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Test Facilities/Expertise

Test Facilities
1.

Dynamic Triaxial Shear Apparatus For Testing Strength Of Soil Under Field Simulated Dynamic Loading Conditions.

 
 

It determines strength characteristics of soil i.e. threshold stress at 10% plastic strain under dynamic loading for design of railway embankments.

2.

Portable Nuclear Compaction Gauge For Field Testing Of Moisture Content And Degree Of Compaction For Quality Control In Earthwork.

 
 

It is simple equipment with computer backup to assess moisture content, density and degree of compaction in field. Large number of tests with data acquisition & storage facilities can be done in short time. It is an excellent equipment to conduct quality check of embankment construction including bituminous layers on highway projects.

3.

Laser Particle Analyser For Testing Properties Of Soil.

 
 

Equipment works on laser beam principle to determine particle size distribution for soil classification and gradation. It is fast and accurate.

4.

Ground Penetration Radar System For Geophysical Investigation.

 
 

GPR works on the principle of seismic reflection. High frequency electromagnetic waves are transmitted in to the ground, which get reflected at boundaries where electrical properties vary. It is useful for measuring ballast penetration in existing track.

5.

CAD Software For Geotechnical Modeling.

6.

Slope Stability Software For Designs Of Slopes.

7.

Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus For Working Out The Shear Strength Of Soil For Slope Stability.

8.

Consolidation Test Apparatus For Settlement Analysis For Embankments And Subsoils.

 
 

The Consolidation test is to obtain soil data, which are used in predicting the rate and the amount of settlement of structure. The two most important soil properties furnished by a consolidation test are the coefficient of compressibility (av) through which one can determine the magnitude of compression(Cc).

9.

Los-Angeles Ballast Abrasion Test Apparatus For Testing Suitability Of Ballast.

 
 

It is used to determine the aggregate abrasion value. Abrasion test is done by Los-Angles machine. This is required to ensure supply of uniform quality of ballast.

11.

Sieve Shaker Apparatus For Testing Of Ballast.

12.

Standard Penetration Test Apparatus For Field Determination Of Soil Strength Parameters.

13.

Dynamic Cone Penetration Test Apparatus For Field Determination Of Soil Strength.

14.

Plate Load Test Apparatus For Field Determination Of Soil Strength.

15.

Vane Shear Test Apparatus For Field Determination Of Soil Strength.

16.

Dynamic/Cyclic Triaxial Equipment

 

Dynamic/Cyclic Triaxial Equipment for testing of soil under field simulated Dynamic Loading Condition. It determines strength characteristics of soil at 10% plastic strain under dynamic loading for design of railway embankment.

 
17.

Permeability Test Apparatus :

 

Permeability test apparatus is used to determine coefficient of permeability (K) of fine grained and coarse grained soil.

 
18.

CBR Test Apparatus

 

This apparatus is used to determine California Bearing Ratio (CBR) of soil in the Laboratory. The CBR test is an adhoc penetration test and is used for evaluation of subgrade strength of soil. It is a measure of shearing resistance of soil to penetration under controlled density and moisture content.

 



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