The Humboldt HM-5765 Direct/Residual shear machine utilizes electro-mechanical loading to apply vertical loads to the soil sample. Thereby eliminating the need for dead weights or an air supply used in other direct shear systems.
The HM-5765 is a microprocessor-based machine featuring a stepper-motor drive system and a 7″ touch-screen display that allows the operator to control and monitor all test functions. Like all Humboldt Elite series machines, the HM-5765 is built with durable, high-quality components and features the use of a stepper motor, precision gears and gear box to ensure smooth and reliable operation, as well as precise results.
The HM-5765 is built around Humboldt’s integral, 4-channel data logger with touch-screen control, which allows the HM-5765 to be used as a standalone device capable of full test control and data logging. It can also be controlled by a networked computer at any location with access to the network.
In stand-alone mode, the HM-5765 direct shear machine provides a 7″ (178mm) touch-screen controller, giving you finger-tip control of your testing processes, as well as providing real-time, visual views of your data in both tabular and graphic formats. The waterproof, touch screen provides colorful, at-a-glance monitoring of testing functions without the use of a computer. Operators can see all the data in several formats at the machine while the test is running. Data can then be viewed simultaneously or downloaded later to a computer in the lab, in the next room or at a different location, while also providing report generation capabilities from within Humboldt’s NEXT software or our enhanced HM-5700SW Direct Shear Reporting Software.
When operated from a networked computer the NEXT software provides robust machine and test control, and report generation. It also provides the ability to control and monitor multiple machines from a single computer.
The HM-5765 comes with two 2,000 lbf (10kN) capacity load cells, a single 1″ (25.4mm) horizontal strain transducer, and a single 0.4″ (10.2mm) vertical strain transducer. Humboldt’s HM-5700SW NEXT Direct Shear testing software is also included with the purchase. Shear box assemblies and related accessories are not included and should be ordered separately.