Engineering Materials Laboratory
ENGINEERING MATERIALS LABORATORY
This Laboratory is housed in the Basement – 1 of the SAC Building of North South University. The floor area of this laboratory is 236.80 sqm with enough space for mixing materials and casting concrete members. It is well equipped for carrying out routine tests of concrete and concrete making materials. The major equipments including the compression testing machine are made in Italy. Facilities are also available for cutting concrete core and testing in the laboratory.This laboratory is extensible for UG/PG teaching and research purposes.
Facilities of this Laboratory:
This laboratory is widely able to give the following facilities for UG teaching and research purposes.
| Sl.No. | Name of the experiment |
| 1 | Determination of normal consistency of cement with Vicat's Apparatus |
| 2 | Determination of initial setting time of cement with Vicat's Apparatus |
| 3 | Sieve analysis of fine and coarse aggregate |
| 4 | Specific gravity and absorption capacity of fine aggregate |
| 5 | Specific gravity and absorption capacity of coarse aggregate |
| 6 | Unit weight and voids in aggregate |
| 7 | Making cylindrical concrete specimens and Slump test of concrete |
| 8 | Test for direct compressive strength of cement mortar |
| 9 | Resistance to degradation of small size coarse aggregate by abrasion and impact of the Los Angeles machine |
| 10 | Compressive strength of cylindrical concrete specimens |
| 11 | Sampling and testing of brick for compressive strength and absorption |
List of the Instruments of this Laboratory:
| Sl.No. | Instruments Name | Quantity |
| 1 |
Vicat Apparatus with Accessories |
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| 1A | Vicat Frame complete with consistency plunger, 10mm diameter. Requires one initial & final set needle to make up test weight to 300g. Product No. EL38-2010 | 3 |
| 1B | Comprising 1 x EN Initial Set Needle1.13 mm diameter and 1 x EN Final Set Needle 1.13 mm diameter with special footing. Product No: 38-2110 |
3 |
| 1C | ASTM Initial Set Needle. 1 mm diameter. Product No: EL 38-2620 | 3 |
| 1D | Vicat Mould manufactured from brass and supplied complete with a ring and glass base plate. Product No:EL38-2200 | 3 |
| 1E | EN Vicat Mould manufactured from a hard rubber compound and supplied complete with a glass base plate. Product No:EL38-2300 | 3 |
| 1F | ASTM Vicat Mould manufactured from non-absorbent plastic and supplied complete with a glass base plate. Product No: EL38-2660 | 3 |
| Spare: Consistency Plunger. Product no.EL38-2010/10 | 3 | |
| 2 |
Blaine Apparatus with Accessories |
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| 2A | Blaine Air Permeability Apparatus. Product no.EL38-1000 | 1 |
| 2B | Manometer Liquid (Dibutylphthalate). 500 ml bottle. Product no.EL38-0620 |
1 |
| 2C | Reference Cement. 10 g sachet. Product no.EL38-0645 | 1 |
| 2D | Filter Papers. 12.7 mm diameter. Box of 100.Product no.EL38-0650 | 1 |
| 2E | Spare: Manometer U- tube. Product no.EL38-1000/10 | 1 |
| 2F | Spare: Blaine Air Permeability Cell. Stainless steel with a perforated disc and plunger. Product no.EL38-1000/15 | 1 |
| 3 | Mould 2"Cube | 10 |
| 4 |
Slump Cone with Base Plate |
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| 4A | Slump Cone complying with EN 12350-2, ASTM C143 and AASHTO T119 | 5sets |
| 4B | Tamping Rod. Steel, 600 mm long x 16 mm dia, hemispherical at both ends | 5sets |
| 4C | Steel Rule | - |
| 4D | Base Plate | 5sets |
| 4E | Slump Cone Funnel | 5sets |
| 5 | Tilting Drum Mixer | 1 |
| 6 |
Molding/Preparation of Sample |
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| 6A | Cylinder Mould 100mm X 200mm | 50 |
| 6B | Cylinder Mould 150mm X 300mm | 10 |
| 6C | Cube Mould 150mm. 4 part with clamp attached base plate | 10 |
| 6D | Measuring Cylinder, 250ml Capacity. Soda Glass, Spouted, BS 604 | 5 |
| 6E | Graduated beaker, 250mm capacity, Borosilicate glass, squat form with spout | 5 |
| 6F | Trowel, gauging with steel blade 200mm long, complies with BS4550 | 5 |
| 6G | Sample Tray, heavy duty, galvanized steel, nesting 610mm X 610 mm X 63mm | 5 |
| 6H | Tamping Rod for Tamping Specimens to ASTM Req. 10mm | 5 |
| 6I | Compacting bar for Tamping Specimens to EN Req | 5 |
| 6J | Wire brush | 5 |
| 6K | Mould Oil | 5 litre |
| 7 |
Capping of Cylinder, Melting Pot with Accessories |
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| 7A | Cylinder Capping Frame comprising a vertical support, mounted on a steel base designed to accommodate both sizes of capping plates. Supplied complete with 100 mm and 150 mm capping plates. | 1 |
| 7B | ELE34-6122/01 melting pot for 220-240 VAC, 50-60Hz, 1PH | 1 |
| 7C | Rubber pad with capping plate 4 set of 6'' + 6 set of 4" | 10 |
| 8 | Concrete NDT Testing Schmidt Hammer with accessories | 3 |
| 9 | Concrete Vibrator Poker, electric | 2 |
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10 |
i) Buoyancy Balance with accessories |
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| A. Buoyancy Balance. 6kg x 0.1 g supplied with frame, water tank and suspension hook. For 220 – 240 V AC, 50 – 60 Hz, 1 ph. | 1 | |
