Facilities in the Department:
The department has well equipped laboratories
with modern instruments, developed with the financial assistance from the
State, and the Central Governments. The different laboratories are:
Basic Material Testing Laboratory
This laboratory has facilities for testing engineering materials. It has a 100 T UTM in addition to many state-of-the-art testing devices. The lab is extensively serving the needs of material testing for ongoing projects in Hassan and neighboring districts.
Geo-technical Engineering Laboratory
This laboratory houses the equipment's for
soil testing. The laboratory is used in the testing of soil samples for many
projects including Hassan-Bangalore Railway line project. A research work on
stabilized clay is being carried out in this laboratory.
Environmental Engineering Laboratory
This lab is equipped with sophisticated
facilities for training students in water quality studies and management. Some
of the facilities available include Gas Chromatograph, Ion Selective Electrode
Meter, Data logging Spectrophotometer (HACH) and Microbiological investigation
facilities. The laboratory is extensively used in several water quality
monitoring projects with special emphasis on FLUORIDE problem in drinking
water.
Cement Concrete and Highway Materials Testing
Laboratory
This laboratory has facilities for testing
cement, aggregates and asphalt. It has a 50 T loading frame with digital
devices for measuring strains and deformations. Concrete mix design, Material
testing and Non-destructive testing of concrete are the facilities which are
being utilised by construction organizations like PWD, Railways etc. through
the Consultancy cell.
Fluid Mechanics Laboratory
This laboratory is equipped with the modern
instruments and is used for training students and to carry out many project
works.
Survey Laboratory
This laboratory has modern equipments which
are extensively used for training. It has facilities to undertake Land survey,
Repair of survey instruments and Training of surveyors. Total stations are
being used extensively for all survey works .
Annual Survey Camp ( Extensive) will be
held for 2 weeks for pre final year students.
Computer Aided Design Center
The center has the modern computers of latest
configurations. The center is actively used for the research work in
Computer-aided analysis and design of structures.