Soil Mechanics Lab

To determine the Index and Engineering properties of soil like specific gravity, water content, shrinkage limit, plastic limit, permeability, consolidation, shear strength tests etc.

LIST OF EQUIPMENTS

S.No Name of Equipment
1 Casagrande  liquid limit apparatus
2 Apparatus for plastic and shrinkage limits
3

Field density apparatus for

a) Core cutter method

b) Sand replacement method

4 Set of sieves
5

Permeability apparatus for

a) Constant head test

b) Variable head test

6 I.S light and heavy compaction test apparatus (3 Nos)
7 Apparatus for CBR test
8 Soil sample extractor
9 Electric oven
10 One dimensional consolation test apparatus with all accessories.
11 Tri-axial cell apparatus
12 Direct Shear apparatus
13 Laboratory vane shears apparatus