Infrastructure & Laboratories

Infrastructure & Laboratories

Lab Name: Transportation Engineering

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof.Patil S.M.
3 Lab Technician -
4 Lab Investment 2,63,330
5 List of major equipments
  • Los Angeles Abrasion testing machine
  • Marshall Stability Apparatus
  • Ductility Apparatus
  • Softening Point Apparatus
  • Flash and Fire Tester
  • Centrifugal Extractor
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory

I. Tests on Aggregate:

  • Aggregate Impact Value Test
  • Aggregate Crushing Strength Test
  • Los Angeles Abrasion Test
  • Shape Test (Flakiness Index and Elongation Index)
  • Specific Gravity and Water Absorption Test by basket method
  • Stripping Value Test
  • Soundness Test

II. Tests on Bitumen:

  • Penetration Test
  • Ductility Test
  • Softening Point Test
  • Flash Point & Fire Point Test
  • Bitumen Extraction Test (compulsory)
  • Viscosity Test (Tar Viscometer)
  • Specific Gravity Test

III. Tests on Aggregate Bitumen Combined:

  • Marshall Stability Test

Lab Name: Geotechnical Engineering

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof. Khopade J.R.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 5,27,625
5 List of major equipments
  • Tri-axial shear test Apparatu
  • Unconfined Compression test Apparatus
  • Direct shear test Apparatus
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratorys
  • Water content determination by any two methods a) Oven drying method, b) Infrared moisture method, c) calcium carbide method
  • Specific gravity determination by Pycnometer /density bottle.
  • Sieve analysis, particle size determination and IS classification as per I.S. Codes.
  • Determination of Consistency limits and their use in soil classification as per I.S. Codes.
  • Field density test by a) Core cutter b) Sand Replacement and c) Clod method
  • Determination of coefficient of permeability by a) Constant head and b) Variable head method.
  • Direct shear test.
  • Unconfined compression test.
  • Vane Shear test.
  • Triaxial test
  • Standard Proctor test / Modified Proctor test.
  • Differential free swell test.
  • Swelling Pressure test

Lab Name: Testing Of Material

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof. Itape S.B.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 7,44,025
5 List of major equipments
  • Compression Testing Machine
  • Vibrating Table
  • Aggregate Impact Testing Machine
  • Concrete Pan Mixer
  • Flow Table
  • Vee Bee Consistomer
  • Compaction factor Apparatus
  • Rebound Hammer
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory

A] Cement

  • Fineness of cement and fly ash (by sieve method)
  • Standard consistency Initial and final setting time and Soundness of cement.
  • Compressive strength of cement

B] Filler Materials ( Fine & coarse aggregate)

  • Fineness modulus, Moisture content, silt content, bulk density and specific gravity of fine and coarse aggregate.

C] Concrete

  • Workability of concrete with and without admixture by slump cone, compaction factor, and or Vee-Bee Consistometer apparatus.
  • Compressive strength test of concrete on cubes by destructive and non-destructive method rebound Hammer
  • Compressive strength test of concrete on cylinder
  • Indirect tensile strength and flexural strength of hardened concrete.

Metals

  • Tension test on mild and TMT steel.
  • Shear (Single & Double) test on mild steel
  • Torsion test on mild steel.
  • Impact (Izod & Charpy) test on mild steel, aluminum, brass.

Timber & Ply wood

  • Compression test on timber (Parallel & Perpendicular)
  • Bending test on timber and plywood

Bricks & Tiles

  • Field tests on bricks
  • Water absorption test on bricks.
  • Efflorescence test on bricks.
  • Compressive strength test on bricks
  • Flexural strength of flooring tiles.
  • Abrasion test of flooring tiles.

