Diploma in Civil Engineering

Infrastructure

Civil Workshop and Laboratories:

Major Laboratories:
•    Civil Engineering Laboratory
•    Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
•    Survey Lab
•    Drawing Lab
 

Major Equipments:

• Major Equipment available in the Department

CIVIL ENGINEERING LAB:
•    Vicat Apparatus
•    Compressive Strength Testing Machine
•    Pensky-Mertens Apparatus.
•    Los-Angles Abrasion Test Apparatus
•    Impact Value Test Apparatus
•    Slump Cone
•    Compacting Factor Test Apparatus
•    Ductility Testing Machine
•    Viscosity Testing Machne
•    Rebound Hammer.
•    Turbidity Meter.
•    Digital Ph Meter.
 
GEOTECHNICAL  ENGINEERING LAB:
•    Soil Core Cutter
•    Sand Replacement Apparatus
•    Casagrande Apparatus
•    Proctor Apparatus
•    Box Shear Apparatus
•    California Bearing Ratio Apparatus
•    Thermostatically Controlled Oven
 

SURVEY  LAB:
•    Theodolite.
•     Auto Level.                                                                  
•     Dumpy Level.
•     Prismatic compass.                                                        
•     Plane Table & accessories.
•     Measuring Chain & Tape.
 

Major Software:
•    Autocad 2011
•    Autocad 2012
 

Experiments Conduct in Different Laboratories:
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS LAB:
•    Identify various sizes of available coarse aggregates from sample of 10 kg in laboratory and prepare report (60, 40, 20, 10 mm)
•    Identify the available construction materials in the laboratory on the basis of their sources.
•    Identify the grain distribution pattern in given sample of teak wood in the laboratory and draw the various patterns. (along and perpendicular to the grains)
•    Prepare the lime putty by mixing lime (1 kg) with water in appropriate proportion and prepare report on slaking of lime.
•    Identify various layers and types of soil in foundation pit by visiting a construction sites and prepare report consisting photographs and samples.
•    Select first class, second class and third-class bricks from the stack of bricks and prepare report on the basis of its properties.
•     Measure dimensions of 10 bricks and find average dimension and weight. Perform field tests - dropping, striking and scratching by nail and correlate the results obtained.
•    Identify different types of flooring tiles such as vitrified tiles, ceramic tiles, glazed tiles, mosaic tiles, anti-skid tiles, chequered tiles, paving blocks and prepare report about the specifications.
•     Apply the relevant termite chemical on given damaged sample of timber.
•    Identify the type of glasses from the given samples.
•    Apply two or more coats of selected paint on the prepared base of a given wall surface for the area of 1m x 1m using suitable brush/rollers adopting safe practices.
•    Prepare the cement mortar of proportion 1:3 or 1:6 using sand and apply on 1 m X 1m surface as plastering
•     Prepare mortar using cement and Fly ash or Granite/marble polishing waste in the proportion 1:6 or 1:3 and apply on 1 m X 1 m surface as plastering
 

MECHANICS OF MATERIALS LAB:
•    Study and understand the use and components of Universal Testing Machine (UTM).
•    Perform Tension test on mild steel as per IS:432(1).
•    Perform tension test on Tor steel as per IS:1608, IS:1139.
•    Conduct compression test on sample test piece using Compression Testing Machine.
•    Plot Shear force and Bending Moment diagrams for cantilever, simply supported beams
•    Plot Shear force and Bending Moment diagrams for overhanging beams for different types of loads including moment loading.
 

CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY LAB:
•    Determine fineness of cement by sieving.
•    Determine standard consistency of cement.
•    Determine initial and final setting times of cement.
•    Determine compressive strength of cement.
•    Determine silt content in sand.
•    Determine bulking of sand.
•    Determine bulk density of fine and coarse aggregates.
•    Determine water absorption of fine and coarse aggregates.
•    Determine surface moisture of fine and coarse aggregates.
•    Determine grading of fine aggregate and coarse aggregate by sieve analysis.
•    Determine workability of concrete by slump cone test.
•    Determine workability of concrete by compaction factor test.
•    To prepare concrete mix of a particular grade [nominal mix may be allowed] and determine compressive strength of concrete for 7 and 28 days.
•    Demonstration of NDT equipment .
 

TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING LAB:
•    Draw the sketches showing standard cross sections of Expressways, Freeways, NH/SH, MDR/ODR
•    Flakiness and Elongation Index of aggregates.
•    Aggregate impact value test
•    Los Angeles Abrasion test
•    Aggregate crushing value test
•    Softening point test of bitumen.
•    Penetration test of bitumen.
•    Flash and Fire Point test of bitumen.
•    Ductility test of Bitumen.
•    Visit the constructed road for visual inspection to identify defects and suggest remedial measures and Prepare the photographic report containing details.
•    Visit the hill road constructed site to understand its components and prepare the photographic report containing details.
•    Visit the road of any one type (flexible or rigid) to know the drainage condition and prepare a photographic report containing details.
•    Prepare the photographic report suggesting possible repairs and maintenance for a. flexible pavement and b. rigid pavement.
•    Visit to railway track for visual inspection of fixtures, fasteners and yards and prepare a photographic report containing details.
 

BASIC SURVEYING FIELD PRACTICES:
•    Chain & compass traverse survey
•    Profile and Cross-section Levelling
•    Block contouring
•    Measure area of irregular figure using formula ( Simpson/ trapezoidal), Graph paper and Digital planimeter.
•    Plane table surveying
•    Layout of a building

HYDRAULICS LAB:
•    Use of Piezometer to measure pressure at a given point.
•    Use of Bourdon’s Gauge to measure pressure at a given point.
•    Use of U tube differential manometer to measure pressure difference between two given points.
•    Use Bernoulli’s apparatus to apply Bernoulli’s theorem to get total energy line for a flow in a closed conduit of varying cross sections.
•    Use Friction factor Apparatus to determine friction factor for a given pipe.
•    Calibrate Venturimeter to find out the discharge in a pipe.
•    Calibrate the Orifice to find out the discharge through a tank
•    Use Pitot tube to measure the velocity of flow of water in open channel.
•    Use triangular notch to measure the discharge through open channel.
•    Use Rectangular notch to measure the discharge through open channel.

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB:
•    Identification of rocks from the given specimen.
•    Determine water content of given soil sample by oven drying method as per IS: 2720 (Part- II).
•    Determine specific gravity of soil by Pycnometer method as per IS 2720 (Part- III).
•    Determine dry unit weight of soil in field by core cutter method as per IS 2720 (Part-XXIX).
•    Determine dry unit weight of soil in field by sand replacement method as per IS 2720 (Part- XXVIII).
•    Determine Plastic and Liquid Limit along with Plasticity Index of given soil sample as per IS 2720 (Part- V).
•    Use different types of soil to identify and classify soil by conducting field tests- Through Visual inspection, Dry strength test, Dilatancy test and Toughness test.
•    Determine coefficient of permeability by constant head test/ by falling head test as per IS 2720 (Part- XVII).
•    Determine shear strength of soil by direct shear test as per IS 2720 (Part-XIII).
•    Determine MDD and OMC by standard Proctor test of given soil sample as per IS 2720 (Part- VII).
•    Determination of CBR value on the field as per IS2720 (Part - XVI).
 
PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING LAB:
•    Draw sketches of various valves used in water supply pipe line
•    Draw a sketch of one pipe and two pipe system of plumbing
•    Determine pH value of given sample of water/sewage.
•    Determine the turbidity of the given sample of water.
•    Determine residual chlorine in a given sample of water.
•    Determine suspended, dissolved solids and total solids of given sample of water/sewage.
•    Determine the dissolved oxygen in a sample of water/sewage.
•    Determine Fluoride concentration in given water sample.
•    Determine Arsenic concentration (semi-quantative) in given water sample.
•    Determine the optimum dose of coagulant in a given raw water sample by jar test.
•    Determine B.O.D. & C.O.D. of given sample of sewage.
•    Prepare a report of a field visit to water treatment plant and/or sewage treatment plant if possible.
 

ADVANCED SURVEYING PRACTICES:
•    Theodolite traverse Survey
•    Simple circular curve setting
•    Surveying with Total Station
•    Use Theodolite as a Tacheometer to compute reduced levels and horizontal distances.
•    GPS Surveying