MTS Triaxial Cell Models 656-06 - Manual (Page 32)

Description Item
Specimen and Extensometers 4
End Cap Seal 5
Special Use Ports 6
Lower Confining Fluid Port 7
Lower Vent 8
Pore Pressure Ports 9
Cable Feedthrough 10
Plugged Port 11
Upper Vent 12
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 656.06 Model 656.05 Model 656.04 Specification
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
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Introduction