Universal Triaxial Cell (UTC)

Universal Triaxial Cell PDF

Designed and manufactured to IPC's high precision and quality, the Universal Triaxial Cell provides a versatile, user friendly and accurate device for testing applications where lateral confinement of the specimen is necessary. This triaxial cell is suitable for a range of materials including asphalt, soils and unbound granular materials.

To comply with AASHTO TP46 and AASHTO T307 the cell incorporates low friction linear (Thompson) ball bushing for the loading shaft to keep fiction to a minimum and two LVDTs and mounting brackets for precise direct shaft position measurement.

The cell's innovative modular design allows you to perform tests on a variety of specimen sizes (up to 300mm high) whilst still maintaining good visibility of the specimen during the test and keeping the three through-the-wall ports for on specimen transducers positioned at the centre of the specimen. Use water or air for confinement to achieve pressures up to 700kPa or 400kPa respectively. The cell also incorporates provision for internal temperature measurement and up to 5 electrical connections for on-specimen transducers.

A range of top and bottom platens is available to accommodate various specimen sizes (metric and US/imperial). Combining the Universal Triaxial Cell with an IPC universal testing machine, IMACS digital controller and IPC UTS software gives you a flexible, powerful and user friendly system that meets international test standards.

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