Direct Shear

About Direct Shear

Direct Shear Apparatus (Motorized) The 12-speed, Motorized IS: 2720 (Part XIII) IS: 11229 Supplied complete with Proving ring and 02 nos. of dial gauge of 0.01 x 25mm. The unit must be provided with a turret type gear box to get 12 different constant rates of strain i.e., 1.25, 0.625, 0.25, 0.125, 0.05, 0.025, 0.01, 0.005, 0.002, 0.001, 0.0004, and 0.0002 mm/min. and arrangements to carry out residual shear strength tests. Suitable for operation with 220V, 50 Hz, single-phase supply. It comprising of following. i. Shear box assembly, 60 mm square, complete with a U-bracket, guide pins and spacing screws, made of brass. ii. Gripper assembly consisting of two plain grid plates, two perforated grid plates, one base plate and one loading pad, all made of brass. iii. Two porous stones, each 6 mm thick, fitting the shear box 2 iv. Shear box housing of brass, complete with two ball roller strips v. Loading unit with normal loading of 8 kg/cm2 on 60 mm square specimen vi. Specimen cutter for a specimen size of 60 mm x 60 mm x 25 mm. vii. Set of weights to give a normal stress up to 3 kg/cm2 through lever, comprising 4 of 0.05 kg/cm2 , 1 of 0.1 kg/cm2 , 1 of 0.2 kg/cm2 , 3 of 0.5 kg/cm2 and 1 of 1 kg/cm2 viii. Proving ring and 02 Nos. ix. Dial gauge of 0.01 x 25mm. 02 Nos.