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Pro Temperature Controlled Triaxial Testing System

  • VJT-TX-3
  • VJT-TX-2
  • VJT-TX-1

Description

This system can perform fully automatic total and effective temperature controlled triaxial testing including Consolidated Drained (CD), Consolidated Undrained (CU), Unconsolidated Undrained (UU) and different stress path tests. It can also perform fully automated resilient modulus testing.The system requires both air and water pressure to operate.

Testing Ranges

Resilient Modulus test:

  • Sample size: 38 mm (1.5″) ;50 mm (2″) 70 mm (2.76″)
  • Load capacity: 10 kN (2,248 lbf)
  • Maximum frequency: 5 Hz
  • Minimum frequency: 0.0001 Hz
  • Maximum dynamic load: ±5 kN (1,124 lbf)

Temperature Controlled Triaxial Test:

  • Temperature range: -20°C to +80°C
  • Sample size: 38 mm (1.5″)    
  • Maximum cell pressure: 2,000 kPa
  • Pneumatic automatic pressure controller: 1,000 kPa (145 psi)
  • Air/Water Interface Cylinder: 10 Bar (145 psi)
  • Load capacity: 100 kN (22,480 lbf)

Material Properties

Tests

Properties

Consolidated drained test

Effective shear strength parameters

Consolidated undrained test

Total and effective shear strength parameters

Unconsolidated undrained test

Undrained shear strength parameter

Repeated load triaxial test

Resilient Modulus

Field Applications

  • Strength parameters for stability analyses, and foundation design
  • Resilient modulus for pavement design
  • Temperature dependency of shear strength parameters

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