Civil Engineering Department Labotories

  1. Concrete and Construction Materials Laboratory
  2. Soil Mechanics Laboratory
  3. Transportation Laboratory
  4. Surveying Laboratory
  5. Sanitary Laboratory

The department has five laboratories dedicated to undergraduate studies, each with a capacity of approximately twenty-five students. All these laboratories are equipped with laboratory furniture and contain various specialized laboratory equipment and tools for conducting laboratory experiments. They include water baths, electric ovens of various types and sizes, as well as devices for laboratory and field tests distributed across different laboratories. These devices include field density measurement equipment for soil, rainfall penetration testing equipment for fresh concrete, and compression resistance testing equipment for hardened concrete.”

  1. Concrete and Construction Materials Laboratory:

This laboratory is dedicated to understanding the properties of various construction materials such as bricks, gypsum, blocks, tiles, reinforced steel, cement, fine aggregate, and coarse aggregate. It includes tests like dimensional conformity, water absorption ratio, compressive strength, as well as tests on fresh concrete (workability, slump) and hardened concrete (compressive strength, flexural strength). The laboratory is frequented by first and second-year students of the Civil Engineering Department, as well as fourth-year students working on structural projects.

  1. Soil Mechanics Laboratory:

The Soil Mechanics Laboratory is pivotal in the Civil Engineering Department for its role in familiarizing students with the physical properties of different types of soil. It provides facilities for conducting numerous laboratory and field tests on various soil types. The lab supports scientific research in areas such as identifying physical properties like moisture content, specific gravity, liquidity limit, plastic limit, sieve analysis, hydrometer analysis, Standard Proctor, Modified Proctor, and field density. It also examines mechanical properties like direct shear test, unconfined compression test, and California Bearing Ratio (CBR). Third and fourth-year students of Civil Engineering utilize this lab extensively, along with those conducting soil-related graduation projects.

  1. Transportation Laboratory:

This educational and research laboratory is equipped to conduct standard tests on asphalt pavement layers and different pavement materials. It also facilitates advanced research experiments aimed at evaluating the engineering properties and behaviors of new pavement materials. The lab is well-equipped to support student learning about asphalt properties (penetration, ductility, softening point, heat loss, viscosity, flash point, fire stability, Marshall stability). Third and fourth-year Civil Engineering students, as well as teaching faculty researchers, make use of this facility, particularly for road-related projects.

  1. Surveying Laboratory:

The Surveying Laboratory is well-equipped with modern equipment allowing students to conduct experiments such as measuring elevations, horizontal and vertical angles, mapping, charting longitudinal and transverse sections of roads, measuring areas of lands and structures, and calculating volumes of earthworks. It utilizes instruments like leveling instruments, theodolites, total stations, GPS, and their accessories. Second-year Civil Engineering students, as well as those engaged in surveying-related graduation projects, benefit from this laboratory.

  1. Sanitary Laboratory:

The experiments conducted in the Environmental Engineering Laboratory are focused on water testing, including pH measurement, acidity and alkalinity measurement, residual chlorine measurement, dissolved oxygen measurement, electrical conductivity measurement of water, total suspended solids, and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) for non-toxic wastewater. The lab houses a range of chemical apparatus and is specialized in conducting tests related to water, sanitation, and soil, covering physical, chemical, and biological aspects. Students from the third and fourth years of the Civil Engineering Department, along with those working on water-related graduation projects, use this facility.

Civil Engineering Department Labotory Photos