Main Features
- EASY PRELIMINARY TEST: a rapid method of determining soft soil shear strength, when an immediate value is required.
- READY TO USE: Supplied with a 12.7 x 12.7mm Standard Vane and set of four calibrated springs.
- EASY TO UPGRADE: Simple upgrade from manual to motorized versions.
- ALTERNATIVE CONFIGURATIONS: Supplied with a 200mm base plate for standard specimen molds and sample containers. The optional attachment will also firmly hold sample tubes up to 100 mm, sample jars or a special container.
Conforms to ASTM D4648 | BS 1377:7
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Technical Specs
- Vane 12.7 x 12.7 mm included
- Four calibrated springs each with deflection/load
- Weight: 11 kg approx.
- Dimensions: 620 x 250 x 280 mm (H x W x D)
Ordering Information
27-WF17D30
– Laboratory Vane Apparatus for soil shear strength determination.
Supplied with:
– 12.7 mm x 12.7 mm vane
– set of four calibrated springs each with deflection/load chart
The system can be upgraded with a motorised actuator (to be ordered separately).
Accessories
Vanes
27-WF1732 25.4 mm x 25.4 mm vane
27-WF1733 12.7 mm x 25.4 mm vane
27-WF1734 12.7 mm x 19 mm vane
Motorising attachment
| Model | Standard | Speed [°/min] | Voltage |
| 27-WF17D30/2 | BS 1377:7 | 6 to 12 | 220V,50Hz,1Ph |
| 27-WF17D30/2Y | BS 1377:7 | 6 to 12 | 220V,60Hz,1Ph |
| 27-WF17D30/3 | ASTM D4648 | 60 to 90 | 220V,50Hz,1Ph |
| 27-WF17D30/3Y | ASTM D4648 | 60 to 90 | 220V,60Hz,1Ph |
| 27-WF17D30/4 | ASTM D4648 | 60 to 90 | 110V,60Hz,1Ph |
Holding sample tube attachment
27-WF1738 Attachment for sampling tube or cylindrical container
Spare
27-WF1731 12.7 mm x 12.7 mm vane
27-WF1735/A Set of kgf calibrated springs for laboratory vane apparatus
