Description
The apparatus comprises ofthe following. LoadingUnit: Supplied with load yoke with direct and lever system for applying load. Normal stress capacity 8 kg/sq. cm. Load is applied either directly or through a counter balanced detachable lever. Provision is made for the load to be applied either through a steel ball recessed in the loading pad or direct through a boss on the pre calibrated loading yoke.
The loading unit is provided with V strips and roller strips for frictionless movement of shear box housing. Shear Box Assembly: Comprising direct shear box in two halves for a square specimen size 60 x 60 x 25mm one pair of plain gripper plates, One pair of perforated gripper plates, one pair of porous stones, one top of loading pad. Shear Box Housing: Accommodates the direct shear box assembly. Complete with two ball roller strips. Specimen cutter: for cutting 60 x 60 x 25 mm.