• Shiva Scientific Instruments

Direct Shear Apparatus

Shiva Scientific Instruments offers Direct Shear Apparatus. This is manufactured as per BIS 2720 (Part XIII). The apparatus comprises of the following:

• Loading Unit: Vertical load, 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 directly through a boss on the loading yoke. Shear load capacity 400 kg.
• Direct shear box for square specimen size 60 x 60 x 25 mm complete with one base plate, two plain gripper plates, two perforated gripper plates, porous stones and one loading Pad. Shear box housing, complete with two ball roller strips. Specimen cutter is for 60 x 60 x 25 mm specimens.
• For shear load measurement: capacity 400 kg, consolidation dial gauge .01 mm and one number strain dial gauge: 0.01 mm.