June 27, 2019
The VJ Multi-Purpose Frame is extremely versatile & can be used for the following types of test.
- Oedometer (click here for more details)
- CRS (click here for more details)
- SD-SWCC (click here for more details)
- Triaxial (click here for more details)
The Multi-Purpose Consolidation Cell (MPCC)
The MPCC enables 3 of those tests to be performed. There are 3 different Cell kits, one each for Oedometer, Constant Rate of Strain (CRS), and Soil-Water Characteristic Curve (SD-SWCC) testing which are interchangeable, as illustrated below.

Triaxial Testing with the Multi-Purpose Frame
The Frame enables fully automatic total and effective Triaxial testing including.
- Consolidated Drained (CD)
- Consolidated Undrained (CU)
- Unconsolidated Undrained (UU)
- Stress Path
for sample sizes up to 50 mm and Loads up to 15 kN (using the integrated 15 kN (3372 lbf) Load Cell);

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