High Pressure Triaxial Cell by Avantech Engineering Consortium Pvt. Ltd.

The GCTS High Pressure Triaxial Cell was designed for testing (NX size 54mm diameter) rock specimens with lengths of up to 120 mm at confining pressures of up to 200 MPa and axial loads of up to 3,000 kN. Other specimen diameters can also be tested with the use of optional platens.

 

The 150 mm inside diameter of the cell wall and the electrical feed-through connectors installed at the cell base allow the use of in-vessel instrumentation for precise measurements of deformation modulus and Poisson’s ratio. The standard NX specimen platens have O-ring grooves for sealing the specimen jacket and an upper spherical seat to minimize stress concentrations due to non-parallel specimen ends. Pore fluid lines and ports for both, upper and lower platens, are also standard for effective stress and permeability measurements.

 

Cell and pore fluid connectors are provided at the cell base for easy interface with either the GCTS computer servo- controlled pressure intensifier or the GCTS air/oil pressure booster system.

 

 
A loading piston with a spherical seating is also provided with this triaxial cell.