Geotechnical Engineering
Major Equipments
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Motorized Sieve Shaker and Sieve sets for grain size distribution
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Sedimentation test apparatus including stirrer facility – Hydrometers and Pipette
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Liquid limit devices and shrinkage limit apparatus
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Relative density apparatus and density bottles
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Field density kit and sand pouring cylinders
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Permeability test apparatus
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Digital consolidation test apparatus and consolidometers
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Direct shear apparatus
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Automated Cyclic triaxial testing machine
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Digital computer controlled static triaxial test facility
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Unconfined compression apparatus
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Vane shear test apparatus
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CBR test apparatus
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Swell test apparatus
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SPT test device with split spoon samplers and core cutters
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Automatic compactors
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Large direct shear box
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Bender element test
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Dynamic crosshole, Dowhole testing facility
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MASW testing facility
Experiments Conducted
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Specific gravity of coarse and fine grained soils
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Field Density by (a) Sand replacement and (b) Core cutter methods
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Grain Size Distribution: Sieve and Pipette/hydrometer Analysis
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Determination of Atterberg’s limits: Liquid, Plastic and Shrinkage Limits
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Permeability Test – (a) Constant Head and b) Variable Head Methods
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Proctor Compaction Test- (a) Light and (b) heavy compaction tests
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California Bearing Ratio Test
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Direct Shear Test
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Triaxial compression Test
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Consolidation Test
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Unconfined Compression Test
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Laboratory Vane shear Test
Testing /Consultancy Services for External Agencies
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Soil testing for determination of basic and shear strength properties
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Soil investigation works including Field SPT and study on bearing capacity of soil deposits
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Soil improvement including stability of soil slopes, embankment soils behind retaining walls