SOLID MECHANICS LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Tension test on Structural Materials: Mid steel and Tor steel (HYSD bars)

2. Compression Test on Structural Materials: Timber, bricks and concrete cubes

3. Bending Test on Mild Steel

4. Torsion Test on Mild Steel Circular Bar

5. Hardness Tests on Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals: Brinnel and Rockwell Tests

6. Test on closely coiled helical spring

7. Impact Test: Izod and Charpy

8. Demonstration of Fatigue Test

SURVEYING PRACTICE

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Chain surveying

2. Compass surveying

3. Plane Table survey

4. Leveling

5. Contouring

6. Traversing by Using Theodolite: Preparation of Gales Table from field data

7. Traversing by using Total Station

8. Use of Total Station for leveling and Contouring

9. Setting out of Simple Curves

SOIL MECHANICS LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Field identification of different types of soil as per Indian standards [collection of field samples and identifications
without laboratory testing], determination of natural moisture content.
2. Determination of specific gravity of i) Cohesionless ii) cohesive soil
3. Determination of Insitu density by core cutter method & sand replacement method.
4. Grain size distribution of cohessionless soil by sieving & finegrained soil by hydrometer analysis.
5. Determination of Atterberg’s limits (liquid limit, plastic limit & shrinkage limit).
6. Determination of co- efficient of permeability by constant head pemeameter (coarse grained soil) & variable head
parameter (fine grained soil).
7. Determination of compaction characteristics of soil.

8. Determination of compressibility characteristics of soil by Oedometer test ( co-efficient of consolidation & compression
Index)
9. Determination of unconfined compressive strength of soil
10. Determination of Shear parameter of soil by Direct shear test
11. Determination of undrained shear strength of soil by Vane shear test.
12. Determination of shear parameter of soil by Triaxial test (UU)
13. Standard Penetration Test

FLUID MECHANICS LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Determination of Orifice co-efficient
2. Calibration of Orifice meter
3. Calibration of V- Notch
4. Measurement of velocity of water in an open channel using a pitot tube
5. Measurement of water surface profile for flow over Broad crested weir
6. Preparation of discharge rating curve for a sluice
7. Measurement of water surface profile for a hydraulic jump
8. Determination of efficiency of a Centrifugal pump
9. Determination of efficiency of a Reciprocating pump
10. Determination of efficiency of a Pelton wheel Turbine
11. Determination of efficiency of a Francis Turbine
12. Determination of efficiency of a Hydraulic Ram

CONCRETE LABORATORY

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Tests on cement – specific gravity, fineness, soundness, normal consistency, setting time, compressive strength on
cement mortar cubes
2. Tests on fine aggregate – specific gravity, bulking, sieve analysis, fineness modules, moisture content , bulk
density and deleterious materials.
3. Tests on coarse aggregate - specific gravity, sieve analysis, fineness modulus, bulk density.
4. Tests on Fresh Concrete: Workability : Slump, Vee-Bee, Compaction factor tests
5. Hardened Concrete: Compressive strength on Cubes, Split tensile strength, Static modulus of elasticity, Flexure
tests , Non destructive testing (Rebound hammer & Ultrasonic pulse velocity)
6. Mix Design of Concrete.

ENGINEERING GEOLOGY LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1. Study of crystals with the help of crystal models
2. Identification of Rocks and Minerals [Hand Specimens]
3. Microscopic study of Rocks and minerals
4. Study of Geological maps, interpretation of geological structures Thickness problems, Bore-hole
Problems

HIGHWAY ENGINEERING LAB

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS:

1.Tests on highway materials – Aggregates- Impact value, Los-Angeles Abrasion value water absorption , Elongation &
Flakiness Index.
2.Bitumen & bituminous materials: Specific gravity, penetration value, softening point, loss on heating, Flash & Fire point
test.
3. Stripping value test
4. Design of B.C. & S.D.B.C. Mix
5. CBR Test
6. Marshal Stability Test
7. Benkelman beam Test.