Miniature Compaction Apparatus Application: Soil Testing

It consists of a metal cylindrical tube having 50mm I.D and 435 mm height, a detachable base plate and a cap are provided for this tube. 8. nos. 1.5 mm dia. holes equally spaced are drilled at a height of 100mm from the base of the tube. A metal rammer 48mm dia. x 48.5 mm in height is attached to a metallic rod with knob, so as to have a combined height of about 550 mm and a total weight of 2.6kg. This rammer is adjusted for a free fall of 310mm. The graduations in millimeters and centimeters are marked on this rod, to coin side with zero (0) of the scale with the cap of the tube. Graduation are marked downward 0 to 8 cm with millimeter divisions. Plate has internal diameter of 50mm dia. OD of 140 mm and height of 25mm is supplied with flange and wing nuts for easily introducing soil sample and removing it.