Department of Civil Engineering

Infrastructure

Testing of Materials Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Universal testing machine

To perform Compressive test, Tensile test, Shear and bending test on different materials

2

Tile abrasion Testing Machine

To determine abrasive strength of  tiles

3

Impact testing machine

To determine toughness of different materials

4

Torsion testing machine

To determine rigidity of different materials

5

Hardness testing machine

To determine hardness  of different materials

6

Tile flexural testing machine

To determine bending  strength of tiles

 

Concrete Technology Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Compression Testing Machine

To determine compressive strength of concrete and other materials

2

Los Angels Abrasion Testing Machine

To determine wear and tear of  aggregates

3

Aggregate Impact Testing Machine

To determine impact strength of aggregates

4

Table Vibrator

To compact  concrete test cubes

5

Flow table

To determine workability of concrete

6

Vee-Bee Consistometer

To determine workability of concrete

7

Compaction Factor Test Apparatus

To determine workability of concrete

8

Seive Shaker

To sieve aggregate sample mechanically

 

Hydraulics Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Pressure Measuring Devices

For measurement of pressure of liquids

2

Reynolds Apparatus

To identify the type of flow

3

Minor losses through pipes

To find losses through elbows, bends, sudden contraction & expansion

4

Friction Factor Determination

To find Darcy’s Friction factor

5

Measurement of Discharge through Notch , Orifice & Venturimeter apparatus

To find coefficient of discharge

 

Surveying Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Dumpy Level

for measuring elevations of points

2

Theodolites

for measuring horizontal & vertical angles

3

Planimeter

for measuring area of irregular figures

4

Prismatic Compass

for measurement of horizontal angles

5

Total Station

for measuring distances, horizontal & vertical angles

 

Computer Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Machines -21 - HP P-IV Processor 1.6GHz, 512 MB RAM, HDD -80 GB.

System Software

  • Windows XP
  • Windows 7

2

Printers

  • HP Laserjet 1018
  • HP Laserjet 1120 MFP

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Direct Shear Test Apparatus

To test physical properties of soil

2

Vane Shear Test Apparatus

To determine shear strength of soil

3

C.B.R. Test Apparatus

To determine shear strength of soil

4

Permeability Test Apparatus

To determine bearing capacity of soil

5

Thermostatically controlled oven:

To determine coefficient of permeability of soil

6

Core Cutter with dolly

To determine water content of soil

7

Casagrande Liquid Limit Apparatus

To determine bulk and dry density of soil

8

Pycnometer

To determine specific gravity of soil

 

Applied Mechanics Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

Parallel Force Table Apparatus

To Determine Law of Polygon of forces

2

Law of moment apparatus

To verify law of moment of forces

3

Single and Double purchase crab winch

To Determine MA, VR & Efficiency of it

4

Simple Screw Jack

To Determine MA, VR & Efficiency of it

5

Weston’s Differential Pulley Block

To Determine MA, VR & Efficiency of it

6

Worm and Worm Wheel

To Determine MA, VR & Efficiency of it

7

Lami’s Theorem Apparatus

To verify lamis theorem of three forces

 

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

Sr. No.

Name of Instrument

Purpose

1

PH Meter with Maganetic

To measure hydrogen ion activity in solutions

2

Digital Nepholometer

To air quality measurement for pollution monitoring

3

Glass Singal Distillation Assembly: 1.5 L

To separating and/or purifying components of a liquid mixture.

4

Jar Test Apparatus (Digital single test)

To estimate the minimum coagulant dose required to achieve certain water quality goals

5

B.O.D. (Cooling) Incubator (Digital Temp. Colorimeter)

To determining levels of organic matter and nitrogen in waste water samples.

6

Digital Colorimeter

To measure the absorption of wavelengths of light by a sample at a given frequency (colour).

 

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