Soil Compaction Testing Equipment

For soil compaction testing moulds and rammers are used to determine the connection between the density and moisture content of compacted soil. 

The local standards that define compaction testing in Australia are AS 1289.5.1.1 and 1289.5.1.2.

PCTE's range of test hardware include standard and modified compaction moulds and handheld manual hammers / rammers. The same hardware is also used to compact samples for CBR testing. 

Alternatively an Automatic Soil Compactor lets your lab technicians focus on their other work, replacing endless manual impacts with a robust chain drive machine that can work all day. 

Compaction Moulds and Compaction Hammers 

Utest's moulds are made of plated steel and are supplied complete with a collar, mould body and base plate. Rammers are made of plated steel and are used to compact the soil sample in the compaction mould. Different models are available conforming to the relevant standards. 

PCTE are able to supply quality compaction moulds and rammers to Australian Standard specifications. In Australia, the standard compactive effort of 596kJ/m3 is used. To achieve this, a 2.7kg Hammer is dropped from 300mm a total of 75 times for the 105mm mould, or 180 times for the 152mm mould.

The standard also specifies heights, volumes and tolerances for the moulds, as well as diameter, sector radius and segment arc for the rammer/hammer.

Automatic Soil Compactor

UTS-0620

The Automatic Soil Compactor is designed to compact specimens automatically and uniformly, assuring conformity with local and international standards. It is apropriate for compaction testing and preparing samples for CBR testing. 

The principle of the design is to allow the hammer to drop the required height into the soil in the mould which rotates circularly to distribute the blows uniformly over the surface of the specimen in the mould.

The drop height is adjustable by the end user, and comes ready for Australian Standard testing. When compacting standard 100 mm diameter specimens the unit operates on a single radius and when compacting modified 150 mm diameter specimens the unit operates on iner and outer radius to obtain even compaction.

The number of blows per layer can be set at the beginning of the compaction process by the digital counter according to the standard preferred by user.

The automatic blow pattern ensures effective and equal compaction for each layer of soil by rotating the mhe mould equal steps and moving impace of the rammer across the mould.

The Automatic Soil Compactor is supplied complete with custom impact rammer weights and drop heights, suitable to meet local Australian Standards, AS 1289.5.1.1 and 1289.5.1.2.

Technical Specifications

Soil Penetrometer

UTS-0665

The UTS-0665 Spring Type Proctor Penetrometer is used for determining the moisture-penetration resistance relation of finegrained soils. The apparatus is supplied complete with a spring loading device which is graduated from 10 to 150 lbf in 2 lbf subdivisions.