Faculty of Planning

Structural Engineering Laboratory

About the Structural Engineering Laboratory

The structural engineering laboratory consists of three different laboratories:

  1. Solid Mechanics Laboratory: Through Solid Mechanics, students learn about forces and their components, center of gravity and moment of inertia, which become the foundation for understanding and analyzing structural systems. The Solid mechanics laboratory presents students with the opportunity to understand the behavior of different mechanical equipment in space and relate them with the theoretical calculations.

  2. Structural Failure, Repair and Rehabilitation Laboratory: The Structural Failure, Repair and Rehabilitation (SFRR) Laboratory is dedicated to understanding the deterioration, damage caused to concrete structures over time, their causes, and the behavior of deteriorated concrete. To access the quality of existing concrete structures, Non-Destructive Tests (NDT) are carried out, to come up with adequate repair methodology and keeping the structure serviceable.

  3. Earthquake Engineering Laboratory: The Earthquake Engineering Laboratory aims to enhance the students’ understanding of behavior of structures at the time of earthquakes and analyse the vibration in terms of acceleration.

 

The following table mentions the materials and possible tests in the laboratory as per IS regulations.

Sr. No.

Types of tests as per applicable IS code

1

Rebar Locator Test

2

Rebound Hammer Test (IS 516: Part 5: Sec 4: 2020)

3

Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Test (IS 516: Part 5: Sec1: 2018)

 

4

Concrete Core Test (IS 516: Part 4: 2018)

 

5

Carbonation Depth Test (IS 516: Part 5: Sec 3: 2021)

 

6

a. To verify Law of Polygon of Forces.

b. To show that a system of co-planer force, when in equilibrium, have a closed vector

diagram.

7

To determine the coefficient of static friction for blocks having different surface by weight

loading method and angle of repose methods.

8

To prove the Law of Parallelogram of Forces and Lami’s Theorem through experiments.

9

To determine the efficiency of 1st, 2nd and 3rd system of pulleys.

10

To find experimentally the reactions at the supports of a simply supported beam and

verify the same with analytical values.

11

To verify the principle of moments using the bell crank lever apparatus.

12

To determine the moment of inertia of the fly wheel, the friction and the time taken to

come rest.

13

To determine the moment of inertia.