Sand rammer

It is also used to determine compactibility of sands by using special specimen tubes and a linear scale.

[2] The cam is actuated by a user by rotating the handle, causing a cam to lift the weight and let it fall freely on the frame attached to the ram head.

This produces a standard compacting action to a pre-measured amount of sand.

Compactability in percentage is then calculated from the resultant height of the sand inside the specimen tube.

A rammer is mounted on a base block on a solid foundation, which provides vibration damping to ensure consistent ramming.