Lab Name: Environmental Engineering Lab

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof Khatal J.M.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 2,58,980
5 List of major equipments
  • B.O.D. Incubator,
  • C.O.D. Digestion Apparatus
  • Jar test apparatus
  • Flame Photometer
  • Autoclave
  • Hot Air Oven
  • Digital Conductivity meter
  • Digital pH Meter
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory

Water Supply Engineering

  • Determination of pH of various samples such as drinking water, prepared acidic and alkaline samples, other samples such as soft drink / tea etc
  • Determination of Alkalinity of raw water and other samples such as prepared sample, soft drinks and tea etc.
  • Total hardness and its components in raw water.
  • Determination of chlorides in water
  • Determination of chlorine demand and residual chlorine.
  • Determination of turbidity and optimum dose of alum.
  • Determination of sodium or potassium or calcium using flame photometer.
  • Determination of fluorides or iron contents in water
  • Determination of Most Probable Number (MPN)

Waste Water Engineering

  • Determination of dissolved oxygen in a given water and wastewater sample
  • Determination of Bio-Chemical Oxygen Demand in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of Chemical Oxygen Demand in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of solids -Total solids, suspended solids, volatile solids, settleable solids and non-settleable solids in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of Sludge Volume Index in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of Electrical Conductivity in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of Phosphates by spectrophotometer in a given wastewater sample
  • Determination of Nitrates by spectrophotometer in a given wastewater sample

Lab Name: Surveying

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 75 Sq.Mtr.
2 Lab In charge Prof. Naik C.V.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 7,48,164
5 List of major equipments
  • Total Station
  • LASER level
  • 1’’Theodolite
  • GPS
  • Auto level
  • Digital Planimeter
  • Nautical Sextant
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory
  • Measurement of magnetic bearings of sides of a triangle or quadrilateral, correction for local attraction and calculations of true bearings using prismatic compass.
  • Plane table survey consisting of both Radiation and Intersection method. Actual mapping of small structure like an area map from central commanding area / small building using combination of both methods.
  • Finding horizontal distance and vertical elevation using a Tacheometer.
  • Simple and differential levelling with at least three change points using digital level.
  • Measurement of horizontal angles (by repetition method) and vertical angles using 1” and 20” Vernier Transit Theodolite. Setting the required horizontal and vertical angles
  • Setting out a circular curve by Rankine’s method of deflection angles.
  • Setting out a building from a given foundation plan (minimum six co-ordinates)
  • Study and use of nautical sextant and measurement of horizontal angles
  • Study of the instruments used in hydrographic surveying.
  • Practical based on various special functions available in a total station such as remote elevation measurements, remote distance measurements and co-ordinate stakeout.

Lab Name: Fluid Mechanics Lab

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof. Kate D.B.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 7,95,500
5 List of major equipments
  • Wind tunnel
  • Tilting flume
  • Darcy Friction factor apparatus
  • Combine flow apparatus
  • Electrical Analogy
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory
  • Measurement of viscosity of fluid by Redwood/Saybolt viscometer.
  • Experimental verification of Bernoulli’s theorem with reference to loss of energy.
  • Calibration of Venturimeter / Orifice meter.
  • Determination of Darcy-Weisbach friction factor (f) for a given pipe and study of variation of f with Reynolds Number (Re).
  • Flow around a Circular Cylinder/Aerofoil
  • Study of Uniform Flow Formulae for Open channel.
  • Velocity Distribution in Open Channel Flow
  • Calibration of Rectangular and Triangular Notch.
  • Determination of Stability of Floating Bodies using Ship Model
  • Drawing Flow net by Electrical Analogy for flow below Weir (with & without sheet pile)
  • Measurement of Pressure using different Pressure Measuring Devices (including Transducers /state of arts Digital Instruments also).
  • Measurement of Surface Tension.
  • Determination of Minor Losses in Pipes

Lab Name: Engineering Mechanics

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof.Atkari K.S.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 20,790
5 List of major equipments Universal force table, friction test apparatus
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory
  • Verification of law of parallelogram of forces/polygon of forces.
  • To determine support reaction of simple/compound beams.
  • Determination of coefficient friction of belt/inclined plane.
  • To determine forces in the members of space force system.
  • To study the curvilinear motion.
  • Determination of coefficient of restitution.

Lab Name: Engineering Geology

Lab Details

Sr No. Name Details
1 Lab Area 90sqm
2 Lab In charge Prof.Atkari K.S.
3 Lab Technician  
4 Lab Investment 49,725
5 List of major equipments Rocks & Mineral Specimen
6 List of Software’s  
7 Practical’s Conducted in Laboratory
  • Megascopic identification of following mineral specimens (around 50).
  • Megascopic identification of following different rock specimens. (Around 50).