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G H RAISONI COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT

(Approved by AICTE, New Delhi and Recognized by DTE, Maharashtra)

An Autonomous Institute & Affiliated to Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur

Accredited by NAAC with A+ Grade

Department of Civil Engineering

Accredited By NBA

Nagpur | Pune | Jalgaon | Amravati | Pandhurna | Bhandara

 

GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING LAB

Block B

2nd Floor

Room No B-2-06

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Outline

  • About Laboratory
  • List of Major Equipment
  • Laboratory Course Outcome
  • List of Experiments
  • Glimpses of Laboratory

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About Laboratory

Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory offers a practical learning environment to students where they can explore a practical knowledge of mechanism of soil. To strengthen the theoretical knowledge and provide aid in research projects, the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory upholds well-maintained equipment. This play a crucial role in the construction projects to design a foundation of important structures such as dams, canals, embankments, bridges, and pavements etc. Students can perform following tests to determine the engineering and index properties of soil:

    • Grain and particle size determination  2. Core Cutter test

3. Oven Drying test for water content 4. Pycnometer test for water content and specific gravity

5. Atterberg’s Limits (Liquid limit test, Plastic limit test and Shrinkage limit test)

6. Proctor test (Standard and Modified Proctor test) 7. California Bearing Ratio test 

8. Triaxial Test 9. Permeability test 10. Direct Shear test

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List of Major Equipment

List of equipment are as follows:

  1. Bulk density kit
  2. Core cutter apparatus
  3. Direct shear test
  4. Electronic balance
  5. Liquid limit apparatus
  6. Motorised sieve shaker
  7. Oven
  8. Permeability test apparatus
  9. Proctor mould 1000cc, 2.6 kg & 4.89kg rammer
  10. Pycnometer Bottle
  11. Sand replacement apparatus

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List of Major Equipment

List of equipment are as follows:

  1. Shrinkage bar mould
  2. Shrinkage limit apparatus
  3. Sieve set
  4. Triaxial apparatus
  5. Two pan balance (2kg)
  6. Unconfined compression test apparatus

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Laboratory Course Outcome

Name of Subject:

SOIL MECHANICS

LABORATORY COURSE OUTCOME

CO1

Characterize and classify different types of soils

CO2

Identify the methods for determination of soil properties and different types of classification Systems

CO3

Implement the concepts of flow of water through soil

CO4

Apply the concept of compaction and consolidation on field

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List of Experiments

Sr. No.

Experiment List

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Determination of moisture content of soil

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Determination of specific gravity of soil

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Determination of grain size distribution of soil

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determination of Grain size distribution by Hydrometer test

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Determination of consistency limits

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Determination of shrinkage limit of soil

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Determination of coefficient of permeability (constant head test or falling head test)

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Determination of field density of soil by sand replacement method

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Determination of field density of soil by core cutter method

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Determination of OMC and MDD by proctor compaction test and proctor needle test

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Determination unconfined compressive strength by unconfined compression test

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Determination of strength parameters of soil by Direct shear test

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Glimpses of Laboratory

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