SE-Test Lab Instruments (I) Pvt. Ltd. - Laboratory Apparatus

This is for estimating the bearing capacity of shallow foundations in situ and for the design of flexible pavement. In the test procedure a steel plate is subjected to gradually increasing load and settlements of the plates recorded 50 tonne hydraulic jack with separate pumping

unit fixed to it a 0 - 500KN x 0.5KN. 1No.Pressure gauge and flexible metal pipe 5 mtr. long 1No.Special ball and socket arrangement between the jack and the bearing plate 1 No.Extension rod 12mm dia x 25 cm long for taking dial gauge readings 16 Nos.Magnetic base with female thread on top for holding extension rod 4 Nos.Top end plate, 50mm, dia with male thread for fitting onto the extension rods and positioning the dial gauge plunger 4 Nos.Column 15cm dia x 25cm long with flanges complete with four bolts and nuts 2 Nos.Column 15cm dia x 50cm long with flanges complete with four bolts and nuts 1 No.Bridge support of welded steel angle construction, 5 mtr. Span and stands approximately 30 cm. High. Fitted with two quick release clamps a for positioning and holding the dial bracket 2 Nos.Plane M.S. plate 60cms x 60cm .Square x 60 cms. Square x 25mm thick.Plane M.S. plate 45cm x 45cm x square x 25mm thick.Plane M.S. plate 30 cms x 30 cms x 25mmthick. Dial Gauge 0.01mm x 25mm - 4 Nos.

Plane M.S. 75mm x 25mm thickPlane M.S. 50cm x 25mm thickGrooved M.S. plate 60cms x 60cms x 25mm thickGrooved M.S. plate 45cms x 45cms x 25mm thickGrooved M.S. plate 30cms x 30cms x 25mm thickGrooved M.S. plate 75cms x 75cms x 25mm thick

A circular tray rotates in a vertical plane at a rate of approximately 100 R.P.M. by an electrical geared motor. 4 bottles of approximately 400 cc are mounted on this circular tray at an angle of 900. To each other with their mouth towards center of the tray. A time switch is provided. Suitable for operation on 230 V A.C. Single Phase.

Designed to test three specimens simultaneously. The machine consists of a carriage moving over a lead screw. An electric motor driven reduction gear unit ensures smooth constant speed and continuous operation. The entire assembly is mounted with a stainless steel lined water bath completely encased in metal bound hardwood. It is equipped with an electric pump circulator and heater. The temperature is controlled thermostatically. Two rates of travel i.e. 50 mm/min and 10 mm/min are provided. Suitable for operation on 230 V, 50 Hz, Single Phase, A.C. supply.

1. Ductility Mould, with Base Plate 3 Nos.2. Thermometer IP 38 C, Range: 23 C to 27 C

For determining the flash point of fuels oil and lubricating oil, bitumen other than cutback bitumen and suspension of solids in liquids, having a flash point above 49c.

Designed for Floc formation Test in water treatment Plant, Uniform Stirring of up to 6 samples simultaneously, Variable speed 20-100 RPM, Heavy Duty 1/20HP motor with gear train mounted on a mild steel housing, Supported by four rods on a bench Stainless steel stirring paddlers with Adjustable height. Locking Collars or stirring rods permit adjustment height of paddle height. Spacing of 6 (150mm) between rod permit use up to 1000ml Beaker.

The jolting apparatus consists of a rectangular table rigidly connected by two support arms to a spindle at a horizontal distance of 800 mm from the centre of the table. There is a projecting lug with a plane face on the upper face of the table beneath which is a stop with a rounded upper surface. The table can be raised and allowed to fall freely on the stop by a cam which is connected to a motor and gearbox through a V-belt an pulleys. The cam rotates at a rate of 60 Rev/Min. A stroke counter fitted with micro-switch is provided which stops the machine after 60 Jolts. Locating pins are provided for mounting the mould compartments on the table. The mould surmounted by the hopper can be clamped rigidly to the table. Supplied complete with mould and hopper. Suitable for operation on 230 Volts, Single Phase, A.C. Supply. A Digital Preset Counter can be supplied at an extra cost.

Spares and Accessories :(1) Steel mould with base plate having three compartments each having 40 x 40 x 160 mm, internal dimensions.(2) Apparatus for de-moulding the specimen.

Supplied with load yoke with direct and lever system for applying load. Normal stress capacity 8 kg/sq. cm. Load is applied either directly or through a counter balanced detachable lever. Provision is made for the load to be applied either through a steel ball recessed in the loading pad or direct through a boss on the pre calibrated loading yoke. The loading unit is provided with V strips and roller strips for frictionless movement of shear box housing.

