -15° to +60° C
- Provision for pressure and temperature transducers
- Provision for up to three (internal) on specimen transducers
- Cell pressure up to 275 kPa
- Versatile, user friendly and accurate device for lateral confinement of the specimen
- Conforms to Test Standards: AASHTO TP46 | AASHTO T307 | NCHRP 9-29 | AASHTO TP79 | AASHTO T342 (ex TP62) | EN 12697 – 25B | AASHTO T378