Labs
Civil Engineering Department Labs
Laboratory
Concrete & Building Materials Laboratory
Mix design, workability and compressive-strength testing of concrete, with characterisation of cement, aggregates and admixtures.
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Surveying Laboratory
Chain, compass and plane-table surveying through to levelling, theodolite and total-station work, with fieldwork on and around the campus.
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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Soil classification, compaction, permeability, consolidation and shear-strength testing, supporting foundation design coursework.
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Environmental Engineering Laboratory
Physical, chemical and biological analysis of water and wastewater — turbidity, hardness, DO, BOD and COD determination.
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Transportation Engineering Laboratory
Aggregate and bitumen characterisation, Marshall mix design, and pavement material testing for highway design coursework.
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Fluid Mechanics & Hydraulics Laboratory
Open-channel and pipe-flow experiments, notches and weirs, and hydraulic machinery performance on instrumented benches.