Comprising direct shear box in two halves for a square specimen size 60 x 60 x 25mm one pair of plain gripper plates, One pair of perforated gripper plates, one pair of porous stones, one top of loading pad.

Accommodates the direct shear box assembly.Complete with two ball roller strips.Specimen cutter: for cutting 60 x 60 x 25 mm.Specimen form larger samples. Set of weights to give a normal stress of 3kg/sa.cm.

High sensitivity compression proving ring. Cap 200kg. One consolidation dial gauge 0.01mm x 25mm and one strain dial gauge 0.01mm x 25mm

Additional set of weights to give a normal stress of 5 kg/cm2. Soil sampler for 60mm x 60mm specimen and test forms pad of 50.

Porous stone for 60mm x 60mm size sample available in pairs.Unit is electrically operated to give the following 12 rates or strains. 1.25, 0.625, 0.25, 0.125, 0.05, 0.025, 0.01, 0.005, 0.002, 0.001, 0.004 and 0.0002 mm/min. The apparatus is suitable for operation on 230 Volts Single Phase A.C. Supply.

Specification:The apparatus consists of a metallic frame bearing a freely movable and with a cap at top, one vicat mould and glass base plate and one set of needles one each initial needle, final needle and consistency plunger. It comes with a dashpot which facilities gentle lowering of the needles.

Accessories:Mild steel base plate 5 inches x 5 inches. Fulcrum mould , brass , 80 mm i.d. base dia x 70 mm i.d. top dia , 40 mm height.

Note:Normally set of needles and mould which meet is requirements as per I.S. 5513 are supplied. While ordering please specify the specification code of the instrument required. Vicat needle apparatus for determining consistency of hydraulic cement. Gypsum plaster, lime etc. As per ASTM C 187-58 C 472-62 C 110-58, IS 2542(Part-1) can also be supplied.

This test method has been developed to assess the deterioration of rocks over a period of time when subjected to water immersion. Slake durability is a simulated weathering test to determine abrasion resistance during wetting and drying cycles of shale and similar soft rocks as used in embankments and other construction-related applications. Samples are alternately tumbled in mesh drums through a water medium and oven-dried for two cycles. The percent loss of mass is referred to as the slake durability index. slake durability apparatus consists of a motorized drive unit which is mounted on a baseplate and which can rotate two or four drums at a speed of 20 r.p.m. The tank assemblies are filled with water to a level 20mm below the drum axis. The test drums are manufactured from 2.00 mm mesh, 140 mm dia. X 100 mm long.

The L Shape box is used for determining the passing ability rate of freshly mixed self compacting concrete. The distance between 12 mm diameter bars can be set between 411 mm or 591 mm. L Shape box is designed for ease of cleaning the vertical and horizontal hoppers.

The l shape box apparatus is supplied complete with:Filling HopperBase

Cleaveland Flash Point & Fire Point Apparatus Electrical Heating with Energy Regulator Gas Jet Point.
With Oil Wick Arrangement
Gas Jet & Oil wick arrangement Combined Model
Cleaveland Flash & Fire Point Apparatus Voltage Variac (Copper Coil) Comb. Model
With Digital Temperature Indicator
Thermometer IP 28C (-5 deg. C to 400 deg. C)
Polish Wooden Case
Spare Cup With Handle
Spare Nichrome Element
L.P.G. Test Flame Container with Valve

500 kN (50 Tonnes)Consists of following:

Hydraulic Centre Hole Jack500kN (50 Tonnes) capacity with 54mm Centre Hole, 150 mm Ram Travel, Double Acting

Hand Operated, two stage PumpThermoplastic Hose
6m long with pair of quick couplings

Load Gauge150mm dia, 500kN x 5KN

Reaction Frame500kN capacity with 90mm hole at base

High Strength Test Rod40mm dia.

High Strength Coupling, Having RH thread to suit Test Rod on one end and LH to suit 32 mm dia. Rockbolt on the other end.

Dial Gauge0.01 x 25 mm

The apparatus is used to determine the workability of Portland cement & concrete. The Kelly ball test is considered to be simple and much faster than the slump test. Twice the Kelly ball reading approximately equals the slump. It consists of a cylinder with a ball shaped bottom and handle, together weighing 15 kg. A strip frame, guides the handle and serves as a reference for measuring the depth of penetration. The handle is graduated in mm. Penetration can be recorded to the nearest 0.5 mm.

