The Department of Civil Engineering are equipped with state of the art labora- tory facilities and specialized equipment that support its educational activities
The laboratories are also provided with a number of integrated personal computer systems to operate educational software. Every student has the opportunity to have a hands-on experience and practice experimental work as the number of students per experimental station ranges from three to five only. All The Civil Engineering laboratories that support the BCE program are located in the ground floor of the College of Engineering except the computer laboratory is located in first flour.
- Surveying Laboratory
The Surveying lab aims at teaching students the:
- Practice of chain surveying.
- Use of the level and leveling instrumentation with appli- cations in profile and cross-section leveling and setting out levels.
- Use of the Theodolite in traverse surveying.
- Measurement of horizontal distances and level differ- ences using the Tacheometer.
- Measurement of areas with planimeter.
- Electronic surveying measuring equipment (Total Station ).
- Use of laser Theodolite and laser level.
- Surveying computer applications.
2. Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Laboratory
In the Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics Lab the students learn to conduct the following experiments:
- Determination of the Properties of fluids
- Flow measurements in closed and open channel
- Viscosity effects and Bernoulli law
- Head lost and Minor losses
3. Concrete Technology and Materials of Construction Laboratory
Through the Concrete Technology and Materials of Construction Lab the students learn the following experi- ments:
- Methods of sieve analysis for fine and coarse aggregates.
- Methods of unit weight for fine and coarse aggregates.
- Density, Absorption and abrasion of concrete aggregates.
- Normal consistency.
- Setting times.
- Compressive and tensile strengths of cements.
- Design and testing of concrete mixes for required workability.
- Compressive, tensile, flexure strength and modulus of elasticity at various ages.
- Strength tests on concrete cores, using Schmidt hummer and ultrasonic waves.
- Tensile test for reinforcing steel, and calculation of elastic modulus.
- NDT rebound hummer experiment.
4. Highway Engineering Laboratory
In the Highway Engineering Lab the students learn to:
- Determine the Kinematic Viscosity, Flash and Fire Point and Specific Gravity of Asphalt.
- Determine the Ductility of Bituminous Materials.
- Conduct Los Angeles Abrasion Test for Aggregates, Sieve Analysis of Aggregates, soften point, ductility, flash and fire point and Penetration test of Bituminous Materials.
- Determine Skid Resistance of Aggregates, the Specific Gravity and Absorption of Fine Aggregates, viscosity of Bitumen.
- Effect of heat and air on bitumen materials.
- Conduct the mix design and Marshall Test.
5. Sanitary Engineering Laboratory
Student completing the Sanitary Engineering Lab learn to conduct the experiments related to the methods of water and wastewater analysis which include:
- Solids determination by gravimetric methods, spectrophotometry and Beers law.
- Calorimetric analysis of phosphate.
- Determination of turbidity, acid-base titration, dissolved biological and chemical oxygen demands.
- Bacterial counts in water, coliform tests, calcium determination and hardness determination of water.
- Heavy metals determination and contaminants tracing.
6. Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Through the Geotechnical Engineering Lab the students learn:
- Moisture content determination.
- Specific gravity and relative density tests.
- Sieve analysis for coarse grained soil
- Hydrometer analysis for fine grained soil.
- Atterberg limits tests.
- Standard Proctor’s compaction test.
- In-situ density test.
- Constant and variable Head Permeability Tests.
- Direct shear test.
- Unconfined compression test.
- Triaxial compression test.
- One dimensional consolidation test.
7. Computer Laboratory
Students learn how to use software and computer applications in civil engineering
- AutoCad
- Robot
- Revit
- Epanet
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