Universal triaxial cell
- 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
- 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 triaxial cell
- Automatic pneumatically operated lift cylinders that raise and lower the cell wall
- Fitted with pressure relief valve for greater safety
- 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
- Suitable for asphalt, soils and unbound granular materials
Triaxial cell to be used only with AsphaltQube, in compliant with EN 12697-25B, is available.
79-PV70300
Universal Triaxial Cell (UTC) – Standard – for samples up to 150mm dia x 300mm tall
79-PV70330
Automatic Triaxial Cell (ATC) with automatic cell raising system