Purchase of Laboratory Vane Shear Apparatus

Conforming to IS: 2720 (Part 30) (i) Torque Head Assembly  Adjustable in height by means of a lead screw  Lead screw operated through a drive wheel for lowering the vane into the soil specimen (ii) Drive Mechanism  Electrically operated motor with a rotation speed of 1/60 RPM  Suitable for operation on 230 V AC, single phase  Equipped with worm gear arrangement for smooth rotation (iii) Torque Measurement System  Upper end connected to a calibrated torsion spring  Vane shaft connected through a hollow shaft to a resettable pointer  Dial graduated in degrees to indicate angle of twist  Torque obtained by multiplying dial reading with spring factor (iv) Vane Assembly  Vane diameter, rod diameter, vane height and size as per IS specifications (v) Soil Container & Sampling Arrangement  Container provided for holding soil specimen  Sampling tube of 38 mm diameter, which can also be used as container (vi) Spring Set Supplied with a set of four interchangeable springs: 2 kg/cm², 4 kg/cm² , 6 kg/cm² , 8 kg/cm² (vii) Accessories & Storage  Complete apparatus supplied with all standard accessories  Packed in a wooden carrying case