VIGNESHWARA POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE
Run By : Sri Vigneshwara Educational Trust
Approved by : AICTE-NEW DELHI / Affiliated to : DOTE-CHENNAI

Departments

laboratories of Civil Department


Different laboratories available in civil Engineering Department they are follow as:


  • 1. Concrete & Highway Engineering Lab
  • 2. Environmental Engineering Lab
  • 3. Hydraulics Engineering Lab
  • 4. Construction Practice Lab
  • 5.Surveying Lab
  • 6. CADD Lab
  • 7.Material Testing Lab-I
  • 8. Survey Lab

Surveying Laboratory


This lab is to have a thorough knowledge of testing the shear parameters of the soil, and characteristics of cohesion soil and, cohesionless soil and field test on soil.



Surveying Laboratory Equipments

  • 1.Transit vernier theodolite with tripod.
  • 2. Dumpy level with tripod.
  • 3. Plane table with tripod and accessories.
  • 4. Total station with accessories.
  • 5. GPS map 76.
  • 6. Prismatic compass with tripod.
  • 7. Pocket stereoscope.

Construction Practice Laboratory


This lab is to have a thorough knowledge of testing the shear parameters of the soil, and characteristics of cohesion soil and, cohesionless soil and field test on soil.Soil mechanics laboratory is well equipped with all equipments required for identification and classification of soils. The lab instruments are well seated over concrete beds for better observations of readings


Construction Practice Laboratory Equipments

  • 1.Sand Pouring Cylinder
  • 2. Liquid limit apparatus
  • 3. Proctor compaction mould with rammer
  • 4. Total station with accessories.
  • 5. Direct shear apparatus motorized
  • 6. Permeability apparatus
  • 7. Triaxial shear load frame motorized
  • 8. Three hang consolidation test
  • 9. Relative density apparatus

Material Testing Laboratory


The students are enriched with the knowledge of hardness of steel, the impact strength of square rod, double shear test and tensile strength of rods used in construction.