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S-450 Terraload Consolidation Device
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Consolidation Testing

Consolidation tests are used to determine the rate and magnitude of soil consolidation when the soil is restrained laterally and loaded axially. Test results combined with theory are used to estimate the rate and amount of settlement.

Catalog Pages (PDF)

 

Consolidometers

 

Data Collection for Consolidation Testing

 

S-450 Terraload Consolidation Device

 

Dead Weight Consolidation Load Frame

 

Floating Ring Consolidometer

 

Fixed Ring Consolidometer

 

Constant Rate of Loading Consolidometer

 

Expansion Index Consolidometer

 

Calibration Disc