The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory in the Civil Engineering Department at GLA University
is well equipped with the instruments and apparatus required for the overall understanding and practical knowledge of soil behaviour.
The laboratory has facilities for determining the index and engineering properties of soils, including grain size analysis, Atterberg limits, compaction, in-situ density, permeability, consolidation, compaction and shear strength. We believe that theoretical knowledge alone is not enough for a complete understanding of the subject, so the pedagogy gives strong emphasis to hands-on practice, and students carry out the tests required for a thorough understanding of soil mechanics and foundation engineering.
This laboratory is beneficial to students planning to enter the fields of foundation engineering, earthwork and highway construction, site investigation and ground improvement. The tests performed here help to assess the suitability and quality of soil used on site and to put a check on the quality of the construction.
| S. No. | Name of the Equipment | Qty. |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Core Cutter Set (100 mm dia. × 130 mm height) with Dolly and Rammer | 2 |
| 2 | Sand Pouring Cylinder Apparatus for Field Density Test (with Calibrating Container) | 1 |
| 3 | Standard Proctor Compaction Mould (1000 cc) with 2.6 kg Rammer | 1 |
| 4 | Modified Proctor Compaction Mould (1000 cc) with 4.9 kg Rammer | 1 |
| 5 | Casagrande Liquid Limit Device with Grooving Tools | 1 |
| 6 | Cone Penetrometer (Fall Cone) for Liquid Limit | 1 |
| 7 | Plastic Limit Test Set (Ground-Glass Plate and Rolling Rod) | 1 |
| 8 | Shrinkage Limit Apparatus (Shrinkage Dish and Mercury Displacement Set) | 1 |
| 9 | Mechanical Sieve Shaker | 1 |
| 10 | Standard Test Sieves (37.5, 25, 19, 12.5, 9.5 and 4.75 mm) | 1 set |
| 11 | Standard Test Sieves (4.75, 2.36, 1.18 mm, 600, 300 and 150 µm) | 1 set |
| 12 | Hydrometer (ASTM 152H) with Measuring Cylinders (1000 mL) | 1 |
| 13 | Pycnometer (1000 mL) | 1 |
| 14 | Specific Gravity Bottle (50 mL) | 10 |
| 15 | Direct Shear Test Apparatus (Shear Box 60 × 60 mm) | 1 |
| 16 | Unconfined Compression Test Apparatus | 1 |
| 17 | Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus | 1 |
| 18 | Laboratory Vane Shear Apparatus | 1 |
| 19 | Consolidation Test Apparatus (Oedometer) with Dial Gauges | 1 |
| 20 | Falling Head Permeability Apparatus | 1 |
| 21 | Relative Density Apparatus for Cohesionless Soil | 1 |
| 22 | Free Swell Index Test Set (Graduated Cylinders, 100 mL) | 1 |
| 23 | Sample Extruder | 1 |
| 24 | Hot-Air Oven | 1 |
| 25 | Digital Weighing Balance (30 kg) | 1 |
| 26 | Weighing Balance (15 kg capacity, 0.5 g readability) | 1 |
| 27 | Electronic Balance (0.01 g readability) | 1 |
| 28 | Constant-Temperature Water Bath | 1 |
| 29 | Moisture Content Tins with Lids | 20 |
| 30 | Dial Gauges (0.01 mm least count) | 6 |
| 31 | Stop Watch | 2 |
| 32 | G.I. Sampling Tray (600 × 450 × 50 mm) | 1 |
| 33 | Enamel Tray (450 × 300 × 40 mm) | 2 |
| 34 | Enamel Tray (300 × 250 × 40 mm) | 2 |
| 35 | Circular Enamel Tray (250 mm diameter) | 2 |
| 36 | Ground-Glass Plate (450 × 450 × 10 mm) | 2 |
| 37 | Set of Stainless-Steel Spatulas | 4 |
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