LONGITUDINAL COMPRESSOMETER:

Introduction: It is designed for finding out the deformation and strains on 15cm diameter and 30cms high cement concrete cylinders when subjected to compressive loads.

General Description and Specification:

Consists of a frame with a bottom ring and a top ring with tightening screws to firmly clamp the compressometer over the cylinder.

A dial gauge .002mm x 12mm is mounted on the upper ring and the tip of the dial gauge rests on an anvil.

The zero of the dial gauge can be set by adjusting the anvil screw.

Supplied in a wooden carrying case.