This mini penetrometer is a kind of portable soil test equipment, it’s suitable for testing the liquid limit of normal cohesive soil, soft soil, compacted soil, red cohesive soil, loess, or the bearing capacity of coarse soil, it can be used in outdoor or indoor.
The penetrometer is consisted of 3pcs force meter and 3pcs measure probe, made of quality aluminum, surface with harden treatment, light in weight.
Technical specifications
Force meter | 1 | 2 | 3 | Probe | A | B | C |
Force range | 20N | 40N | 60N | Probe type | 0.3cm2 cylinder | 1.5cm2 cylinder | 30° cone |
Min resolution | 0.5N | 1N | 1.5N | Penetration depth | 6mm | 6mm | 10mm |
Measuring accuracy | ±5% | Indication index | 1 | 0.2 | 1.33 | ||
Overall size | Φ15×180mm | ||||||
Net weight | 80g | ||||||
The actual value has to be obtained by multiply the corresponding coefficient if use different probe.
