Large Direct Shear Test Systems
The fully automatic large shear box apparatus ADS-300, ADS-500 and ADS-1000 have been developed and designed according to the latest scientific findings and resulting testing demands (ASTM, EN and DIN).
To determine the friction behaviour of soils, gravels, geo-synthetics, recycling rubble or industrial slag.
Note: customized sample sizes and shear rates available on request.
- Testing apparatus to determine the internal friction of construction materials and friction parameters of interfaces between different construction material layers, such as: plastic liner/soil, geo-grid/soil, geo-textile/soil, plastic liner/geo-textile, geo-textile/concrete, concrete/asphalt, soil/soil, and gravel
- The advanced and highly accurate shear box system, developed and exclusively offered by Wille Geotechnik® prevents tilting and wall friction throughout the test
- A stainless steel water receiver is integrated in the lower and upper shear box for sample saturation
- Creep test (optional)
- Semi-automatic or fully automatic PC operation
- Small and standard shear angles can be measured with high-levels of repeatability
- Automatic wall friction compensation possible
- Applicable for automatic test controls and monitoring of parameters and evaluation with shear software modules
Direct shear boxes:
- ADS-300: 300 x 300 mm
- ADS-500: 500 x 500 mm
- ADS-1000: 1000 x 1000 mm
Maximum shear stress |
300 / 600 / 1000 KPa |
Normal stress (higher stresses on demand) |
300 / 600 / 1000 KPa |
Shear rate (infinitely variable, load independent) |
20 – 0.00001 mm/min |
Shear displacement |
100 mm |
Total dimensions (W x L x H) |
600 x 1650 x 750 mm |
- Not available
- ASTM D-3080
- ASTM D-5607
- BS 1377-7
- CEN ISO/TS 17892-10
- JGS 0560
- JGS 0561
Standard Test Method for Direct Shear Test of Soils Under Consolidated Drained Conditions
Standard Test Method for Performing Laboratory Direct Shear Strength Tests of Rock Specimens Under Constant Normal Force
Methods of test for Soils for civil engineering purposes - Part 7: Shear strength tests (total stress)
Geotechnical investigation and testing -- Laboratory testing of soil -- Part 10: Direct shear tests
Method for Consolidated Constant Volume Direct Box Shear Test on Soils
Method for Consolidated Constant Pressure Direct Box Shear Test on Soils
- Detailed information will follow soon