Description
The ShearTrac II operates as an intelligent shear and load frame combination allowing both vertical and horizontal load and displacement applications. Two force transducers (horizontal and vertical) and two displacement transducers (horizontal and vertical) offer feedback to provide real-time control by computer. It incorporates independent motor systems (micro-stepper or servo) that offer superior precision and repeatability.
A ShearTrac II unit can be configured to run direct shear, residual shear, direct simple shear, cyclic direct simple shear, unconfined compression, consolidation (1-D incremental or CRC/CRS), and swell testing.