School of Civil Engineering (SCE) - Facilities
School of Civil Engineering (SCE)
Facilities
SCE has excellent laboratory facilities for carrying out teaching, research and consultancy activities in various disciplines of civil engineering. SCE has state-of-the-art labs that allow the students to experiment and bring to practice what they have learnt in theory.
Facilities Offered
Laboratories are well equipped with modern facilities and specialized software, and provide state-of-the-art facilities for teaching and advanced research. The school has actively assisted local industries and Government departments in structural, environmental and transportation engineering related studies.
List of Laboratories
- Advanced Strength of Materials Lab
- Civil Engineering Computing Centre
- Concrete Technology Lab         Â
- Concrete 3D Printing Lab
- Digital Construction Lab (Opening soon)
- Environmental Engineering Lab Â
- Fluid Machinery Lab    Â
- Geotechnical Engineering Lab   Â
- Heritage Research Lab  Â
- Non-Destruction Testing Lab     Â
- Strength of Materials Lab (Accredited from National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories (NABL), Oct 2020 to Oct 2022)
- Structural Engineering Lab        Â
- Survey Lab      Â
- Transportation Engineering Lab Â
Learning and research activity:
- Students are able to print complex 3D models using cementitious materials.
- They can use concrete 3D printing technology to express their ideas, creativity, and demonstrate their knowledge, or make a transformation.
- Students perform research on developing a 3D printable cementitious material for construction industry.Â
- They also preform research on topology optimised structural elements.
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Major equipment available:
- R and D Concrete 3D Printer
- 3D Printer progressive cavity pump extrusion system
- Tvasta software
Learning and research activity:
- Students practice testing the efficiency of different types of pumps and turbines.
- Students perform research on designing on various types of pumps and turbines.
- They also research on various on blades and impellers design.
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Major equipment available:
- Pelton Turbine
- Francis Turbine
- Kaplan Turbine
- Centrifugal Pump Variable
- Speed
- Pipe Surge And Water
- Hammer
- Jet Pump
- Self Priming Pump
- Impact Of Jet On Vanes
- Multistage Centrifugal Pump
- Submersible Pump
- Centrifugal Pump – Rated
- Speed
- Reciprocating Pump
- Gear Oil Pump
Learning and research activity:
- Students practice quality tests on pavement materials, design of pavement binder mixes.
- They practice collecting road traffic data.
- Students perform research on developing better performing pavement mixes, pavement evaluation.
- They also research on solving traffic operations problems and traffic safety.
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Major equipment available:
- Skid Resistance Measurement Instrument
- Visco 2000 Rotational Viscometer
- Automatic Compactor For Marshal Stability Test
- Marshal Stability Test Equipment
- Bump Integrator With Unevenness Index
- Los Angeles Abrasion Testing Machine
- Ductility Testing Machine
- High Speed Shear Mixer
- Thin Film Oven
- Aggregate Polishing Machine
- Video Camera (Handicam)
- Radar Speed Gun
- Garmin GPS instruments
