GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
| Equipments Available | |||||
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| Universal Triaxial Tester. | Hydraulic jack 10T | ASTM tests sieves | |||
| Field density apparatus | Consolidation test apparatus | Procto compaction apparatus | |||
| UCC test apparatus | Proctor needle, hydraulic | CBR testing apparatus | |||
| Shear box apparatus | Liquid limit apparatus | Rapid moisture meter | |||
| Cone Penetrometer | Shrinkage limit apparatus | Hydrometer | |||
| Abel flash point apparatus | Redwood Viscometer | MERLIN apparatus | |||
| Los Angeles Abrasion Testing apparatus | |||||
| Consultancy Areas | |||||
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| Soil investigation and recommending SBC for shallow foundation | Deep soil investigation | ||||
| Foundation design. | Compaction characteristics for soil fill (onsite as well as laboratory) | ||||
| Consolidation parameters, plasticity characteristics, shear characteristics etc of soil | Testing for Aggregates (coarse and fine) for road construction, railway works etc. | ||||
| CBR Test for soil | Design and evaluation of bituminous pavements and concrete pavements. | ||||
| List of Experiments (For III year B.Tech students) | |||||
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| Water content and Specific gravity | Grain size analysis (a) Sieve analysis (b) Hydrometer analysis | ||||
| Atterberg limits and indices | Determination of field density (a) sand replacement method (b) core cutter method | ||||
| Determination of coefficient of permeability by a)Constant head method (b) Variable head method | Consolidation test | ||||
| Compaction test (a) IS light compaction test (b) IS heavy compaction test | California bearing ratio test | ||||
| Direct shear test | Unconfined compressive strength test | ||||
| Triaxial shear test | Swelling Test | ||||
| Tests on bitumen: Penetration test, Softening point, Ductility and Flash and fire point | Design of Bituminous Mix (Marshall method) | ||||
| Tests on coarse aggregate: Los Angeles abrasion test, Shape tes, Aggregate Impact Test and Crushing value Test, Specific gravity and water absorption test | Functional Evaluation of Pavement (MERLIN apparatus) | ||||
| Major Clients | |||||
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KWA, KSEB, Irrigation Department, Kerala PWD, Forest Department, and other State Government Departments | ||||
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