GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING  LABORATORY

Area of Specialization:

     Testing Soils

Floor Space (sq.m):

         240

Location:

    Bldg. 1-105A

Year Established:

         1972

Objectives:

·        Conducting advanced testing about soil behavior and the interaction with different materials

Major Equipment:

·        Large size consolidation setup

·        Six setups of normal size consolidation

·        Simulation of expansive soil foundation

·    Free swelling

·    Swelling pressure

·        Sand laying machine

·        Soil suction apparatus

·        Durability setups (conventional and slake durability)

·        Bearing plate

·        Clegg impact hammer

·        Modified oedometer for leaching/compression testing

Major Projects:

·        Contamination of soils

·        Expansive soil

·        Leaching of calcareous soils

·        Research on sabkha soil

·        Soil-pipeline interaction

·        Soil stabilization