Product Description

The Load Frame is designed for conducting triaxial shear tests on rock specimens, but its use can be extended to any field where there is a requirement of the rates of strain of this load frame to be applied. This load frame gives a choice of twelve rates of strain from 0.000125mm/ min to of 5mm/min. Suitable for operation on 3 Phase, 415 V, AC Supply. It consists of a cabinet housing the electric motor, reduction gear and the turret gear box. Two pillars are fitted on the base over the cabinet. The load is applied by advancement of a lead screw. A suitable adapter is provided for fixing a 500 kN capacity proving ring which is supplied at extra cost. This load frame has a platen of about 25 cm dia to house the High Pressure Triaxial Cell