Weight Sets are a collection of selected Slotted Weights that offer complete, progressive coverage within a load range for use with Karol-Warner Dead-Weight Direct Shear Machines or Consolidation Load Frame.
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Our selection of Weight Sets includes six different combinations of weights: three in pound units and three in kilogram units. Review the tables above for additional weight information. Total mass for the pound series ranges from 54.5 to 218.16lb. Kilogram sets range from 32 to 88kg total mass. Total loads on the specimen are calculated using beam ratios of 10:1 for the Dead-Weight Direct and Direct / Residual Shear Machines, and 9:1, 10:1, or 11:1 for the Dead-Weight Consolidation Load Frame.