Laboratories of Department of Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering Laboratory
Outline: In order to design and construct safe, economic structures, engineers must stay up to date with the latest methods of structural analysis, new structural modeling concepts for computation, advanced structural design, and structural material technology.
Facilities: The structural engineering laboratory provides comprehensive modern facilities for research and teaching in structural engineering, solid mechanics and construction materials. The engineering materials laboratory and strength of materials laboratory are within the 5000 square ft of floor area. Test facilities include tests on general properties of concrete, tests for specific gravity, unit weight, moisture content, absorption of coarse and fine aggregate, FM of coarse and fine aggregate, different tests on brick mortar and cement, direct tensile and compressive strength of cement mortar, tests on stress strain and mechanical properties of materials: tension, direct shear and impact tests of mild steel specimens, slender column tests, static bending tests, hardness tests of metals, torsional tests of different types of materials, helical spring tests.
Main equipment: universal testing machine, spring testing machine, hardness testing apparatus, compression (crushing) testing apparatus, brick cutter and capping apparatus etc.
Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Outline: Geotechnical engineering provides an understanding of the behavior of soils and rocks, and application to problems of design and construction in civil engineering, resources development and man-made hazard mitigation. The relevant courses include mechanics of soils; exploration, testing and instrumentation in soil engineering; foundation engineering, earth structures; the fundamentals of engineering geology and soil engineering design.
Facilities: The Geotechnical engineering laboratory covers a floor space of approximately 2100 square ft. The state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped with advanced facilities to support both undergraduate teaching and postgraduate research. Field facilities include Field identification test, specific gravity test, Atterberg limit test, Grain size analysis by sieve and hydrometer, Relative density test, Field density test, Permeability test, Compaction test, Unconfined compression test, Direct shear test and Consolidation tests.
Main equipment: The following are examples
of special equipment in this laboratory: Consolidation testing machine,
CBR compaction machine, Direct shear test machine, Triaxial testing apparatus,
Unconfined compression test machine, Electric mixing apparatus, sample
ejector, Hydrometer jar bath, waterbath etc.
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Facilities: The Environmental Engineering Laboratory covering an area of 2200 square ft is fully equipped with modern instrumentation. Physical, Chemical and bacteriological tests of water and wastewater; design of water supply system are available.
Main equipment: Sophisticated instrumentation
includes atomic Adsorption Spectrophotometer, TOC analyzer and research
microscopes etc. plus a full range of standard equipment for performing
routine environmental analyses such as pH, DO, BOD, COD, N, Hardness,
Conductivity, Alkalinity, Bacteriological analyses etc. Numerous complete
and functional water and wastewater treatment facilities are available
for teaching and research purposes.
Transportation Engineering Laboratory
Outline: Course work and research provide knowledge and skills in transportation planning and economics, traffic engineering and design of highway and other transportation facilities essential for the implementation of infrastructure projects.
Facilities: The Transportation Engineering Laboratory enables experiments to be conducted for the design of bituminous and concrete pavements. Tests on subgrade, subbase and base materials, bituminous mix design and roadway capacity studies are also available.
Main equipment: Equipment is available for the identification and determination of the properties of bituminous binders and asphalt mixtures. Penetration testing machine, Los Angeles abrasion testing apparatus, Impact testing apparatus, CBR testing apparatus, Ovens of different kinds etc.
Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory
Outline: This laboratory covers an area of 2400 sq. ft. Various multidisciplinary issues in planning, design, implementation, operation and maintenance of different hydraulic structures are important aspects.
Facilities: The largest of several sections in hydraulic laboratory is employed for experimental work on open channel flow, sediment transport, wave motion, river and estuary models and hydraulic structures.
Main equipment: The Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory is well equipped with fluid friction apparatus, Venturimeter, sluice gate, Bernoulli?s apparatus, surface tension determination, jet impact, flow meter demonstration rig, Pelton impulse turbine models of different projects.
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