GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LABORATORY – PROPOSED EQUIPMENT

List of equipment:

1. Soil Moisture Content Testing Apparatus: This equipment allows determination of soil moisture
content using tools such as Cans, Oven, and Balance.
2. Specific Gravity Determination Apparatus: The equipment is meant to demonstrate the
determination of specific gravity of soil and gravel specimens using apparatus: Volumetric Flask,
Balance and Oven.
3. Standard Sieve sets: The equipment is to support experimental determination of the quantity
and percentage of sand, gravel and boulders in a given soil sample by conducting sieve analysis.
4. Hydrometer Analysis (Hydrometer, Mixer): The equipment (Hydrometer and Mixer) allows
testing of soil to determining fine grained soils contents such as clay particles in a given soil
specimen.
5. Liquid Limit Test Apparatus: This Liquid Limit Test apparatus allows measurement liquid limit of
a given soil specimen by conducting test using Casagrande Liquid Limit Device, and Tools.
6. Plastic Limit Test Apparatus: This test apparatus allows measurement of plastic limit of a given
soil specimen by conducting test using Glass Plate, Cans, Spatula and Oven.
7. Modified Proctor’s Compaction Test Equipment: This test equipment allows measurement
optimum moisture content (OMC) of soil specimens.
8. Sand Cone method Tools, Ottawa sand, Balance: This equipment allows measurement of “Field
Unit Weight” compacted soil mass and its moisture content.
9. Unconfined Compression Test Machine: This equipment allows determination of unconfined
compression strength of soil and its shear strength.
10. Direct Shear Test Machine: This equipment allows measurement of shear strength of sand and
determination of angle of friction.
11. Triaxial Shear Test Machine: This equipment can be used for research and conventional testing
for determining shear strength parameters. It has the capability to carry out test on a
compacted or on an undisturbed soil samples to conduct tests under different conditions of
consolidation (consolidated and unconsolidated soil tests) and different conditions of drainage
(drained or un-drained conditions). Measurement of shear strength of soil and the stress-strain
behavior and failure can be determined.
12. Consolidation Test Machine: This equipment can be used for research and conventional testing
to determine soil parameters relating to settlement properties and behavior. It can be used to
estimate both the magnitude and the time rate of settlement.
Preference # II - ROCK MECHANICS LAB
Proposed lab equipment with priority list.

Priority # Equipment
1. Universal Testing Machine

1. Core sampling machine/core drill machine

1. Core cutting machine

1. Core lapping machine

2. Indirect tension testing apparatus and point load tester for rocks.

3. Digital tri-axial compression testing machine – Servo controlled

4. Slake durability apparatus

5. Shear box testing apparatus

6. Pundit (portable ultrasonic nondestructive digital indicating tester)

7. Schmidt hammer

8. Torsion balance

9. Rapid triaxial rock testing system

10. Wire rope defectograph

11. Hydraulic roof bolter and bolts

12. Hydraulic light weight drill

Softwares to be Included:-
1. Rocsceince Softwares
2. FLAC 3D
3. 3DEC
4. PFC3D