Scientific laboratories of the Department of Civil Engineering

 

 

Scientific laboratories

Civil engineering department contains four laboratories for undergraduate student each one carry up to forty students and all are supplied with furniture suitable for the purpose of the lab. The laboratories contains the tools and equipment necessary to conduct tests and experiments for students in all stages as well as participating in quality control tests for materials used in construction projects. The tools and equipment includes heavy and sensitive instruments, ovens, site investigations tools and equipment for soil investigations and concrete site tests.

1-Highway, Soil and Surveying lab : Identify the physical properties of soil such as (moisture content, specific weight, plastic limit, liquid limit, sieve analysis, hydrometer, normal proctor, modified proctor, field density) as well as mechanical properties of soil such as (direct shear test, unconfined loading, California loading). Identifying the properties of asphalt material (bitumen) such as (penetration, ductility, heat loss, ductility, viscosity, flash degree, degree of ignition, Marshall stability). Survey laboratory experiments such as (level measurement, measurement of horizontal and vertical angles, plans drawing, layout of plans, longitudinal and transverse sections of roads, measuring areas for lands and facilities, finding volumes for earthworks) using devices (level, theodolite, total station and GPS) and its accessories. The laboratory is attended by students of the second, third and fourth stages of the Civil Engineering Department, in addition to students who have graduation projects related to soil, surveying and roads, as well as researchers from teachers and graduate students.

2-Concrete and construction materials lab:

Identify the properties of different construction materials (brick, plaster, block, tiles, iron, stone, cement, fine aggregate, coarse aggregate) such as dimension matching, water absorption ratio, compressive resistance, in addition to tests of fresh concrete such as (consistency and workability) and tests hardened concrete such as (compressive strength, flexural strength), the laboratory is attended by first and second stage students of the Civil Engineering Department, in addition to students of the fourth stage of the department who have a construction graduation project, as well as researchers from teachers and graduate students.

3-Computers Laboratory :

Student learn the basics of using computers and some of the important programs like (Microsoft office, Visual Basic, Autocad and Rivit ) The laboratory is attended by first, second and third stage students of the Civil Engineering Department.

4-Sanitary Engineering Lab :

Includes a set of devices and chemical agents and is specialized in conducting water, sewage and soil tests. Its tests vary among physical, chemical and biological, its students are distributed between the third and fourth stages.

Lab devices:

• Concrete and construction materials lab:

Device name	No.
Compression machine of concrete specimens	1
Compression machine of concrete mortar	2
Flexural test device	3
Platform vibration table	4
Bleen finenss for cement	5
Concrete hammer	6
Slump cone test apparatus	7
Vicat apparatus	8
Specific gravity device	9
Sample splitter of coarse aggregate	10
Density of coarse aggregate apparatus	11
Compaction factor device	12
Concrete mixer	13
Mortar mixer	14
Sieve shaker	15
Drying oven with fans	16
Electrical poker vibrator	17
Electronic weighting	18

• Surveying lab

Device Name	No.
Total station	1.
Digital theodolite	2.
Automatic level	3.
GPS land meter	4.
Digital planimeter	5.
Measure tape	6.

• Soil lab

Device Name		No.
California bearing ratio	1.
Consolidation test	2.
Constant head permeability test	3.
Direct shear test	4.
Plastic limit test	5.
Plastic limit test (by Casagrande)	6.
Hydrometer	7.
Vacuum	8.
Sand con test	9.
Soil mixer	10.
Digital soil moisture meter	11.
Sieve shaker	12.
Molding Extruder	13.
Drying oven	14.
Electronic weighting	15.
Mercury thermometer	16.

• Highway lab

Device Name	No.
Splitting of asphalt mixture	1
Electronic Marshal test	2
Mechanical Marshal test	3
Marshal hammer	4
Asphalt Penetration test	5
Flash point test	6
Asphalt viscosity test	7
Ductility test of asphalt	8
Drying oven with fans	9
Electronic weighting	10
Mercury thermometer	11
Water Bath	12

• Sanitary lab

No.	Device Name
1	Sulfate Meter
2	Free & Total Chorine ISM Meter
3	TDS & EC & T⁰ Meter
4	PH & T⁰ Meter
5	Sound Level Meter
6	Dissolved Oxygen Meter & Temperature Meter
7	Turbidity Meter
8	Water Still
9	Hot Plate
10	Hot Plate &Magnetic Stirrer
11	Water Bath
12	Electronic weighting
13	Drying Oven
14	Jar test