CN108007842B - Tire seals concrete impermeability test device - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a kind of tires to seal concrete impermeability test device, belongs to construction material detection technology field.Technical solution of the present invention includes die sleeve and bottom plate.The die sleeve is a hollow round table metal cylinder, and inner conical surface is equipped with twice undercut groove.Sealed tire is equipped in undercut groove.The periphery of die sleeve big end link flange and bottom plate sets bolt slot.Bottom plate is mounted on test table top.First test specimen is put on bottom plate when test, covers Upper Die-sleeve, then die sleeve and test specimen are fixed with tommyhead bolt, die sleeve is sealed with bottom plate faying face by sealing ring.It is allowed to expand to sealed tire charged pressure medium, test specimen is sealed with die sleeve sideshake, and sealed pressure water cavity is formed on test specimen bottom.Using this experimental rig, hollow seal tire flexibility is good, can guarantee sealing effect.When sealed tire pressure release, carcass is contracted in undercut groove under the action of support ring, almost without abrasion, and it is easy to operate simple, do not pollute.Test specimen and die sleeve can be carried individually, and die sleeve and bottom plate are fixed with tommyhead bolt, and it is time saving and energy saving to operate.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to the concrete impervious experiments of architectural engineering, belong to construction material detection technology field.
Background technique
Currently, test specimen used in concrete impermeability test is mostly prefabricated path 175mm, major diameter 185mm, the reality of high 150mm
Heart round estrade.Before test, first paraffin and rosin blend or the airtight and watertight paddings such as butter and talc mixture are heated and softened,
It uniformly is applied to round estrade test specimen side, test specimen is then pressed into die sleeve with press.By dry solidification, test specimen is together with die sleeve quilt
Testing stand is brought up to, is connected and fixed with screw.To guarantee to form reliable sealing between die sleeve and testing stand, every die sleeve must use 6
Attachment screw, there is 6 die sleeves on each rack, and fastening screw is all manual operations.Concrete sample is pressed into the entirety weight of die sleeve
Amount is close to 15 kilograms, manual handling large labor intensity, and working efficiency is low.In addition paraffin can decomposite benzene, sweet smell during heating
Etc. harmful substances.After test, die sleeve cleaning is also time-consuming.This experimental rig has not adapted to the need of building trade development
It wants.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of tire seal test device, it is characterized in that: it is to be bored using sealed tire sealed test piece side first
Face channeling water gap, sealed reliable, structure is simple, and manufacturing cost is low, easy to operate and pollution-free.Followed by die sleeve tommyhead bolt
It is fixed with test table top, every time when test dismounting die sleeve, it is not necessary to which the nut for removing tommyhead bolt can remove bolt, operate time saving
It is laborsaving.
It includes die sleeve and bottom plate that tire, which seals concrete impermeability test device,.The die sleeve, which is one, has identical taper with test specimen
Hollow round table metal cylinder.The internal diameter in any section of die sleeve corresponds to the outer diameter in section slightly larger than test specimen.Die sleeve is same with test specimen
The heart is put and bottom surface is aligned, and has uniform unilateral gap between die sleeve and test specimen.The die sleeve inner wall is equipped with twice undercut groove, sinks
Cut filling sealed tire in slot.Die sleeve big end outer rim is equipped with flange, and flange is circumferentially uniformly distributed several bolt slots.Bolt slot inner end is
Semi-cylindrical, to external flange outer openings, bolt can be pushed into bolt slot inner end from opening.The bottom plate is flat for circular metal
Plate, bottom plate upper end are equipped with closure gasket groove, and closure gasket groove and bottom plate outer circle are concentric.Filling sealed circle in closure gasket groove.The bottom plate
On opened several tommyhead bolt slots, upper, wider notch passes through bottom plate upper and lower end face under the relatively narrow notch of tommyhead bolt slot
It is logical.Tommyhead bolt slot is uniformly distributed circumferentially on bottom plate, and inner end is semi-cylindrical, is open to external plate outer side, bolt can
Tommyhead bolt slot inner end is pushed into from plate outer side.The center of circle of tommyhead bolt slot inner end semi-cylindrical and die sleeve flange bolt slot semicolumn
The center of circle in face distribution radius of circle having the same.The bottom plate is equipped with pipe screw thread through-hole at center, at close outer circle circumferentially
It is evenly arranged bolt hole.
Die sleeve small end inner edge is equipped with limit shoulder, and interior circular diameter is less than test specimen end diameter.
