Department of Civil Engineering
laboratories
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The laboratory has state of the art geotechnical engineering equipment and is one of the oldest laboratories of Assam Engineering College. It caters the needs of civil engineering undergraduate students, post graduate students and doctoral research scholars as well as provides consultancy services to many reputed organizations of the entire Northeastern region. The laboratory has all the facilities for testing soil, rock as well as geo-synthetic materials. It also has necessary laboratory equipment for performing various field tests in the field of geotechnical engineering. Some important instruments are mentioned here-
• Consolidation Test Apparatus
• CBR Test Apparatus
• UCS Test Apparatus
• Direct Shear Apparatus
• Casagrande Apparatus and Cone
Penetrometer
• Permeability Test Assembly
• Proctor Test Apparatus(Heavy +
Light)
• Unconfined Compression Tester
– Digital
• Split Mould 38mm Dia ×76mm
Height for Unconfined
Compression Test
• Rubber Membrane 38mm
• Direct Shear Apparatus –
microprocessor based with Software
• Automatic Soil Compactor –
(ASTM D558)
• Proctor Compaction
Mould100mm Dia – Mild Steel*
• Proctor Compaction
Mould150mm Dia – Mild Steel*
• Laboratory CBR Appa
• ratus
• Digital – IS:2720 (PART XVI)
• CBR Software with PC Interface
• Rapid Moisture Meter – 0-25%
with Pressure Gauge
• Infrared Moisture Balance – 25
g-
• Consolidation Apparatus,
Three Gang New Bench Type
Model, Electronic with Data
Acquisition System & Analysis
and Reporting Software
• Triaxial Test Apparatus,
Digital Microprocessor Model
with Data Acquisition System
& Analysis and Reporting
Software Plate Bearing Test
Apparatus with Load Truss,
anchors etc. 200kN capacity
• Direct Shear Test Apparatus
Microprocessor loading unit
Electronic Data Acquisition
System & Analysis and
Reporting Software.
• Universal Automatic
Compactor
• Laboratory California Bearing
Ratio Test Apparatus Digital
TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LABORATORY
This laboratory is well equipped with state of the art equipment and facilities for conducting cutting edge research works as well laboratory practice for the students and carrying out consultancy works. Both the two sections viz. Bitumen and Aggregate laboratories are spacious enough for the available equipment and thus help in maintaining a healthy environment even during the lab classes. The instruments are mainly-
Aggregate Impact Apparatus |
Standard Tar Viscometer
(Viscosity Test)
• Flash Point (Open) and Fire Point
Cleveland (Flash and Fire Point
Test)
• Universal Penetrometer
(Penetration Test)
• Ring and Ball Apparatus
(Softening Point Test)
• Pavement Dynamic Cone
Penetrometer
• Bump Integrator-
• Wheel Rut Tester
• Wheel Rut Shaper
• Asphalt Mixer Theoretical
Density Meter
• Stripping Device (Stripping Value
Test).
• Aggregate Impact Apparatus
• Los Angeles Abrasion Apparatus
• Aggregate Crushing Value Test
• Angularity Number (Shape Test)
• Water Absorption Test
• Gradation Test (Sieve Analysis)
• Specific Gravity Bottle (Specific
Gravity Test-Aggregate and
Bitumen)
• Mastic Asphalt Test Machine
• Marshall Stability Test
CONCRETE ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The Concrete Laboratory of Civil Engineering Department is covered by an area of 17.2 meter × 8.8 meter. The laboratory is operated both as a teaching and research facility. The laboratory facilitates research in many areas related to concrete materials, such as fly ash, slag cement, and alternative cementitious materials with little hydraulic cement. The laboratory collaborates with academia, other government agencies, and industry, leveraging expertise in conducting research to address issues of national significance. Consultancy works are done in the laboratory and annual turnover is about Rupees 1 crore. The instruments available in the laboratory are-
• Slump Flow Apparatus
• J-ring test Apparatus
• V-funnel Apparatus
• L-box Apparatus
• U-box Apparatus
• Concrete Mixture Machine
• Mortar Mixture Machine
• Universal Testing Machine
• Compression Testing Machine
• Vicat Apparatus
• Flexural Testing Machine
• Concrete Mixer
• Vibrating Table
• Mortar Mixing Machine
• Humidity Cabinet
• Concrete permeability test
apparatus
• Abrasion test apparatus for tiles
• Autoclave
• Sieve shaker
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING LABORATORY
The Hydraulics Laboratory in the Civil Engineering Department of Assam Engineering College is situated in a separate double-storeyed building having about 10,000 square feet of floor area. It has the facilities to perform experiments for undergraduate and post-graduate courses in the fields of Hydraulics, Hydrology, River Engineering and other related areas. The laboratory is being extensively used for lab experiments listed in the curricula as well as for project/dissertation and research works throughout the year. The apparatus available are-
• Hydraulic bench (5 nos.)
equipped with
• Bernoulli’s apparatus
• Rectangular notch and V-notch
• Orifice
• Reynolds apparatus.
• Apparatus for determination
of friction factor for pipes.
• Perspex open channel flume
with reservoir, pump and
venturimeter
• (2 nos.)
• 0.6m × 1m × 20m Perspex and
steel open channel flume.
• Jet Impact Apparatus
• Name of the equipment used
for research activities
• 1m × 1m × 40m concrete
channel for river modeling.
• Echo-sounder.
• Acoustic Doppler Velocimeter
(ADV).
• Automatic weather station.
• 2m× 2m× 40m sediment transport
channel
ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
This laboratory deals with all the experiments listed in the curricula of undergraduate programs of Civil Engineering. The instruments available are adequate to test the quality of drinking and waste water and hence becomes useful to carry out project works on those area. Well equipped with all the basic amenities, the list of the apparatus in the laboratory is as followed-
• Labtronics (Certified by ISO:9001 2008) |
ENGINEERING SURVEY LABORATORY
Surveying can be said to be the first step into Civil engineering. Engineering Surveying is required for planning, design and execution of any construction work. In the Engineering Surveying Laboratory, established in the year 1955, the students are exposed to various basic and advanced equipment. The Engineering Surveying Laboratory houses sophisticated instruments like Total Station, GPS. The various other equipment available in the laboratory are.
• Theodolite – 11nos
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ENGINEERING GEOLOGY LABORATORY
The identification of different types of rocks and minerals with the help of their physical properties is the main objective of Engineering Geology Laboratory. Determination of dip and strike, determination of dip by graphical method, construction of geological cross-sections across a geological map are done in this laboratory. Borehole correlation problems and toposheets are also studied in this lab. This lab helps a civil engineering student in different areas such as understanding the geological setup, structure and geological history, configuration and drainage details of an area. This laboratory consists of the following equipment-
This laboratory consists of the following equipment-
• 4 no.s of Petrological Microscope • Accelerometer, Make: PCB Piezotronics, Inc, Model: • Structure Testing Models, Make: |
STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY
| • Automatic Data Acquisition Unit(4 nos) • Shear Force in a Beam • Deflection of beam and cantilevers • Buckling of struts • Plastic bending of beams • Specimen beam pack • Universal test frame (4 nos) |
COMPUTER-AIDED DESIGN (CAD) LABORATORY
| • CSI Bridge • Geo-slope • MIKE • Arc-GIS • SAP-2000 • ANSYS • STAT-2 |