Servo Controlled Cyclic Triaxial Testing
Apparatus with Pneumatic Actuator, equipment

 

Name of the equipment:

Cyclic Triaxial Set up

 

Make & Model:

HEICO; Model: HS28.630 & Sr no. 1505188

 

I-Stem Registration ID-

3220822

 

Category of Instrument

Geotechnical Engineering

 

Types of Analysis / Testing

Soil Sample

 

Application:

Assessing the cyclic strength and liquefaction resistance of soils.

Description of Instrument

Sinusoidal axial loading with frequency up to 10 Hz.

Booking Details

 

Book through I-STEM:

https://www.istem.gov.in/

 

Slot Booking Link

I-STEM Slot Booking link for External User

 

Booking available for

Internal and External Both

 

Requisition form for

Internals

Externals

Contact Details

 

Faculty In-charge:

Dr. Renjitha Mary Varghese, Email ID:

renjitha@nitc.ac.in,

Phone number:

 +91-9496887320

Technical Staff:

Nayana P

nayanap@nitc.ac.in

 

Lini Ignatius C

liniignatiusc@nitc.ac.in

 

Ajith Augusthy  ajithaugusthy@nitc.ac.in

 

 

Department

CED

 

Office Email ID

cedoffice@nitc.ac.in

 

Location

Geotechnical Lab, Department of Civil Engineering

 

Lab Phone No

0495-2286245

 

 

Features, Working Principle and Specifications  

 

 


Features of the equipment

 

ü  Used for conducting Unconsolidated Undrained (UU), Consolidated Undrained (CU), and Consolidated Drained (CD) triaxial tests on soil specimens under dynamic condition

ü  Allows testing under different confining pressures (σ3) and dynamic loading conditions.

 

Unique features/Measurement capabilities, if any

Ø  Resilience Modulus can be determined

Instrument Technical Description and Major Specifications (This Specifications Limited to Major 5)

 

§  LVDT displacement 0.01mm-50mm

§  Load cell 5kN

§  Pressure Sensor 0.01kg/cm2 to 10kg/cm2

§  Universal Load Cell

§  Maximum dynamic load 5kN.

§  Frequency – 1 to 10 Hz.

Measurement/Sample specifications:

§  38mm, 50mm and 100mm dia

§  All kind of soil samples

Type of Sample Required for Analysis / Testing (Quantity, Pre-Preparation, State etc.) Guidelines for Sample Submission – User Instructions

 

 



·         All soil sample (Clay, Silt, Sand, etc) minimum 1 Kg

 

User Charges Rs. (GST Extra) 

 


Internal

External Academic Institutes

National R&D Lab

Industry

2000/- per sample

9000/- per sample

9000/- per sample

15000/- per sample