A base with a Vertical shaft and Two horizontal arms. The lower arms is adjustable for height. 1 no. Initial needle 1/12-inch dia. lb. Wt. 1 no. Final needle 1/24 inch dia. lb. Wt. 1 no. Glass base plate. Complete as above.

The Aggregate Crushing Value (ACV) test set provides a relative measure of the resistance of an aggregate to crushing under a gradually applied compressive load. Each set consists of steel cylinder, plunger, base plate, cylindrical measure and tamping rod. All parts of the apparatus are powder coated or galvanized steel, heat treated and ground before manufacturing to make it durable and reliable.

Consists of M.S. Cylindrical Container 150mm +/-0.5mm dia x 130mm to 140mm high with base plate 200 to 230mm/sqr x 6mm thick. A Plunger of 148mm +/-0.5mm dia x 100 to 115mm high. Supplied complete with Tamping Rod, 16mm dia x 600mm long, both ends rounded, 1 no. Metal Measure 115+/- 0.5mm dia x 180 +/- 0.5mm high.

The concrete permeability apparatus comprises of a mild steel cell of Square/Round cross-section mounted on a stand and a pressure chamber is connected to the cell through copper tubing and T-connector mounted on the stand with sleeve packed valve and rubber hose pipe with end connections. The cell assembly consists of one base plate and one top plate connected to nozzles.

Note:The pressure chamber is fitted with a pressure regulator which helps in regulating the pressure from 0-15kg/cm sq. Gauge is for indicating the pressure in the cell. A foot pump and a pressure tube is supplied to develop pressure in the chamber. The apparatus is supplied with a measuring cylinder 500cc to measure percolated quantity to water.

It is used for the determination of the consistency of freshly mixed concrete, where the maximum size of the aggregate does not exceed 38 mm. The apparatus consists of one slump cone with handles and foot pieces. The slump cone has internal dimension 200 mm dia. at base 100 mm top dia. and 300 mm height foot pieces can be fixed to the clamps on the base plate. The base plate has lifting handle for easy transportation . One graduated steel rod 16 mm dia. x 600 mm long rounded at both ends and graduated in mm is also supplied.

Consists of a torque head adjustable in height by means of a lead screw rotated by a drive wheel to enable the vane to be lowered into the specimen. Rotation of the vane is by means of an electrically operated rate of rotating is 1/60 R.P.M. Suitable for operation on 230 V A.C. Single Phase which operates a worm gear arrangement turning the upper end of a calibration torsion spring, vane dia, rod dia, vane size & vane height are as per IS specifications. The vane shaft is attached through the hollow upper shaft to a resettable pointer, which indicates the angle indicates the angle of torque on a dial graduated in degree the dial reading multiplied by spring factor gives the torque a container for soil sample is also supplied & a sampling tube of 38mm. i.d. & 150mm long can also be used as container . Supplied with set of four springs, one each of approx. 2 kgs/cm2, 4kgs/cm2, 6 kgs/cm2 & 8kgs/cm2 complete as above in a wooden carrying case

The apparatus comprises of one mould effective gauge length complete with base plate, four reference pins, one length comparator frame, one stainless reference bar with insulated grip, and one dial gauge, 0.002mm x 5mm

Marshall Apparatus Consists Of:

• Robust construction
• 50KN capacity
• Rate of travel 50.8mm/min
• Safety cut-off switch

It consists of body housing, a geared screw jack and motor drive mechanism suitable for operation on 230 V, 50Hz, Single Phase, A.C. supply.

A.MARSHALL LOAD FRAME 1 No.
B.Breaking Head Stability Mould, with a dial gauge ( having 25mm travel and 0.01mm least count), for flow measurement 1 No.
C.Compaction Mould, Steel cylindrical 3 Nos.
D.Base Plate 3 Nos.
E.Extension Collar 3 Nos.
F.Compaction Pedestal, Manual Operation, Comprising a steel plate capped on a wooden post. A Mould Clamp is fitted to the top of the plate . 1 No.
G.Compaction Hammer, satisfies BS 598. The hammer has a 4535 g sliding weight with a free fall of 457 mm 2 Nos.
H.Load Transfer Bar 1 No.
I.Paper Discs, Non absorbent, 11 cm diameter pack of 100 No. 1 Pkt.

The apparatus is designed for conducting in situ vane shear test from bottom of a bore hole in saturated cohesive deposits for determining their in place shearing resistance. The equipment consists of a torque applicator assembly mounted on a base, a gear wheel, which is marked in degrees, holds a torque ring and is geared to a crank, the torque ring is a split ring & deforms as torque is applied & the deformation is indicated by a dial gauge. A calibration chart to convert dial gauge readings to torque force in kgs/cm2 is supplied. A pointer is provided.

