Supplied with software as per below listed features
- On-Line Data Acquisition Software
- On-Line Data Transmission from Signal Conditioning Unit to Computer
- Off-Line Data Analysis Software that does all the Calculations of Direct Shear Test
- Has option for manual as well as automatic recording of data
- Calculates Area, Volume, Bulk density, Dry density, Moisture content etc of the specimen
- Easy to set up and conduct the test
- Company logo and address on welcome screen
- Password protected login screen
- Software automatically detects the available Communication Ports (com-ports) to establish RS-232 connection
- Facility to identify and display true/false com-port connection by green or red lamp indication within the software, Eliminating human error
- User can enter new party name and address details to save all test specific information for later work.
- Previously stored party name and address details can also be loaded by browsing directory of stored data.
- Facility to start or stop the complete instrument from software itself
- User can control and vary the Motor Speed from the software itself
- Pause and speed reset during the test
- Self test diagnostic features
- Facility to select the specimen type : Square or circular
- Facility to select the area correction option : Yes or No
- Facility to select the type of sample : Drain or Undrain
- Real time graph building during the specific test
- Can store the data of previous test for future use
- Four different graph windows on a single screen for a specific test sample (Four different readings for each test - so each reading canbe compared in real time and the last graph displays the overlap of three different readings for easy comparison)
- Tabulated test data, graphs and all test-specific calculations are provided in real time, allowing the operator to monitor tests in
- process
- Automatic calculation of Friction Angle & Cohesion Intercept for Peak & residual values
- Can export logged readings easily to Excel or PDF file
- Compatible with most soil & rock direct shear test system
- An operator can change the background of the software.
- An operator can also add or remove the specific parameters within the software as per the requirements.
An operator can feed in various input information about the test sample.
- Test no
- Test Material
- Sample type
- Test Speed
- Date & Time
- Density of test sample,
- Sample weight,
- Moisture content,
- Location of test sample,
- Area correction option
- No of tests
Plots following various graphs on software screen
- Horizontal Displacement vs Shear Force
- Horizontal Displacement vs Vertical Displacement
- Normal stress vs Shear Force
- Display maximum value of the Dilation Angle along with C & ø Values
Facility to represent results in 2 different units
- MKS - METER, KILOGRAM, SECOND SYSTEM
- FPS - FOOT, POUND, SECOND SYSTEM