Facilities

Lab Facilities

Emphasis is laid on experimentation as part of module delivery. This aids in putting to use concepts and principles embedded through classroom teaching and in their verification. The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has at its disposal the following laboratories:

Structural Mechanics Laboratory

  • Composition & Resolution of forces & equilibrium of forces
  • Deflection of beams (Cantilever & Simply Supported)
  • Buckling of columns for various end conditions
  • Analysis of continuous beams
  • Bending moment & Shear force computations
  • Analysis of Trusses
  • Centre of Gravity

Construction Materials Testing Laboratory

  • Tension Test
  • Torsion Test
  • Hardness Tests (Brinell, Rockwell & Vickers’s)
  • Fatigue Test
  • Impact Test
  • Gradation of Coarse & Fine Aggregate
  • Specific Gravity of Coarse & Fine Aggregate
  • Workability & Consistency of fresh Concrete
  • Concrete compression testing (cube & cylinder)
  • Concrete Flexure Test
  • Modulus of Elasticity of Concrete
  • Specific Gravity of Cement
  • Fineness Test on Cement
  • Standard Consistency & setting times of cement
  • Soundness Test on Cement
  • Compression Test on cement
  • Buoyancy Test for Concrete density

Survey Laboratory

  • Ranging
  • Levelling (Simple & Differential)
  • Contouring
  • Traversing (open & closed)
  • Area measurement and computation (Digital Planimeter)
  • Aligning vertical & horizontal curves
  • Triangulation
  • Electronic Distance Measurements

Geotechnics Laboratory

  • Permeability Tests (Constant & Falling Head)
  • Compaction Test (Modified Proctor)
  • C.B.R. Test
  • In-situ density Test
  • Specific gravity test
  • Moisture content test
  • Particle size analysis
  • Atterberg’s Limits Tests
  • Direct Shear Test
  • Tri-axial Shear Test
  • Determining seepage beneath a structure
  • Demonstrating uplift pressures on structures
  • Flow through earth dams
  • Seepage force under a sheet pile wall
  • Drawdown in horizontal flow
  • Moisture Condition Value Test
  • Sketch Flow net
  • Moisture Condition Value (MCV) Test
  • Computing discharge through porous media
  • Unconfined Compression Test
  • Consolidation Tests (Three-gang consolidation cell)
  • Light Intensity Test
  • Sound Intensity Test
  • Temperature & Relative Humidity Analysis
  • Heat transfer equipment
  • Single and Multiple Gas monitors
  • Air velocity probes
  • PUNDIT (Non-Destructive Tester)
  • Digital Cover meter
  • Rebound Hammer

Water and Environmental Engineering Laboratory

  • Pipe Friction
  • Flow Measurement using Venturimeter
  • Flow Measurement using Orifice Meter
  • Velocity of flow using Pitot Tube
  • Head losses in pipe flow
  • Open Channel flow measurement using weirs and notches
  • Flow Characteristics in open channel (2.5 meter flow channel with volumetric hydraulic bench)
  • Pump Characteristics by Computerized Pump test Rig with automatic data acquisition (ADA)
  • Water quality testing
  • Environmental Pollution parameters

Highway Materials Testing Laboratory

  • Specific Gravity & Water Absorption of Road Aggregate
  • Gradation of Road Aggregate by Sieve Analysis
  • Flakiness & Elongation Indices of Road aggregate
  • Bitumen Penetration Test
  • Softening Point Test
  • California Bearing Ratio (CBR)Test
  • Marshall’s Stability Test

CAD Laboratory

  • Analysis and Design of Multi-storeyed framed structures, and curvilinear elements using Staad Pro (steel & concrete structures)
  • Analysis and Design of Pre stressed concrete elements using ADAPT software.
  • 2D & 3D drafting & modelling using AutoCAD
  • Project Planning & Scheduling using Primavera
  • Project Planning & Scheduling using Ms Project
  • Design of Water supply networks using WaterCAD
  • Design of Waste Water networks using SewerCAD
  • Design of Storm Water Flow networks using StormCAD
  • Structural Detailing (RCC & Steel) using AutoCAD
  • Quantity estimation using QE-Pro
Computing Facilities
Library Facilities

The Department houses a CAD laboratory with a variety of software most of which are accessible from anywhere on the campus through a local area network and wireless network connection. Some software* specific to use by students of Civil Engineering are available at the Civil CAD laboratory. Additionally, students are allowed access to any of the computing laboratories in the college at pre-determined times outside of teaching hours.

The college Library and Information Services Centre has a well-stocked library with a variety of learning and teaching resources including audio-visual resources. Access to the library is flexible designed to suit students’ requirements at different times during the academic year.

Specific to the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the resources at the library include the following:

  • 495 Title
  • 1577 Volumes
  • 11 Journals

Following journals are available in the Civil Engineering section at the library:

  • Construction Engineering and management
  • Geo Technical & Geo Environmental Engineering
  • Computing in Civil engineering
  • Materials in Civil Engineering
  • Structural Engineering
  • Hydraulic Engineering
  • ASCE journal of Transportation Engineering
  • ASCE journal of Water Resources Planning and Management
  • Concrete Construction Journal
  • ASCE Civil Engineering
  • Construction World News