Research Facilities:
The department of Mining Engineering at University of Utah Houses state-of-the art rock mechanics equipment:
Terratek Rock Test Frame with MTS Data Acquisition and Pump system
Capabilities:
- 1 MN load frame with 600 kips loadcell
- Hoek Triaxial test
- Servo Controlled
GCTS High Pressure and High Temperature Triaxial Cell (RTX 1500)
Capabilities:
* 100 mm (4 inch) stroke
* 1,500 kN (337 kips) Static compression load capacity (820 kN tension load capacity)
* 20 Hertz maximum frequency
* 300 mm/minute maximum velocity
* 100 mm swivel platen with HRC 45 hardness
* 750 kN/mm (4,300,000 lb/inch) stiffness
* Deformation sensor 100 mm range
* Manifold including on/high-pressure
High Pressure Cell Specs
* 140 MPa (20,000 psi) confining pressure capacity
* Stainless steel construction triaxial cell
* Low-friction spring-loaded graphite seals
* NX loading piston made heat-treated stainless steel
* Accepts samples with a diameter from 25 mm to 100 mm and with a length of 2 times the
diameter
* Supplied with 48 electrical feed-through lines (12 four-pin connectors) for in-vessel
instrumentation
* 5 fluid pressure connectors: Cell, Pore Bottom, Pore Top, Drain, and Bleed ports
* 175 mm (7 inch) inside diameter
* Accepts axial and circumferential measurement device
* Includes loading piston with spherical seating and one set of spare seals
SPLIT HOPKINSON PRESSURE BAR SYSTEM (2 systems)
- 2.5-inch Gas Gun Hopkinson Pressure Bar System
- 1.25-inch Gas operated Hopkinson Pressure Bar System
