VANE SHEAR APPARATUS
Code: 18101-00
Description: “TIC” VANE SHEAR APPARATUS
Laboratory type motorized as per IS: 2720 (P-XXX) Consists of a torque head adjustable in height by means of a lead screwrotated by a drive wheel to enable the vane to be lowered into the specimen.Rotation of the vane is by means of a hand wheel which operates a wormgear arrangement, turning the upper end of a calibrated torsion spring, Vanedia. rod dia, vane size and vane height are as per IS specificationThe Vane shaft is attached through the hollow upper shaft to resettablepointer, which indicates the angle of torque on a dial graduated in degrees.
The dial reading multiplied by spring factory gives the torque. A container for soil sample is also supplied, and a sampling tube of 38mm I.D. & 150 mm long can also be used as container 6kg cm, and 8 kg cm.
Electrically operated rate of rotation is 1/60 RPM Suitable for operation on 230V, 50Hz single phase AC mains.