The sealed tire is equivalent to hollow O shape sealing ring, and pressure medium is pumped into or is discharged sealed tire through interface.
The bottom plate is equipped with centering seam allowance.
The bottom plate upper surface is equipped with upper heavy mouth, and internal diameter is slightly larger than test specimen big end outer diameter, heavy mouth outer circle and bottom plate outer circle
With one heart.Bottom plate lower end surface is equipped with sinking mouth.
Support ring is equipped in the tire, it uses elastic material, and exradius is equal to outside the die sleeve inner wall undercut groove
Radius of circle is reduced expenditure pushing out ring section thickness.
Using the beneficial effects of the invention are as follows hollow seal tire flexibility is good, contact pressure is easy to control, and can guarantee to mix
Solidifying soil test specimen sealing effect.When sealed tire pressure release, carcass is contracted in undercut groove under the action of support ring, between test specimen almost
Without opposite interaction, long service life is easy to operate, and does not pollute.Test specimen and die sleeve can be carried individually, die sleeve and bottom plate
It is fixed with tommyhead bolt, it is time saving and energy saving to operate.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 test specimen, experimental rig schematic front view
Fig. 2 test specimen, experimental rig schematic top plan view
Fig. 3 experimental rig left view schematic diagram
Fig. 4 bottom plate elevational schematic view
Fig. 5 sealed tire and connector schematic diagram
Fig. 6 die sleeve schematic diagram
Fig. 7 rack schematic front view
Fig. 8 rack schematic top plan view
In figure: 1. die sleeves, 2. sealed tires, 3. limit shoulders, 4. pipe screw thread through-holes, 5. test specimens, 6. gaps, 7. interfaces, 8.
Sealing ring, 9. bottom plates, 10. bolts, 11. test table tops, 12.T shape bolt, 13. centering seam allowances, 14. support rings, 15. undercut grooves,
16. shoulder hole
Specific embodiment
Such as Fig. 1-Fig. 8, tire seals concrete impermeability test device, including die sleeve 1 and bottom plate 9.The die sleeve 1 be one with
Test specimen 5 has the hollow round table metal cylinder of identical taper.The internal diameter in any section of die sleeve 1 is slightly larger than the corresponding section of test specimen 5
Outer diameter.It puts die sleeve 1 and test specimen 5 are concentric and bottom surface is aligned, there is uniform unilateral gap between die sleeve 1 and test specimen 5.The mould
It covers 1 inner wall and is equipped with twice undercut groove, filling sealed tire 2 in undercut groove.1 big end outer rim of die sleeve is equipped with flange, and flange is circumferentially uniform
It is distributed several bolt slots.Bolt slot inner end is semi-cylindrical, and to external flange outer openings, bolt can be pushed into bolt slot from opening
Inner end.The bottom plate 9 is circular metal plate.9 upper end of bottom plate is equipped with closure gasket groove, and closure gasket groove and 9 outer circle of bottom plate are concentric.It is close
Filling sealed circle 8 in seal ring slot.Opened several tommyhead bolt slots on the bottom plate 9, the relatively narrow notch of tommyhead bolt slot upper, compared with
Wide notch penetrates through 9 upper and lower end face of bottom plate under.Tommyhead bolt slot is uniformly distributed circumferentially on bottom plate 9, and inner end is half
Cylindrical surface, to external 9 outer openings of bottom plate, bolt can be pushed into tommyhead bolt slot inner end on the outside of bottom plate 9.Tommyhead bolt slot inner end half
The center of circle on cylindrical surface and the center of circle distribution radius of circle having the same of 1 flange bolt slot semi-cylindrical of die sleeve.The bottom plate 9 is in
The heart is equipped with pipe screw thread through-hole 4, is circumferentially being evenly arranged bolt hole at outer circle.The 1 small end inner edge of die sleeve is equipped with limit
Shoulder 3, interior circular diameter are less than 5 end diameter of test specimen.After 5 lower end cut-in pressure water of test specimen, 5 lifting height of test specimen is by limiting
Shoulder 3 limits.The sealed tire 2 is equivalent to hollow O shape sealing ring, and pressure medium is pumped into or is discharged through interface 7.Right figure in Fig. 5
The state of shown sealed tire inner cavity no pressure medium, the state of charged pressure medium shown in left figure.The bottom plate 9 is equipped with centering
Seam allowance 13.9 upper surface of bottom plate is equipped with upper heavy mouth, and internal diameter is slightly larger than 5 big end outer diameter of test specimen, and heavy mouth outer circle and 9 outer circle of bottom plate are same
The heart.9 lower end surface of bottom plate is equipped with sinking mouth.Support ring 14 is equipped in the sealed tire.Support ring 14 uses elastic material, outer circle
Radius is equal to the die sleeve inner wall undercut groove exradius and reduces expenditure pushing out ring section thickness.Sealed tire inside support ring 14 acts on
In when sealed tire not yet charged pressure medium, carcass can be close to described sink under the action of 14 elasticity tension of support ring and cut
15 bottom surface of slot avoids carcass from protruding from 1 bore area of die sleeve.
