ASPHALT / BITUMEN ASPHALT / BITUMEN

01 DESIGN AND TESTING OF BITIMINOUS MIXTURES

MARSHALL STABILITY

MARSHALL STABILITY SUPPLIED WITH PRODUCT CODE

PRODUCT CODE
TAS-0055 Marshall Stability Test Machine with
Digital Readout Unit, 50 kN,
220-240 V 50-60 Hz
TAS-0055/110 Marshall Stability Test Machine with
Digital Readout Unit, 50 kN, 110 V 60 Hz
TAS-0057 Breaking Head (Stability Mould) 4”
TAS-0058 Breaking Head (Stability Mould) 6”
TAS-0060 Linear Potentiometric Displacement
Transducer, 25x0.001 mm with bracket
for TAS-0057 and TAS-0058
TAS-0063 Indirect Tensile Test Jig for Compacted
Bituminous Samples 100 mm (4”) & 150
mm (6”) Dia.
The TAS-0055 Marshall Stability Test Machine is supplied TAS-0056 Automatic Marshall Stability Test
complete with: Machine, 50 kN, 220-240 V 50-60 Hz
TAS-0056/110 Automatic Marshall Stability Test
• Load Cell, 50 kN
Machine, 50 kN, 110 V 60 Hz
• Linear Potentiometric Displacement Transducer with
Bracket, 25 x 0.001 mm TAS-0057 Breaking Head (Stability Mould) 4”
• Hand Wheel for Manual Control TAS-0058 Breaking Head (Stability Mould) 6”
• Breaking Head, 4”
TAS-0060 Linear Potentiometric Displacement
Transducer, 25x0.001 mm with bracket
for TAS-0057 and TAS-0058
TAS-0063 Indirect Tensile Test Jig for Compacted
Bituminous Samples 100 mm (4”).
STANDARDS TAS-0056
EN 12697-34, 12697-23, 12967-12 (Method A and B up to 51
mm/min); ASTM D1559, D5581, D 6927; AASHTO T245

STANDARDS TAS-0055 DESCRIPTION

EN 12697-34; EN 12697-23; EN 12697-12 (Method A); The TAS-0056 50 kN Capacity Automatic Marshall Stability Test
ASTM D1559; ASTM D5581; ASTM D 6927; AASHTO T245 Machine is used to determine the maximum load and flow
values of bituminous mixtures.
DESCRIPTION The machine comprises of a robust and compact two column
frame with adjustable upper cross beam. The unit is a bench
mounting compression frame with motor and worm gear
The TAS-0055 50 kN Capacity Automatic Marshall Stability Test
housed within the base unit. The speed of the lower platen
Machine is used to determine the maximum load and flow
can be adjusted between 6 mm/min to 60 mm/min using the
values of bituminous mixtures.
BC100 Data Acquisition and Control Unit. For safety, the up KEY FEATURES
and down travel of the lower platen is limited the use of limit
The machine comprises of a robust and compact two column
switches. Rapid adjustment of the platen is controlled using • Automatically calculates flow and stability values
frame with adjustable upper cross beam. The unit is a bench
the up and down buttons on the front panel of the machine. • Can perform test with displacement control
mounted compression frame with motor and worm gear
The machine can be hand operated by a lateral hand wheel • Real time display of test graph
housed within the base unit. The mechanical jack raises the
for calibration purposes. The measuring system consists of a • CPU card with 32-bit ARM RISC architecture
lower platen at a constant speed of 50.8 mm/min as required
50 kN capacity strain gauge load cell fitted to the upper cross • Permanent storage capacity up to 10,000 test results
in the relevant standard. For safety, the up and down travel
beam to read stability values and the 25 x 0.001 mm linear • 4 analog channels, 2 channels are active for Marshall
of the lower platen is limited the use of limit switches. Rapid
potentiometric displacement transducer fitted to the Breaking • Programmable digital gain adjustment for load-cell,
adjustment of the platen is controlled using the up and down
Head. The TAS-0056 Automatic Marshall Stability Machine is pressure transducers, strain-gauge based sensors,
buttons on the front panel of the machine.
suitable for testing 6” dia. specimens (152.4 mm) conforming potentiometric sensors, voltage and current transmitters
to ASTM D5581. • 1/256000 points resolution per channel
The measuring system consists of a 50 kN capacity strain
gauge load cell fitted to the upper cross beam to read stability • 10 data per second sample rate for each channel
values, the 25 x 0.001 mm linear potentiometric displacement SPECIFICATIONS SUPPLIED WITH • Ethernet connecting for computer interface
transducer fitted to the Breaking Head and two digital readout • 800x480 resolution 65535 color TFT-LCD industrial
units (one for load and another for displacement). The Automatic Marshall Stability Test Machine touchscreen
The TAS-0056 Automatic Marshall Stability Machine is also Platen Speed 50,8 mm/min • 4 main function keys
is supplied complete with:
suitable for testing 6” dia. specimens (152.4 mm) conforming Capacity kN 50 • Multi-language support
to ASTM D5581. The machine can be hand operated by a • Load Cell, 50 kN • 3 different unit system selection; kN, Ton and lb
Dimensions mm • Linear Potentiometric Displacement Transducer with
lateral hand wheel for calibration purposes; the hand wheel is 550 x 700 x 1200 • Real-time clock and date
(W x D x H Bracket, 25 x 0.001 mm
supplied complete with the machine. • Test result visualisation and memory management
Weight (approx.) Kg 102 • PC Software interface
Power W 1100 • Connection Cable • Remote connection through ethernet and Bluetooth
• Hand wheel for manual control • USB flash disc for importing test results and for firmware
• Breaking Head, 4” • USB printer support for inkjet and laser printers (ask for
compatible models)
TAS-0058 • Camera support for real-time video recording during test
SPECIFICATIONS (ask for compatible models)
TAS-0063 TAS-0057
• Free of charge PC software for the test control and
advanced report generation
Platen Speed 6-60 mm/min
Capacity kN 50
Dimension mm
550 x 700 x 1200
(W x D x H)
ACCESSORIES
Weight Kg 103
Power W 1100

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