| Sponsored by |
AICTE, DST and UGC, New Delhi |
| List of Major Equipments |
|---|
- Universal testing machine – 1000 kN capacity (with data logger)
- Universal testing machine – 500 kN capacity
- Compression testing machine – microprocessor controlled -3000 kN
- Compression testing machine –2000 kN capacity(digital)
- Rapid chloride ion penetration test apparatus
- Flow table apparatus – (concrete and mortar)
- Heat of hydration apparatus
- Automatic Blaine’s air permeability apparatus
- High temperature furnace-1100 ˚C
- Cement autoclave
- Vickers’s hardness testing machine
- Rockwell hardness testing machine
- Brinell hardness testing machine
- Concrete permeability testing apparatus
- Spring testing machine
- Torsion testing machine- digital
- Tiles abrasion testing machine
- Impact testing machine
- Fatigue testing machine
- Concrete mixer machine
- Mortar Mixer
- Length comparator
- Mortar mixer-20 liters & 5 liters capacity
- Ball mill -5 kg capacity
- Accelerated curing tank
- Electrochemical Work Station for Corrosion Analysis
- Sieve shaker
- Humidity Chamber
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| Universal Testing Machine – 1000 kN Capacity (Servo Controlled) |
Compression Testing Machine – 3000 kN Capacity (Microprocessor Controlled) |
| Capabilities |
|---|
- Assessment of physical and mechanical characteristics of building materials (conventional &non-conventional)
- BIS recommended tests on various cementing materials
- Assessment of rheology, strength and durability characteristics of concrete
- Evaluation of transport properties of cementitious composites
- Design of concrete mix proportion for various application
- Evaluation of strength characteristics of concrete filled steel tubular elements
- Development of sustainable cementitious composites and building materials
- Performance evaluation of advanced cementitious composites
- Design of reinforced concrete structures
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| Target Users |
|---|
- Students
- Research Scholars
- Public Sectors Companies
- State and Central Government Organizations
- Industries& Public
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| Wokdone |
|---|
- Building Materials Testing
- Concrete Mix Design
- Structural Condition Assessment
- Structural Design of Concrete Structures
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| Consultancy Projects |
|---|
| Testing of building Materials, design of concrete mixes of various grades, investigation of building failures and design of structures for various state and central government organizations, private sector organizations and public sector companies |
| Sponsored Projects |
|---|
| Sl. No. |
TITLE |
PERIOD |
SPONSORING AGENCY |
RESPONSIBILITY HELD |
AMOUNT SANCTIONED |
|---|
| 1 |
Modernization of Cement and Concrete Lab |
2002-2003 |
AICTE – MODROBS, New Delhi |
Dr. K. Arunachalam |
Rs. 7,00,000 /- |
| 2 |
Innovative Applications of FRP Composites in Strengthening of Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) Sections Under Flexure |
2009- 2012 |
UGC – MRPNew Delhi |
Dr. M. C. Sundarraja |
Rs. 6,83,134 /- |
| 3 |
Strengthening of Concrete Filled Steel Tubular (CFST) Members in Compression Using Advanced FRP Composites |
2009 -2012 |
SERC -DSTNew Delhi |
Dr. M. C. Sundarraja |
Rs. 12,87,154 /- |
| 4 |
Use of Agro Residual and Industrial Wastes in the Development of Ultra High-Performance Concrete |
2013 -2016 |
AICTE – RPSNew Delhi |
Dr. K. Arunachalam |
Rs. 22,91,000 /- |
| 5 |
Study on Influence of Industrial By-Products on Modified Reactive Powder Concrete (MRPC) |
2015 -2018 |
UGC – MRPNew Delhi |
Dr. K. Arunachalam |
Rs. 10,40,000 /- |
| 6 |
Assessment of Land Fill Gas Recovery, Utilization and Reduction in Green House Gas Emissions at Madurai Land Fill Site |
2019 – 2021 |
MOEFCCNew Delhi |
Dr. D. Brindha |
Rs. 21,16,200 /- |
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| Infrastructure created by sponsored projects |
|---|
- Compression testing machine – microprocessor controlled -3000 kN
- Heat of hydration apparatus
- Concrete mixer machine – Pan type
- Shrinkage bar moulds
- Length comparator
- Rapid chloride ion penetration test apparatus
- Electrochemical Work Station for Corrosion Analysis
- Concrete impact testing machine
- Bio-gas analyzer
|
| Papers Published |
153 |
| International Journal |
80 |
| National Journal |
73 |
| International Conferences |
151 |
| Industries Interfaced |
|---|
State and central government organizations, private sector organizations and public sector companies -
- M/s. Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, New Delhi
- M/s. Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, Madurai
- M/s. Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board, Madurai
- M/s. Madurai Municipal Corporation, Madurai
- M/s. Sivakasi Municipality, Sivakasi
- M/s. Thiagarajar Mills, Madurai
- M/s. VTM Limited, Virudhunagar
- M/s. Engineering Projects India Limited, Chennai
- M/s. HITES, Uttar Pradesh
- M/s. RITES Limited, Gurgaon
- M/s. Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Madurai
- M/s. Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Madurai
- M/s. Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation, Tirunelveli
- M/s. Amararaja Batteries Limited, Chennai
- M/s. Envirocare India Limited, Madurai
- M/s. Fame Tech Pvt. Ltd., Chennai
- M/s. Chettinad Constructions, Madurai
- M/s. P.K.M & Co., Madurai
- M/s. Hitech Associates, Madurai
- M/s. Madhucon Projects Limited, Hyderabad
- M/s. Harsha Abakus Solar, Gujarat
- M/s. Hild Energy, Chennai
- M/s. Sparc Oil Field Service, Chennai
- M/s. Chettinad Constructions, Madurai
- M/s. Germanus Construction, Madurai
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| People |
|---|
- Dr. D. Brindha (Lab – In – Charge), Professor
- Dr. S. Nagan, Professor
- Dr. A. Rajasekar, Assistant Professor
- Mr. K. Rajappa, Lab Technician
- Mr. J. Murugan, Lab Assistant
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