The Soil Mechanics Laboratory delta was established in 2014.
This state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped with all necessary equipment for most soil mechanics and foundation engineering regular testing works. All tests are conducted under the supervision of laboratory staffs specializing in Geotechnical Engineering.
The laboratory houses the following equipment:
Consolidation apparatus
Core cutter apparatus
Compaction apparatus
Direct Shear apparatus (Motorized)
Extractor frame Universal
Glass standpipes set for falling head permeability test
Hot air oven
Hydrometer analysis apparatus
Sieve analysis set
Liquid limit apparatus
Liquid limit apparatus (motorized)
Constant Permeability test apparatus
Pycnometer apparatus
Proving Rings with dial gauges
Relative density apparatus
Shrinkage limit apparatus
Sand pouring cylinder apparatus
Sieve Shaker
Stopwatch
Thermometers
Triaxial Test apparatus
Unconfined compression testing machine
Universal combined permeameter
Vane shear apparatus
Weighing Balance – Electronic type
Weighing Balance 5Kg
Weighing Balance 10 Kg
Consolidation Apparatus
Shrinkage limit apparatus
Sand cone test set.
Proctor test (standard and modified) set.
Plate load test apparatus.
Pile integrity test system.
Pile static load test set.
Rebar detectors.