Features:

• The machine must be digital, equipped with a load cell and displacement transducers, all connected to an external data acquisition system. 
• It incorporates a high-resolution stepper motor with precise transmission mechanisms. 
• The user interface should include an LCD digital display, enabling the user to start, pause, and stop tests. 
• The LCD digital display should consist of 4 rows with 20 characters. 
• The horizontal force axial transmission should feature a direct connection through the shear box, shaft, and load cell. 
• The design should minimize load measurement inaccuracies typically seen with swan neck designs. 
• The shear box carriage should be made from high-quality techno-polymeric material. 
• The carriage must be resistant to corrosion, wear, and chemicals commonly found in soil specimens. 
• The polymeric carriage should be lightweight and easy to clean. 
• Vertical load should be applied directly to the specimen using a loading yoke and a weights holding arm, amplifying the applied value by a factor of 10. 

Technical Specifications:

• Horizontal Force: Maximum 5000 N 
• Vertical Force: Maximum 5000 N (via the 10:1 cantilever loading device supplied) 
• Horizontal Travel: Minimum 10 mm 
• Speed: Infinitely variable from 0.00001 to 15.00000 mm/min 
• Digital Display: LCD, 4 rows by 20 characters 
• Load Cell: High stiffness load chain shear box shaft load cell 
• Shear Box Carriage: Sturdy techno-polymeric material, resistant to corrosion 
• Shear Box Compatibility: Compatible with square 60x60 mm shear boxes 
• Test Velocity and Travel: Adjustable in forward and reverse directions (for residual shear tests) 
• Safety Features: Includes a safety device to prevent overload and over travel 
• Overall Dimensions: 1040 mm (L) x 350 mm (D) x 1200 mm (H) 
• Power Supply: 230 V, 50 Hz 

Included Accessories:

• Shear Box: For square specimens (minimum 60x60 mm) 
• Sample Cutter: For 60 mm square samples 
• Extrusion Dolly: For 60 mm square samples 
• Set of Slotted Steel Weights: Total weight of 37.5 kg, with the following sizes: 
•      2 x 0.250 kg 
•      2 x 0.500 kg 
•      2 x 1 kg 
•      3 x 2 kg 
•      3 x 4 kg 
•      2 x 8 kg 
• Linear Potentiometric Transducer: Minimum 10 mm travel with a 6-pin Lumberg connector, complete with mounting block 
• Load Cell: 5000 N, complete with adaptors 

Datalogger with Software: 

• Minimum 8 independent analogue input channels 
• Capable of connecting up to 8 instruments, forming a modular system with up to 64 independent channels 
• Programmable software with a range of 1 to 10 V for each pair of channels (up to 4 channels) 
• Compatible with load cells, pressure transducers, strain gauges, LDT/LVDT/potentiometric type displacement transducers, and any transducer with a 0-10 VDC or 0-20 mA output signal 
• License software for remote calibration, comprehensive data management, and numerical and graphical display of readings 
• LAN/Ethernet connection to PC (LAN cable included) 
• Data export in ASCII format 

Set of Four Cables: For connecting load cells, pressure transducers, strain gauges, and displacement transducers