Direct and Residual Shear Testing Machine
MAIN FEATURES
- User interface 6″ touch screen colour display for numerical and graphical plotting of the readings
- Maximum horizontal force: 5 kN
- Maximum vertical force: 5 kN, using the 10:1 cantilever device
- Three analogue channels. one for load cell and two for displacement transducers
- Effective channel resolution: 131,000 points
- Infinitely variavle speed from 0.00001 to 15.0000 mm/min
- High stiffness load chain shear box – driving head – load cell
- Compatible with shear boxes up to 100 mm diameter or square
- USB pen drive for unlimited storage capacity and TXT format data output
- Optional PC control via LAN port and dedicated software
- Sturdy shear box techno-polymeric carriage untouchable by corrosion
- Adjustable speed and travel (forward and reverse) for residual shear test
- Number of cycles adjustable from 1 to 99
- Specific and independent data recording for consolidation and failure stages
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Autoshear is an automatic machine for direct/residual shear testing. It incorporates a high-resolution stepper motor fitted with a high precision load transfer mechanism.
Via the large 6″ touch screen colour display the user can start, pause and stop the test, select the data-recording mode, view the readings and the diagrams during the test execution and carry out the transducers calibration (load cell and two displacement transducers).
The axial transmission of the horizontal force adopts a straight connection through shear box, shaft and load cell. This design avoids the load measurement inaccuracies occurring with the widely used “swan neck” basic design.
A high quality techno-polymeric material has been adopted for the carriage of the shear box, offering excellent resistance to corrosion, wear and tear and to the chemicals often mixed with the soil specimens.
Furthermore, this polymeric carriage is lightweight and easy to clean.
Vertical load is applied directly to the specimen via a loading yoke and a weights holding arm which amplifies 10 times the applied value.
Load cell and displacement transducers, weight and shear box assembly shall be ordered separately (see accessories).
Load ring and dial gauge are also suitable for manual recording.
