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Manual for STSZ-8 Mid-pressure Table Triaxial Cell

. General Instruction: This equipment is mainly used to determine the shearing resistance of the soil to research on the soundness of the soil and supply the data for project and scientific research. It can do three kinds of tests according to the drainage condition as following: shear test without consolidation and without drainage, shear test with consolidation and without drainage and shear test with consolidation and with drainage.

. Application & Structure: The equipment is of the strain control type. It is suitable for doing triaxial test such as the intensity and distortion characteristic of the specimen under the deal load condition. The specimen size can be 61.8mm125mm or 101220mm. The max. confining pressure is 2.5Mpa. The machine is made of the following four parts: the testing machine, the pressure chamber, the measuring system (including the pore water pressure and the confining pressure), sample preparation tools (user ordering).

. Main Technical Parameters: 1. Max. axial load: 1) When the lift speed is0.5 mm/min, the axial load is 80KN; 2) When the lift speed is0.6 mm/min, the axial load is 60KN; 2. Lift speed range (mm/min): 0.003, 0.006, 0.008, 0.012, 0.020, 0.030, 0.040, 0.050, 0.060, 0.070, 0.080, 0.090, 0.100, 0.200, 0.300, 0.400, 0.500, 0.600, 0.700, 0.800, 0.900, 1.000, fast speed2.000 (the axial load of the fast speed is10KN, it is used to adjust the connector). 3. Max. stroke: 50mm

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4. Max. confining pressure: 2.5Mpa 5. Max. back pressure: 1Mpa 6. Pore water pressure: 0-2Mpa 7. Volume change range: 0-50ml, min. division: 0.1ml 8. Axial displacement measuring range (dial gauge): 0-30mm

. Structure and Function: 1. The testing machine: The testing machine is of table type and can choose the speed. This machine has the advantages such as small volume, simple structure and complete functions. The gearbox promote the screw stem by the worm wheel to drive the working table lift with the low speed or the high speed. The bottom of the two columns are fixed on the box. When the beam doing the up-down movement, move down the cushion and screw tight the nuts. Keep the beam center, the working table center and the central axial of the pressure chamber on the same straight line. The proving ring is installed in the connection set under the beam and connect with the axial line of the beam. 2. Pressure Chamber The pressure chamber is made of the synthetic glass, including the base and the up-cover. Theres the soil sample base in the center of the base. Theres a socket under the base working in with the working table of the testing machine. The base install the confining pressure, the pore water pressure and the drain valve connect with the control measuring system. The up-cover includes the piston sleeve, the piston and the ring flange connect to the base by the bolt. The piston is sealed with the o type elastometic washer 7501 silicone grease. 3. Control and Measuring Cabinet: The control and measuring cabinet includes the water storage bottle, the back pressure changing tube (used to measure the volume change when with loading

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the back pressure), the volume changing tube (used to measure the volume change when without loading the back pressure), the measuring tube (used to measure the volume change and keep the measuring system full of the water to prevent the air permeate into the system) and the control and measuring meter. Pressure gauge: Capacity: 2.5Mpa, grade 0.4. It is used to measure and check the confining and the back pressure. It is also used to calibrate the confining pressure, the back pressure and the pore water pressure in the measuring meter. Valve: It is used to load, cut off and unload the pressure. Confining pressure adjusting cylinder: The confining pressure adjusting cylinder includes the adjusting cylinder, the piston, the permanent-magnetic low speed synchronous motor 70TDY, a pair of the worm wheels and the screw. It is controlled by the measuring meter. The sensor feedback control the rotation of the synchronous motor to make the piston ahead or back to keep the confining pressure on the specimen. Release the bolt, add the water into the adjusting cylinder by the handwheel of the adjusting cylinder. You can read the confining pressure directly from the pressure gauge and the digital voltmeter of the measuring meter. Back pressure adjusting cylinder: It has the same structure as the confining pressure adjusting cylinder. It is used to load the back pressure on the specimen. 4. Sample Preparation Tools It can use for preparation for 3 specimens.

. Installation and Debugging: 1. Clean the surface of the machine and check the quality of the machine from the appearance. 2. The full set of the machine should put away in the clean and vibrationless environment as the following condition: temperature between 5 and 35, the relative humidity 85%.

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3. Should prepare the 220V, 50Hz electricity power and the water source (for cleaning and preparing the soil specimen). 4. Installation and debugging of the testing machine: 1) Install the testing machine on the smooth, strong and clean working foundation. 2) Install the testing machine smoothly. 3) Connect the electricity power to check the running situation of the testing machine. 4) Adjust the position of the up beam according to the testing requirements. 5. Install the back pressure water pipe. 6. Install the up-cover of the pressure chamber. 7. Install the proving ring. 8. Debug the control and measuring cabinet:: 1) Check the situation of the control and measuring cabinet. 2) Inject the water into the hydraulic system. 3) Discharge the air for the hydraulic system. 4) Do the leak detection and the compression test of the water pressure system. 9. Discharge the air for the pore pressure sensor. 10. Check the pressure sensor and the connector.

. Operation and Maintenance: 1. Testing machine: 1) Connect the pressure chamber with the testing machine. Connect the piston of the pressure chamber with the proving ring and adjust the dial gauge into the zero position. 2) Choose the lift speed according to the speed form. 3) Connect the electricity power and start the machine. Stop the machine when the dial gauge change. 4) Adjust the axial displacement dial gauge into the zero position and start the

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machine again. 5) Stop the machine after finish the test. 6) Keep away the proving ring in he special case. 2. Pressure chamber:

. Packing list:

Main frame: Testing machine (capacity 80KN): 1 unit Control and measuring cabinet: 1 unit Accessories: Pressure chamber :101mm : 1 unit Proving ring 80KN (0~80KN) : 1 unit Saturator 101mm : 3 units Membrane tube 101 mm : 1 unit Split membrane 101mm: 1 unit Compactor 101mm: 1 unit Soil cutter 101mm: 1 unit Porous stone 101mm: 4units Latex membrane: 4pcs Pressure pad 101: 1units Dial gauge 0 30 mm: 1 unit Dial gauge 0 10 mm: 2 units Rubber hose (1000 mm long): 1 unit Nylon tube 6*1 (3000 mm): 1 unit Manual: 1 piece Certificate: 1 piece

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Production Conformity Certificate

The production has already passed check. The quality is conformity. Model Production STSZ-8 Mid-pressure Table Triaxial Cell Serial No. Checker Zhejiang Tugong Instrument CO., LTD. ISO9001 Certified!

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