Manual

DescriptionItem
Specimen and Extensometers4
End Cap Seal5
Special Use Ports6
Lower Confining Fluid Port7
Lower Vent8
Pore Pressure Ports9
Cable Feedthrough10
Plugged Port11
Upper Vent12
To run this test, ports plugged during a compression test are now opened and others closed.
The spherical platen is not used.
The end caps come in several sizes for different sized specimens. They have passages that allow pore
pressure fluid to be applied to the ends of the specimen.
Triaxial Cell Specifications
Model 656.06Model 656.05Model 656.04Specification
20,000 psi (138 MPa)20,000 psi (138 MPa)12,000 psi (83 MPa)Maximum Confining
Pressure
20,000 psi (138 MPa)20,000 psi (138 MPa)12,000 psi (83 MPa)Maximum Pore Pressure
10 in (254 mm)6 in (152 mm)10 in (254 mm)Maximum Specimen
Length
4 in (101.6 mm)2.125 in (54 mm)4 in (102 mm)Maximum Specimen
Diameter
+400° F (+200° C)+400° F (+200° C)+400° F (+200° C)Maximum Operating
Temperature
32 | Triaxial Cell Product Information
Introduction