Lab Facilities

Facilities in the Department:

The department has well-equipped laboratories with modern instruments, developed with the financial assistance from the State, and the Central Governments. The different laboratories are:

Basic Material Testing Laboratory

This laboratory has facilities for testing engineering materials. It has a 100 T UTM in addition to many state-of-the-art testing devices. The lab is extensively serving the needs of material testing for ongoing projects in Hassan and neighboring districts.

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

This laboratory houses the equipment for soil testing. The laboratory is used in the testing of soil samples for many projects including Hassan-Bangalore Railway line project. Research work on stabilized clay is being carried out in this laboratory.

Environmental Engineering Laboratory

This lab is equipped with sophisticated facilities for training students in water quality studies and management. Some of the facilities available include Ion Selective Electrode Meter, and Data logging Spectrophotometer (HACH). The laboratory is extensively used in several water quality testing for drinking and construction purposes. 

Concrete and Highway Materials Testing Laboratory

This laboratory has facilities for testing cement, aggregates, and asphalt. It has a 50 T loading frame with digital devices for measuring strains and deformations. Concrete mix design, Material testing and Non-destructive testing of concrete are the facilities which are being utilized by construction organizations like PWD, KPC, Railways, etc. through the Consultancy cell.

Hydraulic and Hydraulic Machinery Laboratory

This laboratory is equipped with modern instruments and is used for training students and to carry out many projects works.

Survey Laboratory

This laboratory has modern equipment which is extensively used for training. It has facilities to undertake a Land survey, Repair of survey instruments and Training of surveyors. Total stations are being used extensively for all survey works.  Annual Survey Camp ( Extensive) will be  held for 2 weeks for pre-final year students.

Computer-Aided Design Center

The center has the modern computers of latest configurations. The center is actively used for the research work in Computer-aided analysis and design of structures.

Development of Laboratory Facilities as per following details:

A.  BMT Laboratory :

a) Procurement of fatigue testing machine

b) Procurement of Digital CTM of capacity of 200t with arrangements for strain controlled measurements.

c) Hardness testing machines

d) Repair of mini loading frame (10t capacity)

e) Calibration of UTM & CTM

f) Procurement of digital calipers  De-mec gauges, electrical strain gauges

2. Concrete Laboratory :

a) Procurement of equipment for shrinkage measurements

b) NDT equipment for location of rebar

c) Humidifier for controlled environment

d) Digital De-mec gauges (8" & 10")

e) Getting casting yard ready for usage

f) To repair the curing tank and create more facilities for curing

g) To procure concrete core cutter

All lab equipment are periodically calibrated and the certificates can be accessed here.