Semi-Automatic Penetrometer for Liquid Limit

A Cone Penetrometer is used to determine the moisture content at which clay soils pass from a plastic to a liquid state, and used also for the determination of undrained shear strength.

Standard

BS 1377:2; NF P94-052-1; EN ISO/TS 17892-6, 17892-12

The Semi-Automatic Penetrometer for Liquid Limit consists of a cast iron base with course and fine leveling screws,  a digital penetration measurement gauge 0.01 mm  resolution/readability  and an automatic penetration timer unit.

The Semi-Automatic Penetrometer is equipped with a digital, 99 second timer, which can be set to the standard 5 second free-fall time or to some other setting for customized tests. When engaged the timer will allow the needle to free fall into the sample for the specific time interval and then lock the needle from advancing while providing a direct reading of the test results.

Penetration cone/s, cone test gauge and sample cups should be ordered separately.