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B Check Rock Test Equipment

The B-Check is a pre-test to check that the specimen is sufficiently saturated by measuring the Skempton pore water pressure parameter B. The cell pressure is increased to the specified value whilst the back pressure remains on hold volume (i.e. the undrained state). The system compares the change in pore pressure (Δu) caused by the increase in cell pressure (Δσ3). The value of B is calculated as Δu/Δσ3.  If your GDS triaxial testing system has a cell pressure controller and a pore pressure transducer, then the B-check is automated within the GDSLAB software. Please note: Some apparatus may require additional components or software modules to perform certain tests.

The following rock test equipment can perform the B Check rock test:-

Resonant Column Apparatus (Hardin Type)
for b check rock test

Hydraulic Load Frames for Rock
for b check rock test

1000kN (1MN) / 2000kN (2MN) Static Compression Only Loadframe
for b check rock test

Environmental Triaxial Testing System
for b check rock test

Environmental Triaxial Automated System
for b check rock test

GDS Small-Strain Hollow Cylinder Apparatus
for b check rock test

Resonant Column Apparatus (Stokoe Type)
for b check rock test

GDS Large Diameter Cyclic Triaxial Testing System
for b check rock test

Advanced Dynamic Triaxial Testing System
for b check rock test

GDS Enterprise Level Dynamic Triaxial Testing System
for b check rock test

Hydraulic Load Frames for Soil
for b check rock test

Virtual Infinite Stiffness Load Frames
for b check rock test

Triaxial Automated System (Load Frame type)
for b check rock test

Triaxial Testing System (Automated Stress Path type)
for b check rock test