Test specimen 5 is placed on bottom plate 9, test specimen 5 should be fallen in centering seam allowance 13.By 1 set of die sleeve on test specimen 5, under die sleeve
The alignment of end stand shoulder hole 16 centering seam allowance 13, such as Fig. 1, Fig. 6.In addition by the T shape spiral shell of bolt slot and bottom plate 9 on 1 flange of die sleeve
Croze is circumferentially aligned.Tommyhead bolt 12 is pushed into tommyhead bolt slot inner end half from the outside of bottom plate 9, successively tightening nut.This original mold
Set 1 is sealed with bottom plate 9 by sealing ring 8, forms seal chamber in 5 bottom of test specimen, while die sleeve 1 and test table top 11 are fixed.To close
It seals tire 2 to inflate, fills out envelope test specimen sideshake.Inlet valve is opened, high pressure water flows into test piece lower part seal chamber from bottom plate water inlet, by regulation
Time pressure maintaining.Observing test specimen upper surface, whether there is or not infiltrations, if there is infiltration to close inlet valve, stop test.
Claims (7)
1. tire seals concrete impermeability test device, it is characterised in that: including die sleeve (1) and bottom plate (9)；The die sleeve (1) is
One has the hollow round table metal cylinder of identical taper with test specimen (5)；The internal diameter in die sleeve (1) any section is slightly larger than test specimen
(5) outer diameter in corresponding section；It puts die sleeve (1) and test specimen (5) are concentric and bottom surface is aligned, has between die sleeve (1) and test specimen (5)
Uniform unilateral gap；Die sleeve (1) inner wall is equipped with twice undercut groove (15), filling sealed tire (2) in undercut groove (15)；Mould
It covers (1) big end outer rim and is equipped with flange, flange is circumferentially uniformly distributed several bolt slots；Bolt slot inner end is semi-cylindrical, to external
Flange outer openings, bolt can be pushed into bolt slot inner end from opening；The bottom plate (9) is circular metal plate；Bottom plate (9) upper end
Equipped with closure gasket groove, closure gasket groove and bottom plate (9) outer circle are concentric；Filling sealed circle (8) in closure gasket groove；On the bottom plate (9)
Several tommyhead bolt slots are opened, the relatively narrow notch of tommyhead bolt slot is upper, and wider notch is under, by bottom plate (9) upper and lower end face
Perforation；Tommyhead bolt slot is uniformly distributed circumferentially on bottom plate (9), and inner end is semi-cylindrical, is opened to external bottom plate (9) outside
Mouthful, bolt can be pushed into tommyhead bolt slot inner end on the outside of bottom plate (9)；The center of circle and die sleeve (1) of tommyhead bolt slot inner end semi-cylindrical
The center of circle of flange bolt slot semi-cylindrical distribution radius of circle having the same；The bottom plate (9) is equipped with pipe screw thread through-hole at center
(4), bolt hole is circumferentially being evenly arranged at outer circle.
2. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: in die sleeve (1) small end
Edge is equipped with limit shoulder (3), and interior circular diameter is less than test specimen (5) end diameter.
3. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the sealed tire (2) is suitable
In hollow O shape sealing ring, pressure medium is pumped into or is discharged through interface (7).
4. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: the bottom plate (9) is equipped with
It feels relieved seam allowance (13)；Shoulder hole is set on the die sleeve (1).
5. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: bottom plate (9) upper surface is equipped with
Upper heavy mouth, internal diameter are slightly larger than test specimen (5) big end outer diameter, and heavy mouth outer circle and bottom plate (9) outer circle are concentric.
6. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 3, it is characterised in that: set in the sealed tire (2)
There are support ring (14).
7. tire seals concrete impermeability test device according to claim 6, it is characterised in that: the support ring (14) uses
Elastic material, exradius are equal to die sleeve inner wall undercut groove (15) exradius and reduce expenditure pushing out ring section thickness.
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