Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Official Website     Last Updated: 20th Dec, 2024
10th Convocation
Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University
Official Website     Last Updated: 20th Dec, 2024
10th Convocation

Laboratory Infrastructure, SoCE

Laboratory Infrastructure, School of Civil Engineering

Welcome to the Civil Engineering Laboratory at SHRI MATA VAISHNO DEVI UNIVERSITY. Our state-of-the-art facility is dedicated to advancing the field of Civil Engineering through rigorous experimentation, innovative research, and hands-on learning experiences.

Within our lab, students, researchers, and industry professionals have access to cutting-edge equipment and resources tailored to various aspects of Civil Engineering, from materials testing to structural analysis. Our mission is to foster a collaborative environment where curiosity thrives, knowledge is cultivated, and practical skills are honed.

Explore our individual lab details below to learn more about the specialized areas of study and research opportunities available within our Civil Engineering Laboratory.

The School currently has the following laboratories:

1) Building Materials and Construction Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Drawing of following building elements on A-2 size sheet.
    a) Panel door, flush door, glazed window.
    b) Steel truss with details of joints, details & support.
    c) Details of fixing of roof covering.
  2. Planning & drawing of a staircase for the given data. [On A-2 size sheet, Design calculations, plan & section]
  3. Preparation of foundation plan from the given line plan of a two room building. [On A-2 size sheet]
  4. Layout of the above, in field.
  5. Fields visits to building under construction and its report writing including material of construction, construction processes, Human recourses required, and construction details.
  6. Sketch book containing Free hand sketches of following:
    a) Different types of foundations.
    b) Bonds in brick masonry
    c) Types of floors. [sections]
    d) Types of stairs. [plans and side view]
    e) Line sketches of different types of steel roof trusses.
    f) Details of expansion joints.
    g) Details of damp proofing for basement.
    h) Fixtures & fastenings of doors & windows.

2) Strength of Materials Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Tension test.
  2. Bending tests on simply supported beam and Cantilever beam.
  3. Compression test
  4. Impact test
  5. Shear test.
  6. Investigation of Hook’s law
  7. Determination of torsion and deflection.
  8. Measurement of forces on supports in statically determinate beam.
  9. Determination of shear forces in beams.
  10. Determination of bending moments in beams.
  11. Measurement of deflections in statically determinate beam.
  12. Measurement of strain in a bar.
  13. Bend test steel bar.
  14. Yield/tensile strength of steel bar

3) Concrete Technology Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Test of Cement:
    a) Consistency of standard cement paste.
    b) Initial & final setting time of ordinary Portland cement.
    c) Soundness test
  2. Test of Aggregate:
    a) Sieve analysis
    b) Flakiness index
    c) Elongation index
    d) Aggregate impact test
    e) Aggregate crushing test
    f) Specific gravity.
    g) Water absorption and natural course of fine & course aggregate.
  3. Test on Design concrete- fresh concrete:
    a) Workability of concrete
    b) Compaction factor test
  4. Test on Designed Concrete – Hardened Concrete:
    a) Compressive strength of concrete
    b) Rebound hammer test
  5. Field Visit:
    a) Visit of any construction Site or RMC or Cement Plant.
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4) Fluid Mechanics Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. To calculate discharge through pipes
  2. Study of pressure measuring device
  3. Study of U-tube manometer
  4. Study of inverted Manometer
  5. Study of Pitot tube
  6. Verification of Bernoulii’s energy equation
  7. Determine the coefficient of discharge by Venturimeter
  8. Determine the coefficient of discharge by orifice meter
  9. Determine the velocity distribution in pipes
  10. To study measurement of viscosity.

5) Transportation Engineering Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Aggregate Crushing Test
  2. Aggregate Impact Test
  3. Los Angles Abrasion Test
  4. Shape Tests
  5. Specific Gravity and Water Absorption Test on Aggregates
  6. B.R. Test
  7. Penetration Test
  8. Ductility Test
  9. Softening Point Test
  10. Flash & Fire Test
  11. Specific Gravity Tests on Bitumen
  12. Marshall Stability Test

6) Surveying Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Measurement of length by using Distomat.
  2. Chain surveying
  3. Compass surveying
  4. L Section of road
  5. Cross-section of road
  6. Plane table survey
  7. Theodolite traverse
  8. Study and use of minor instruments
  9. Measurement of area of an irregular figure by digital Planimeter
  10. To find corrected bearing using prismatic compass (local attraction)
  11. To find R.L. of given point (Differential Leveling).

7) Geotechnical Engineering Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Determination of Moisture Content
  2. Specific Gravity Test
  3. Grain Size Distribution Analysis
  4. Hydrometer Analysis
  5. In-place density test
  6. Consistency Limit
  7. Compaction Test
  8. Consolidation Test
  9. Permeability Test
  10. Unconfined Compression Test
  11. Direct Shear Test
  12. Vane Shear Test
  13. Triaxial Test

8) Structure Analysis Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. To verify Betti’s Law
  2. To find the deflection of a pine connected truss
  3. To determine the flexural rigidity (EI) of a given beam
  4. To verify Moment-Area Theorems for slope and deflection of a beam
  5. To study the behavior of different types of struts
  6. To obtain experimentally the influence line for the horizontal thrust in a two hinged arch
  7. To determine the elastic displacement of curved members
  8. To determine the horizontal displacement of the roller end in a curved beam

9) Environmental Engineering Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Determination of pH
  2. Determination of Conductivity
  3. Determination of Solid’s (Total, Suspended & dissolved)
  4. Determination Chlorides
  5. Determination of Turbidity
  6. Determination of Acidity
  7. Determination of Dissolved Oxygen
  8. Determination of Membrane filtration technique
  9. Determination of Available Chlorine
  10. Determination of Residual Chlorine
  11. Jar Test
  12. Determination of Alkalinity
  13. Demonstration of BOD
  14. Demonstration of COD
  15. Bacteriological Plate count and MPN tests
  16. Estimation of Sulphate
  17. Estimation of Phosphate

10) Water Resource Engineering Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Flow measurement through open channel by notches
  2. Cross section, plan, L-section of Earth dam showing all components; details of drainage of downstream casing.
  3. Design and Drawing of elementary and practical profile of gravity dam
  4. Design and drawing of diversion weir on permeable foundation
  5. Computer Aided design of unlined and lined canal
  6. Drawing of any Four canal structure (No design)
  7. Field visit

11) Software Lab

List of Experiments:

  1. Use of Auto CAD for Drawings.
  2. Design of various structural members by STADD-PRO like:
    a) Beams
    b) Slabs
    c)Columns
  3. Design of multistory building by STADD-PRO.

12) Design of Steel Structures-II

List of Experiments:

  1. Detailed drawing for compression and tension members
  2. Detailed drawing for plate girders
  3. Detailed drawing for footings and connections
  4. Detailed drawing for steel stacks
  5. Detailed drawing for towers
  6. Detailed drawing for different water tanks
  7. Detailed drawing for industrial buildings
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