Automatic Consolidation Apparatus

ADVANCED ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM

STANDARDS: BS 1377:5 | ASTM D2435, D3877, D4546 | AASHTO T216 | NF P94-090-1, NF P94-091 | STAS 8942-1-89
UNI EN ISO 17892-5

Automatic Consolidation Apparatus is a precision laboratory testing system designed to determine the consolidation and compressibility characteristics of soil under controlled loading conditions. The apparatus is used to study the relationship between applied pressure, soil deformation and time.

The automatic system helps provide consistent and repeatable test conditions, making it suitable for evaluating soil settlement behavior and other important geotechnical parameters.

Key Features:

• Automatic calculations and real time display of graphs and result according the standard.
• Maximum vertical force: up to 25 kN
• Minimum speed: 0.00001 mm/min
• Maximum speed: 99.99999 mm/min
• 4 channels for acquisition and data processing system.
• Sampling frequency of 2 kHz with a selectable sampling rate between 1 Hz and 20 Hz

Firmware:
Thanks to its advanced firmware, Edomec becomes extremely customizable. It allows to:

• Set different time acquisition windows for each load step;
• Enable or disable settlement check and swelling check for each load step (NOTE: the condition set is the same for all steps).
• Equipped with 4 channels, suitable for connection of load, displacement, deformation, LVDT, and strain gauge (by using an external adapters) transducers
• Semi-automatic configuration and calibration of all transducers connected.
• The digital controller (PC) works on Windows CE based system and can be easily updated through the USB with no need to uninstall or move the controller.
• Unlimited memory storage with: 2 USB ports, Ethernet port for remote control through PC.

Applications:

• Consolidation testing of soils
• Soil compressibility evaluation
• Settlement analysis
• Geotechnical engineering investigations
• Foundation design studies
• Soil mechanics laboratories
• Civil engineering laboratories
• Research and educational institutions