AMETEK Brookfield Page 35
Manual No. M09-1200-F1016
Load powder, start test
Apply consolidation load,
shear to steady state
Re-apply consolidation load,
measure peak
Apply over-consolidation
load, measure peak
Re-apply consolidation
load, shear to steady state
Calculate tangent load
Apply tangent load,
measure peak
Re-apply consolidation
load, shear to steady state
Re-apply consolidation
load, measure peak
Leave for time consolidation
period T, apply load
σ
1
Apply Time over-
consolidation load,
measure peak
Load fresh powder sample
(if option is chosen)
(if option chosen)
End test, process results
Loop until all increasing
over-consolidation loads
are tested
Loop until all repeat
over-consolidation
measurements are taken
Loop until all increasing
consolidation loads have
been tested
Figure IV-9: Time Consolidated Flow Function Algorithm
