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Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

About the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

The CEPT Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory works towards encouraging students towards practical research activities in the field of geotechnical engineering. It helps students in identifying the engineering behavior of geo-materials (soils and rocks) and by-products such as fly ash by determining different physical, chemical and geotechnical properties. The various tests conducted in the laboratory help in solving problems related to the sub-surface, comprising of different types of soils and rocks, which is the ultimate load bearing stratum. The soil tests which can be performed as per Indian Standards in the laboratory are listed below: 

 

Sr. No.

Types of Tests as per Applicable IS Code

1

Physical Properties of Soil

2

Index Properties of Soil

·         Determination of Specific Gravity of Fine Grained Soils (IS 2720: Part 3: Sec 1: 1980) (Reaffirmed 2021)

·         Determination of Liquid Limit (IS 2720: Part 5: 1985) (Reaffirmed 2020)

·         Determination of Plastic Limit (IS 2720: Part 5: 1985) (Reaffirmed 2020)

·         Determination of Shrinkage Limit (IS 2720: Part 6: 1972) (Reaffirmed 2021)

·         Determination of Grain Size Analysis (IS 2720: Part 4: 1985)

·         Determination of Free Swell Index (IS 2720: Part 40: 1977) (Reaffirmed 2021)

·         Determination of Water Content (IS 2720: Part 2: 1973) (Reaffirmed 2020)

3

Shear Strength Properties of Soil

·         Direct Shear Test (IS 2720: Part 13: 1986) (Reaffirmed 2021)

·         Vane Shear Test (IS 2720: Part 30: 1980) (Reaffirmed 2021)

·         Unconsolidated Undrained Triaxial (IS 2720: Part 11: 1993) (Reaffirmed 2021)

4

Determination of Consolidation Properties (IS 2720: Part 15: 1965) (Reaffirmed 2021)

5

Determination of Water Content – Dry Density Relation using Light Compaction (IS 2720: Part 7: 1980) (Reaffirmed 2021)

6

Laboratory Determination of California Bearing Ratio (IS 2720: Part 16: 1987) (Reaffirmed 2021)  

7

Plate Load Test (IS 1888: 1982) (Reaffirmed 2021)   

List of major instruments in Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

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