Geoenvironmental Engineering Lab

This lab is used to explore geotechnical equipment and techniques. It is also used to apply testing principles to the measurement of fundamental aspects of soil behavior from classification to engineering properties. This lab is also used for standard test methods and equipment for the measurement of important environmental parameters and examining the physical, chemical and bacteriological characteristics of water and wastewater, which is important in the design of the treatment facilities and the provision of safe drinking water.

Major Equipment in the Lab

• MTS dynamic triaxial machine
• Pore fluid management system
• Direct simple shear apparatus
• ROWE consolidation cell
• CBR test machine
• Unconfined compression test apparatus
• Terzaghi's plate load apparatus
• One dimensional consolidation apparatus
• Permeameters
• Unit operation benches of water treatment by sand filtration, reverse osmosis and activated sludge process
• Water quality checker
• Paqualab system for testing coliform bacteria
• Photometers
• TDS, DO, conductivity meters
• Pool/spa water quality test kit
• Sewage effluent test kit
• Various gas monitors
• Incubator
• Centifuge bench top