Department of
Civil Engineering
Laboratory Facilities in Civil Engineering
The Civil Engineering Discipline boasts 10 dedicated laboratories equipped with modern lab equipment, multimedia projectors, computer facilities, and whiteboards. To meet the challenges of the new millennium, the department provides broad laboratory support to ensure students gain both depth and breadth of knowledge.
Lab Locations & Capacities
| Type of Space | Lab Name | Room No. | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dedicated CE Laboratory Rooms | Practical Surveying Lab | B-203 | 10 |
| Workshop Lab | B-102 | 50 | |
| Structure Mechanics & Materials Lab | B-103 | 50 | |
| Transportation Engineering Lab | B-105 | 50 | |
| Geotechnical Engineering Lab | B-107 | 50 | |
| Fluid Mechanics Lab | 111-A | 30 | |
| Open Channel Flow Lab | 111-B | 30 | |
| Engineering Drawing Lab | 210 | 45 | |
| Environmental Engineering Lab | 211 | 30 | |
| Computer Lab | 212 | 44 |
Salient Features & Software
- Super Computer Lab: Equipped with sophisticated software including MatLab, C/C++, ETABS, AutoCAD, GIS, ANSYS, STAAD.Pro, and ABAQUS.
- Real-life Simulation: Practical Surveying lab for learning modern instruments (Total Station, Theodolite) applied in real CE projects.
- Material Testing: Dedicated facilities for determining strength properties of concrete, soil, bitumen, and indigenous building materials.
Lab Tests & Capabilities
Tests Performed:
- Tension Test of Mild Steel.
- Compression Test of Timber Specimen.
- Test of Helical Spring.
- Hardness Test of Metal Specimen.
- Buckling Test of Cylinder Column.
- Static Bending Test of Timber Beam.
- Impact Test of Metal Specimen.
Tests Performed:
- Normal Consistency & Initial Setting Time.
- Direct Compressive Strength of Cement Mortar.
- Sieve Analysis of Aggregates.
- Specific Gravity & Absorption Capacity.
- Los Angeles Abrasion Test.
- Slump Test of Concrete.
- Compressive Strength of Concrete Cylinders/Cubes.
Aggregate Testing:
- Aggregate Impact, Crushing, & 10% Fines.
- Flakiness, Elongation Index & Angularity.
Bituminous Materials:
- Specific Gravity, Softening Point.
- Loss on Heating of Oil/Asphalt.
- Ductility of Bitumen.
Tests Performed:
- pH, TDS, Alkalinity, and Hardness.
- Determination of Arsenic Concentration.
- BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) & COD.
- Determination of CO2 in Water.
Tests Performed:
- Specific Gravity & Moisture Content.
- Sieve Analysis & Atterberg Limits.
- Unconfined Compression Test.
- Direct Shear Test.
- Consolidation & Permeability Tests.
Tests Performed:
- Centre of Pressure & Bernoulli’s Theorem.
- Flow through Venturimeter & Orifice.
- External Cylindrical Mouthpiece.
- Flow over Sharp Crested Rectangular Weir.
- Flow over V-Notch.
Tests Performed:
- State of Flow In Open Channel.
- Flow over Broad Crested Weir.
- Flow through Venturi Flume.
- Flow beneath a Sluice Gate.
- Hydraulic Jump experiments.
- Specific Energy & Force Curves.
Workshop Lab
- Wood Joints & Carpentry Works.
- Metal Welding Joints.
- Nut & Bolt Making.
- Thread Cutting & Drill Pressing.
Practical Surveying Lab
- Chaining, Traversing & Plane Table.
- Rise & Fall Method.
- Trench Plan for House Setting.
- Height & Distance Measurement.
- Curve-setting.
