Product Code : MSi 3054

Product Description

The MSI 3054 Digital Direct / Residual Shear Apparatus is designed for determining the consolidated drained shear strength of soil materials in direct shear. The motorized, floor-mounted system provides controlled horizontal displacement and vertical loading for accurate and repeatable soil shear testing.

The apparatus incorporates a high-resolution servomotor and gearbox assembly, providing a continuously variable shear speed suitable for both forward and reverse operation. The machine is supplied with digital displacement measurement, load measurement, software, and a shear box assembly with a slotted weight loading system.

The apparatus can accommodate different shear box configurations, making it suitable for a wide range of soil testing applications.

Features

• Digital direct and residual shear testing system.

• Motorized floor-mounted construction.

• Suitable for consolidated drained shear testing.

• High-resolution servomotor and gearbox assembly.

• Continuously variable shear speed.

• Forward and reverse shear movement.

• Integrated digital measurement system.

• Software supplied for test operation and data handling.

• Load cell supplied for load measurement.

• Linear potentiometric displacement transducers supplied.

• Adjustable vertical loading arrangement.

• Compatible with different shear box sizes.

• Robust construction for laboratory applications.

Technical Specifications

Model : MSI 3054

Product Name : Digital Direct / Residual / Shear Apparatus

Standards : ASTM D3080, BS 1377-7, AASHTO T236, CEN-ISO/TS 17892-10

Test Type : Direct Shear / Residual Shear

Drive System  High-resolution Servomotor & Gearbox

Shear Speed : Continuously variable

Shear Direction : Forward & Reverse

Load Cell : 5 kN

Displacement Transducer 1 : 10 × 0.001 mm

Displacement Transducer 2 : 25 × 0.001 mm

Control / Data System : Software

Approx. Net Weight : 140 kg

Shear Box Assemblies

The machine is designed to accommodate different shear box configurations, including:

• 60 mm square

• 100 mm square

• 60 mm round

• 100 mm round

• 2.5 inch round

The shear box assemblies are designed to contain water surrounding the specimen.

Shear Box Assembly Components

The assembly includes provisions/components such as:

• Shear box

• Rigid wall

• Loading pad

• Grooved back face

• Grooved retaining plate

• Porous plates

• Plane grids

• Perforated grids

Loading System

The apparatus incorporates a beam loading system for applying and amplifying the vertical load to the specimen.

The visible catalog data also specifies:

• Slotted weight loading system

• 0.5 kg/cm² – 3 Nos.

• 1.0 kg/cm² – 1 No.

• Complete set supplied without proving ring

• Net weight: 140 kg

Supplied Complete With

• 5 kN Load Cell

• Linear Potentiometric Displacement Transducer 10 × 0.001 mm

• Linear Potentiometric Displacement Transducer 25 × 0.001 mm

• Software

• Shear box assembly

• Slotted weight set

• Loading accessories

Essential Accessories

• High-sensitivity compression proving ring – 200 kg capacity

• Consolidation dial gauge – 0.01 mm × 25 mm

• Additional accessories as required for the selected shear box configuration

Applications

• Direct shear testing of soils

• Residual shear strength determination

• Consolidated drained shear testing

• Soil mechanics research

• Geotechnical investigations

• Foundation engineering studies

• Civil engineering laboratories

• Quality control and research institutions