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The soils labs


Direct Shear Box Apparatus (30 mm ´ 30 mm)

300mm by 300mm shear box apparatus

50 tonne uniaxial compression test apparatus (used for testing rock samples)

We have a good set of electronic balances

Penetration test apparatus


Consolidation test apparatus

Radial compression riser

Soil viscometer

Uniaxial compression Apparatus

Falling Head Permeability Apparatus

Cone Penetrometers

Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus

Volume Change Devices