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STATIC CONE PENETROMETER:
Capacity:
30kN (3000 kgf) capacity, Hand Operated
The drive is by means of a rack and pinion manually through a gearing arrangement. The gear box and pinion are fixed on two handles, sprockets and chain arrangement. The movement of the rack is guided by a bracket (attached to the rack) and two pillars. The penetration resistance i.e. the pressure, is indicated on hydraulic gauges through a hydraulic measuring head. Two pressure gauges of 15 cm dia dial and capacities 0-160 kg/cm2and 0-60 kg/ cm2are provided. An automatic cut-off valve, to protect the low capacity gauge from being overloaded, is provided. The valve can be adjusted and locked at desirable values between 20 to 60 kg/cm2. A provision is made to anchor the unit to the ground (with the help of four anchors supplied with the unit) and there is a provision for lateral movement of the unit, so that subsequent tests could be performed without shifting the entire anchorage. A 10-cm2-penetration cone with friction jacket is provided along with fifteen mantle tubes (non-uniform) having an effective length of 1 m each with sounding rods for finding out the cone (point) resistance or jacket friction.
It consists of following:
Penetration Cone, steel, 60° angle, 10 cm2 base area with friction jacket one
Mantle Tube, non-uniform, 36 mm OD at the two ends and reduced dia in between with sounding rod, working length 1 m Fifteen
Load Measuring Head, with Automatic Cut-off Valve, Pressure Gauges and Oil Can One
Pressure Gauge, 0-160 kg/cm2 One
Pressure Gauge, 0-60 kg/cm2 One
Screw Anchor, with Bolt Four
Anchor Driving Handle One
T-Rod One
Spanner One
Note: Uniform dia mantle tubes can be ordered at extra cost