Facilities and Technical Support

FACILITIES AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT

Adequate and well equipped laboratories, and technical manpower

Sr. No.

Name ofthe

Laboratory

No.of

studentsper

setup

Name of theImportantequipment

Weekly

utilization

status(allthecoursesfor

whichthe

lab isutilize

d)

Technical Manpowersupport

Nameof thetechni

calstaff

Designation

Qualification

1.Civil Engineering Workshops

30 Anvil, Benchvice, Pipe Vice,Vernier Calipers

2 hourseach, 5days aweek

SurajLab

InstructorITI

2. Survey Lab 30 Hand held GPS,Digital

Theodolite,Dumpy level,

Theodolite,Surveyors Chain

3 hourseach, 4days aweek

RahulLab

InstructorDiploma

3. Strength ofMaterials Lab

30 UTM, TorsionTesting

Machine, Brinell

Hardness TM,Rockwell

hardness TM

3 hours,2 days a

week

Aswathy LabInstructor

Diploma

4.Concrete TechnologyLab

30 CTM, Tiletesting

Machine, FlowTable

apparatus,Reboundhammer

3 hourseach,2days aweek

Ramlal LabInstructor

ITI

5.CAD Lab 30 Auto Cad

3 hourseach, 2days aweek

Suraj LabInstructor

I.T.I

6.Transportation Engg Lab

30 Ductility testing

machine, CBR

TESTING

MACHINE, Los

Angels abrasion

testing machine

3 hourseach, 2days aweek

Ramlal LabInstructor

ITI

7.

Geo technical Engg Lab

30 Direct Shear

testing

apparatus, UCC

test apparatus,

Consolidation

Testing

apparatus

3 hourseach,2days aweek

Aswathy LabInstructor

Diploma

8 Environmental Engg Lab

30 BOD Incubator,

Jar Test

Apparatus,

Muffel Furnace

3 hourseach,2days aweek

DrMophin

Kani

AssistantProf & Labin Charge

PhD

6.2. Additional facilities created for improving the quality of learning experience in

laboratories (25)

Sr

.

No

.

Facility Name

Details Reason(s)

for

creating

facility

Utilization

Areas in

which

students’

are

expected to

have

enhanced

learning

Relevance to

POs/PSOs

1.CAD Lab Stadd Pro

Analysis Software

Students can polish their Analysis skills, Add on Coarse

Free hoursand Holidays

Analysis Of multistoried buildings

2. Survey Lab Total Station Can be familiar withthe its use invarious fields of construction

Free hoursand holidays

Area calculation,volume computation, slope calculation

3. Environmental engg lab

UV spectro photometer,Laminar flow chamber, COD digester

To be familiar withthe methodsof analysis for an eco sanitation approach

Free hoursand holidays

Chemical characteristics ofwater

6.3. Laboratories: Maintenance and overall ambience (10)

• The laboratories and workshops under Civil department includes Survey lab,

strength of materials lab, concrete technology lab, Cad lab, transportation

engg lab, geotechnical engg lab, environmental engg lab and Civil engg

workshop.

• Department has enough labs which are used throughout the year on timetable basis to meet the curriculum requirements.

• The courses which have practical work are scheduled in the labs every week.

• Labs are equipped with sufficient hardware and licensed software to run program specific curriculum and off program curriculum.

• Lab facility is provided for all students to carry research work and projects.

Survey Lab

Fig 1. Survey Lab

Fig 2. Survey Lab

Periodical maintenance and annual calibration of all instrumentsand its preventive maintenance are done in all years.

Seating arrangements are provided. A 64 m2 room is allotted for this lab Proper lighting system and ventilation are given Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue

registers are maintained and are kept intact

Strength Of Materials Lab

Fig 3. Strength of materials Lab

Fig 4. Strength of materials Lab

testing of MATERIALS LIKE WOOD and steel are done in this lab. Material properties testing’s are conducted. A 234 sq m room is provided for this lab. Proper ventilation and lighting are provided. Preventive maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact

Concrete Technology Lab

Fig 5. Concrete Technology Lab

Fig 6. Concrete Technology Lab

Experiments related to hardened concrete and fresh concrete are done in this lab.

All experimental investigation of material properties related to preparation ofconcrete mix design are done in this lab

A 203 sq m room is provided for this lab. Proper lighting and ventilation are provided. Preventive maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact

CAD Lab

Fig 7. CAD Lab

Fig 8. CAD Lab

Licensed AUTODESK software’s and Bentley Staad Pro Analysis are available A 101 sq m room is provided for this lab with 32 user systems Periodical maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact Proper lighting and ventilation are provided.

Transportation Engineering Lab

Fig 9. Transportation engineering Lab

Fig 10. Transportation Engineering Lab

Experiments related to road transportation materials such as bitumen and aggregates are done here

A 180 sq m room is provided for this lab. Periodical maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact Proper lighting and ventilation are provided.

Geo technical Engineering Lab

Fig 11. Geo technical Engineering Lab

Fig 12. Geo technical Engineering Lab

Experiments related to soil and its engineering properties and parameters aredone here

A 116 sq m room is provided for this lab. Periodical maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact Proper lighting and ventilation are provided.

Environmental Engineering Lab

Fig 13. Environmental Engineering Lab

Fig 14. Environmental Engineering Lab

Experiments related to domestic water and its engineering properties and parameters are done here

A 222 sq m room is provided for this lab. Periodical maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact Proper lighting and ventilation are provided.

Civil Engineering Workshop

Fig 15. Civil Engineering Workshop

Fig 16. Civil Engineering Workshop

Experiments related to basic leveling, area calculation . section properties aredone here

A 88 sq m room is provided for this lab. Periodical maintenance is done annually. Stock register of equipments, maintenance register and issue registers are

maintained and are kept intact Proper lighting and ventilation are provided.

6.4. Project laboratory (5)

• Mix design preparation and its test are done on concrete technology lab

• Improvements in soil properties and their tests are done on Geo

technical engineering labs

• Project related to domestic water, sewage , improvement in various

treatments etc are done in Environmental engg lab

• Department has enough labs which are used for all the years on

timetable basis to meet the curriculum requirements.

• Labs are equipped with sufficient hardware and licensed software to run

program specific curriculum and off program curriculum

• Lab facility is available for students after normal working hours for

project purposes.

• 32 computers are available in the labs with fully loaded licensed CAD

software and Analysis software to facilitate all students to carry out their

project work.

6.5. Safety measures in laboratories (10)

Sr.No.

Name of the Laboratory Safety measures

1.Civil Workshop First aid kit

2. Survey Lab First aid kit

3. Strength of materials lab First aid kit,

4. Concrete tech lab First aid kit, gloves

5. Cad lab Circuit breakers

6 Transportation engg lab First aid kit,

7 Geo technical engg lab First aid kit,

8 Environmental engg lab First aid kit,