Civil Engineering Lab

Lab Activities Includes

1. Fresh concrete, soil, aggregate, rock, cement, water & asphalt sampling
2. Testing of concrete repair
3. Concrete durability tests:
   1. Water absorption
   2. Water penetration under pressure
   3. Initial surface absorption
   4. Rapid chloride permeability
   5. Chloride migration coefficient
4. Particle size distribution by wet/dry sieve analysis
5. Chloride & sulphate content in the soil, aggregate, concrete & water
6. Particle size distribution by hydrometer analysis
7. Cover meter survey
8. Cement testing (physical & chemical testing)
9. Aggregate resistance to abrasion & impact
10. Concrete & asphalt mix design & laboratory trial mix
11. Relative density & water absorption of aggregate & rock samples
12. Asphalt testing:
    1. Core density & asphalt field compaction
    2. Marshal density, stability & flow
    3. Maximum theoretical density
    4. Voids in marshal & field sample
    5. Voids filled with asphalt
13. Lightweight pieces, shell content, clay lumps & friable particles in the aggregate sample
14. Soil testing:
    1. Shrinkage limit
    2. Plastic limit
    3. Liquid limit and plasticity index
    4. Loss of ignition
    5. Soil shear strength parameters by using a direct shear test
    6. Water permeability of granular soil & clays/silt
    7. Free swell of soil
15. Rock grading and weight classification, breakage index, L/D ratio
16. Rock resistance to weathering
17. Fresh concrete testing
18. Point load index
19. Bulk density of lightweight aggregate
20. Water absorption of concrete blocks, channels & flags
21. Compressive strength of concrete cubes, cylindrical specimens, precast blocks & tiles
22. Unconfined compressive strength of rock & soil
23. Obtaining & testing of drilled concrete core