Materials Testing Lab

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

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

Target Users

Students
Research Scholars
Public Sectors Companies
State and Central Government Organizations
Industries& Public

Wokdone

Building Materials Testing
Concrete Mix Design
Structural Condition Assessment
Structural Design of Concrete Structures

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 /-