Substructure Laboratory (Soil Mechanics Lab.)

  The experiments dealing with the physical and mechanical properties of the disturbed, undisturbed and remolded soil specimens and some of the in-situ tests are performed by the Substructure Laboratory.

  Laboratory Experiments:

  1- Water content of soils using oven and Speedy Moisture apparatus

  2- Grading (Sieve analysis)

  3- Hydrometry

  4- Liquid and Plastic limits (Atterberg’s limits)

  5- Sand equivalent

  6- Compaction characteristics of soils (Standard effort)

  7- Compaction characteristics of soils (Modified effort)

  8- In-place density using sand bottles

  9- Relative density of cohesionless soils

  10- California bearing ratio (CBR)

  11- Unconfined uniaxial strength

  12- Direct shear strength

  13- Consolidation

  14- Triaxial test

  15- Permeability (Constant head)

  In-situ Tests:

  The in-situ tests that can be performed by the lab are as follows:

  1- Plate Loading Test

  2- In-situ CBR

  3- Stamdard Penetration Test (SPT) for clayey and granular soils 

  Laboratory Apparatus:

  Pic(1):Sieves & Shaker

Pic(2):Oven

 Pic(3):Speedy Moisture Apparatus

  Pic(4):Hydrometer

Pic(5):Liquid Limit Apparatus

Pic(6):Compaction Apparatus

  Pic(7):Relative Density

 Pic(8):CBR

Pic(9):Sand Bottles

  Pic(10):Unconfined Uniaxial Strenght

 Pic(11):Direct Shear Strength

Pic(12):Consolidation

Pic(13):Push-out Jack

Pic(14):Triaxial Apparatus

Pic(15): Digital triaxial testing apparatus