:: Laboratories of Civil Engineering Department ::
About THE DEPARTMENT
Civil Engineering Program at Camellia Institute of Technology will produce graduates who will be suitable for employment in government and as well as private sector, pursue higher education and venture into own business enterprise. Civil department has well experienced staff members who nurture the professional growth of young budding engineers. Faculty members are not only teaching, they are molding them as professionals.
Lab Infrastructure
HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB
Aggregate Impact Testing Machine, Density Basket, Flakiness Index and Elongation Index, Specific Gravity Bottle, Sieves, Balances, Los Angeles Machine, Sieve Shaker, Penetrometer, Thermometer, Water bath , Stop watch , Pensky Martens: Flash and Fire point apparatus, Ring and ball apparatus, coarse aggregate sieve set, Lid and pan asbestos gloves. Modified proctor compaction test: Modified proctor compaction mould, straight edge, core cutter with dolly hammer, enamel tray, GI tray, tongs
CONCRETE LAB
Vicat apparatus: balance, trowel, tray, measuring cylinder.
Le-chatelier: balance, trowel, tray, measuring cylinder.
Sieves, Slump Cone: balance, trowel, tray, measuring cylinder, Tamping rod.
Vee-Bee Consistometer: balance, trowel, tray, measuring cylinder Tamping rod.
Compacting Factor apparatus: balance, trowel, tray, measuring cylinder Tamping rod.
Fineness test apparatus:90 micron sieve balance, trowel, tray.
Specific gravity of cement: Specific Gravity Bottle, balance, trowel, tray.
Flakiness index of coarse aggregate: thickness gauge, balance, trowel, tray.
Elongation Index of coarse aggregate: length gauge , balance, trowel, tray.
Specific gravity of coarse aggregate: balance, trowel, tray,wire basket.
water absorbtion of coarse aggregate: balance, trowel, tray, wire basket.
GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB
Natural moisture content: air tight container, balance, dessicator,oven
In- situ bulk density test:IS sieve(600 and 300 micron)
Grain size distribution test for cohesion less soil: set of sieves, sieve shaker
Grain size distribution test for fine grained soil: soil hydrometer tube, Liquid limit
Casargande Device Plastic Limit: Plastic Limit Device
Compaction Characteristics of soil: Standard Proctor Mould
Specific Gravity of Soil: Pycnometer
Unconfined Compressive Strength of Soil: UCS tesing Machine
Shear Parameter Of soil: Direct Shear Apparatus
Undrained Shear Strength :Vane Shear Apparatus
ENVIRONMENTAL LAB
Total solids, suspended solids and dissolves solids: petri dish, filter paper dessicator, oven
pH of water sample-buffer solution of pH 4,9,7,10; Distilled water
Chloride of water sample: burette stand, pipette, conical flask, beaker, dropper spoon volumetric flask, chemicals
Alkalinity of water sample- burette stand, pipette, conical flask, beaker, dropper ,spoon, volumetric flask, chemicals
Total hardness of water sample: burette stand, pipette, conical flask, beaker, droper spoon volumetric flask, chemicals salt of EDTA,salt of EBT,HCL,H2SO4 etc
GEOLOGY LAB
Plastic PP(LDPF) CRYSTAL MODEL SET,Hand specimen of rocks with lebel
Hand specimen of minerals with lebel
Radical laboratory polarizing microscope MODEL-RPL1
Thin section of rock slide, Thin section of minerals slide
SURVEYING LAB
Chain Survey: Metric chain, tape, arrows, ranging rods, wooden pegs, field book
Compass Survey: Prismatic compass, metric chain, tape, arrows, ranging rods, plumb-bob, wooden pegs, field book
Plane table Survey: Plane table with tripod stand, alidade(plain or telescopic), spirit level, U-fork with plumb-bob, chain, tape, arrows, ranging rods, drawing sheet, clips
Levelling:Dumpy level with tripod stand, staff, arrows, ranging rods, wooden pegs, chain, tape, level book
Theodilite:Dumpy level with tripod stand, staff, arrows, ranging rods, wooden pegs, chain, tape, level book, pencil, eraser