| B. Wire Basket with handle for BS 812 Relative Density. 200 mm diameter x 190 mm deep, 1.70 mm wire mesh. | 1 | |
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ii) Pycnometer, Sand Absorption cone & tamper |
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| C. Sand Absorption Cone made of brass to the dimensions given in BS 812, ASTM C128 and AASHTO T84. | 2 | |
| D. Tamping Rod for use with cone. Tamping face is 25 mm diameter and complies with BS 812, ASTM C128 and AASHTO T84. | 2 | |
| E. Bulk Density Measures, 3 liter capacity. Manufactured from heavy gauge steel these bulk density measures comply with the requirement of either BS 812 or ASTM C-29. Other than the 3 liter size, all measure incorporate carrying handles as standard. | 2 | |
| F. Pycnometer, capacity 1000ml/1kg, glass jar complete with non-corrodible cone and rubber seal | 2 | |
| 11 | Crack Detection Microscope with accessories | 2 |
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12 |
Dual Frame Compression Machine |
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| 12A | AUTOMAX COMPACT- Line Automatic Compression Testing Machine | 1 |
| 12B | 300 KN Capacity Hydraulic frame for compression tests on cement, mortar, resin and other materials. | 1 |
| 12C | Compression device to test portions of 40 x 40 X 160mm mortar prism broken in flexure (Code/Cat no. 50-C9030) | 1 |
| 12D | Compression device to test 50mm (2") mortar cubes (Code/Cat no. 50-C9032) |
1 |
| 12E | DATAMANAGER PC software | 1 |
| 12F | Distance Piece Dia 165mm x 20mm height | 1 |
| 12G | Distance Piece Dia 200mm x 50mm | 1 |
| 12H | Distance Piece Dia 200mm x 68mm | 1 |
| 12I | Distance Piece Dia 200mm x 40mm | 1 |
| 12J | Distance Piece Dia 200mm x 100mm | 1 |
| 12K | Upgrading the DIGIMAX, PILOT and AUTOMAX series | 1 |
| Paper Roll. Pack of 10 Rolls | 1 | |
| 13 |
Digital Load Calibration Cell |
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| 13A | Load Cell 2000 KN | 1 |
| 13B | Digimax Plus tester | 1 |
| 13C | Hard Plastic Carrying Case | 1 |
| 13D | Force Calibration Verification MS Excel Spread Sheet | 1 |
| 14 |
Los Angeles Abrasion Machine and Charges with Accessories |
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| 14A | Los Angeles Abrasion Machine | 1 |
| 14B | Set of 12 Abrasive Charges ASTM/UNI | 1 |
| 15 | Drying Oven with LED Temperature Display | 1 |
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16 |
Motorized Sieve Shaker and Standard Sieves with Accessories |
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| 200mm dia and 300dia sieves, 220-240V AC 50Hz 1 ph. As standard, the sieve shaker accepts up to 12 nos of 200mm dia sieve with pan and cover; and up to 6 nos of 300mm dia sieves plus pan and cover. A variable time switch should be in the system with a range of 10 to 60 minutes to set the duration of test. | 1 | |
| 16A | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 200 (0.075mm) | 1 |
| 16B | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 100 (0.150mm) | 1 |
| 16C | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 50 (0.300mm) | 1 |
| 16D | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 30(0.600mm) | 1 |
| 16E | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 16 (1.18mm) | 1 |
| 16F | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 8 (2.36mm) | 1 |
| 16G | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve No. 4 (4.75mm) | 1 |
| 16H | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 3/8" (9.5 mm) | 1 |
| 16I | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 1/2" (12.5mm) | 1 |
| 16J | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 3/4" (19.0mm) | 1 |
| 16K | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 1" (25.0mm) | 1 |
| 16L | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 1.5" (37.5mm) | 1 |
| 16M | Lid and Receiver dia 203mm | 1 |
| 16N | 203mm dia ASTM Sieve op 12 (1.70mm) | 1 |
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17 |
Balance |
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| i) Digital Balance | 2 | |
| ii) Large Scale Balance | 1 | |
| 18 | Core Drilling Machine (Petrol Engine Driven) | 1 |
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19 |
i) Specimen Cutting Machine with Diamond blade | 1 |
| ii) Wedge(not supplied) | - | |
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20 |
i) Water Measuring Jar(1000ml) | 5 |
| ii) Tray | 3 | |
| iii) Thermometer | 3 | |
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21 |
(i) Gloves | 8 |
| (ii) Boot | 8 | |
| (iii) Safety Goggles | 40 | |
| (iv) Helmets | 20 | |
| (v) Masks | 40 | |
| 22 | Water Distiller System (5ltr./Hr) | 1 |
| 23 | Ottawa Sand (50Ibs Bag as per ASTM C778) | 3 Bags |
| 24 | Measuring Mould (1'x1'x1') | 1 |
| 25 | Hand Trowel (MS Pipe) | 3 |
| 26 | Bucket | 1 |
| 27 | Mug | 1 |
| 28 | Steel Pan(18" Dia) | 1 |
| 29 | Plastic Short Hand Shovel | 1 |
| 30 | Water Stopper | 1 |
Dual Frame Compression Machine
Buoyancy Balance
Vicat Apparatus
Los Angeles Abrasion Machine
Digital Load Calibration Cell
Crack Detection Microscope
Concrete NDT Testing Schmidt Hammer
Blaine Apparatus with Accessories
Motorized Sieve Shaker and Standard Sieves
Slump Cone with Base Plate
Core Cutting Machine (Petrol Engine Driven)