Dropping Ball Apparatus

Dropping Ball Apparatus

Description of Dropping Ball Apparatus

Used to measure the consistency of cement mortars, this instrument allows a mm.25 diameter acrylic ball to fall freely from a standard height of 250 mm. into a specimen of mortar contained into a brass ring mould, and the surface of which has been carefully prepared.  The depth of the ball penetration into the mortar gives the specimen consistency.The instrument comprises a dropping device mounted on a stand, acrylic ball, mould dia.100 x 25mm. The base of the stand is machined. Chromed finishing.

Weight: 8 Kg

Standards

BS 6463-4 BS 4551-1