For registering the rotations of the vane, a detachable stand is provided to anchor the instrument an attachment to securely hold the string of rods is provided the equipments comprises of the following :

Torque applicator assembly capacity 2000kg/cm2 with split proving ring & dial gauge 0.002 x 5mm complete with stand.

As Per IS 2720 (Part XBII)- 1966 BS 1377; EN DD ENV 1997-2; ASTM D2434;AASHTO T215 Clays and silts are tested using the technique. Flow of water through the specimen is observed by monitoring the rate of fall of water in the tube. It is essential that soils of very low permeability are sealed inside the cylinder to prevent seepage along the sides of the specimen. Before testing, the specimen must be completely saturated with water as the presence of air will restrict the flow of water. Three glass stand pipes a stand with nine glass tubes of 6mm, 10mm, 20mm, 25mm, 40mm, 50mm, 60mm, 70mm, 75mm, bore tube is provided with over flow arrangement for constant head tests. The remaining tubes are used for falling head test.

The V Funnel apparatus is used to evaluate the flow time of freshly mixed self compacting concrete. The test is not suitable when the maximum size of the aggregate exceeds 22.4 mm.

The test set consists of a stainless steel funnel placed vertically on a supporting stand. The discharge orifice is equipped with a lid, which can be momentarily opened. The l shape box apparatus is supplied complete with:

Filling HopperBase

Designed to find out specific gravities of semi liquids like mud and other liquids having densities in the range 0.8 to 2.5. It has a stainless steel bam calibrated specific gravities from 0.8 to 2.5. A stainless steel cup with lid and overflow vent is fitted on one side of the beam. A counter weights with cursor slides over the graduated scale. The beam has a knife-edge at centre which rests in a fulcrum fitted in the stand. Leveling screws and spirit level are fitted to the stand.
Spares & Accessories (On Extra Cost) :
Punch to cut filter paper discs. Non-perforated disc. Suction bulb, Mercury.

Used to determine the in-situ density of fine grained compacted soil. The test consist in digging a hole into the ground and then collect, dry and weight the sampled soil. The hole is then filled with dry sand from the cone container. The apparatus consist of a double metal cone, one plastic 5 lts jar & a metal tray with centre hole. Size of the cone is 6 (165.1mm)

This equipment is required to determine the heat of hydration of cement as expressed in calories per gram. The equipment comprises of the following:
A wide mounted double walled vacuum flask with a stop cock 38 mm & a insulating container for the flask
A Beckman thermometer (Range 5 C) held tightly by the cock stopper in such a way as to avoid accidental contact with the stirrer blade & the reading lens. To facilitate the easy removal the cock stopper is in two halves.
A constant speed stirrer (double bladed propeller type)extended to within 38 mm from the bottom of the flask.
A funnel (Gooch type) with a stem of 6 mm inner dia & a body approx 25 mm long and 25 mm dia. is fitted to the cock stopper for introducing the sample.

The standard outfit comprises of the following items. Loading unit, maximum capacity 20kg/cm2. Having a loading yoke connected to a lever arm with a counter balancing adjustment and having a lever ratio of 1:1 the whole assembly being mounted on a sturdy steel frame stand. The loading unit is so designed that it can be used for consolidation cells of different diameters as well as different dia. floating ring type consolidation cells. Fixed ring type Consolidometer (Odeometer) cell assembly for testing 60mm dia x 20mm thick specimen comprising: Fixed ring for specimens 60mm dia x 20mm thick with guide ring. Top and bottom porous stones for 60mm dia specimen. Perforated pressure pad, channeled base with water inlet and gasket Flanged water jacket, water reservoir with plastic tube and pinch cock. Set of weights to give a pressure of 10kg/cm.sq. On 60mm dia specimen, comprising : 7 nos. 0.05 kg/cm2, 5nos. 0.1 kg/cm2, 6nos. 0.5kg/cm2, and 5 nos. 1.0 kg/cm2. Supplied complete as above but without dial gauge.

Accessories :Dial gauge 0.002 mm x 5mm. Extension piece, 40 mm long, consolidation test forms pad of 50 for one dimensional consolidation.

It consists of two rigid conical hoppers and a cylinder mounted on a rigid metal frame. The lower openings of the hoppers are fitted with hinged trapdoors having a quick release catches. A circular metal plate is provided to cover the top of the cylinder. Supplied complete with one plaster's trowel and one tamping rod, 16 mm dia x 600 mm long, both ends rounded.