ENGINEERING MATERIAL LAB 
The Engineering Materials Lab introduces students to basic properties of building materials such as aggregates, cement, concrete, mortars, timber, polymers, & adhesives. There is an emphasis on measurement of load-deformation characteristics and failure modes of both natural and fabricated materials. The testing procedures are based on the ASTM standards.

LIST OF EQUIPMENT

1. Compression testing Machine, 2000 kN
2. Ve-Be Time Consistometer
3. Blaine Fineness Apparatus
4. Concrete Flow Table
5. Electric Vibrating Table
6. Vic-at Needle Apparatus, Metallic Frame
7. Thermostatic Water Bath for Soundness Test
8. Concrete Drum Mixer
9. Flakiness Gauge BS 812
10.Le-Chatelier water batch
11.Specific Gravity Test Set
12.Aggregate Crushing Value Apparatus
13.Aggregate Impact Value Apparatus
14.Submersible Circulating pump
15.Crack Width Gauge for Crack Measurement
16.Digital Balance
17.Sieve set (No. 3.5, 4, 8,10,16, 18,20,30,40, 50,60,80,100,,200)
18.Capping Apparatus
19.Digital Stop Watch
20.Cube mould, 6” x 6” x6”
21.Cube Mould, 6” X 6” X 6”
22.Cylinder Mould, 4" X 8"
23.Cylinder Mould, 6” x 6”
24.Digital Vernier Caliper
25.Manual Weighing Balance

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS 

1.Aggregate Impact value test of fine and course aggregates
2.Determination of compressive strength of concrete cubes & cylinders
3.Determination of  flexural strength of concrete cylinders
4.Determination of tensile strength of concrete cylinders by split cylinder method
5.Determination of density of fine aggregates such as such as hydraulic cement, lime, clay, sand     and other fine particles
6.Determination of specific gravity of fine aggregates such as hydraulic cement, lime, clay, sand    and other fine particles
7.Determination of workability of fresh concrete by slump cone apparatus
8.Determination of consistency of freshly prepared concrete by vebeconsistometer
9.Determination of consistency of cement by vicat apparatus
10.Determination of Initial setting time  of cement by vicat apparatus
11.Determination of Final setting time of cement by vicat apparatus
12.Capping of concrete cylinders
13.Particle size distribution by performing sieve analysis
14.Non-destructive test of concrete using Schmidt hammer 
15.Flow measurement of freshly prepared concrete
16.Separation of flaky particles using flakiness index gauge
17.Strength of aggregate using aggregate crushing value test
18.Measurement of  cracks by using crack width gauge