IITH Pavement Test Track
iPATT
About iPATT
- 0.5 km oval-shaped track for pavement test sections.
- Configurations include controlled sections, geosynthetic reinforced base/subbase layers, CTBs, CTSBs.
- Heavy instrumentation for long-term performance verification.
- Facility for real-field and climatic product testing.
- FFWD with APT for establishing MIF values at various ESALs.
120 kN Vehicle Mounted Falling Weight Deflectometer
150kN Universal Tensile Testing Machine for Geosynthetics
Specifications
150 kN load capacity
Laser extensometer
A set of capstan grips for geotextiles
A set of hydraulic wide-width grips
Compression plates
Large-scale Permeameter for Geosynthetics
The Geotextile Permeameter is designed to meet the test requirements of water permeablity of Geotextiles and composites as per ASTM D 4491.
Asphalt Fatigue Testing Machine
A 25 kN Electro-mechanical fatige testing machine with an environmental chamber to test the asphlat beams with and without geosynthetic interlayers.
Narrow Backfills Test Facility
A highly customised test set up to estimate the earth pressures in a narrow backfill.
12000 kN
Compression Testing Machine
Bed size for testing – 1 m x 1 m
Day light area – 2 m
Cross head movement – 1 m
Supporting four post system – 250 mm diameter
Hydraulic power pack system – 50 H.P + 3H.P
MOTOR
Digital data acquisition system
