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Surveying lab provide students with hands-on experience to supplement instruction in surveying courses. The introductory course exposes students to the fundamental land surveying methods of traversing and levelling along with latest technologies using Total Station and GPS. In addition, this laboratory provides facility to acquaint with sophisticated instruments viz, Electronic total station, Global positioning system (GPS), Auto levels, and Digital planimeter etc. Students have an opportunity to use the Total Station equipment and conduct survey camps.

Apart from the regular academic works, Total Station, GPS and theodolites are extensively used to map the areas of villages as part of the Live in lab projects carried out by students and faculty.

Various equipment’s available in the lab are :

• Standard Vernier Theodolite
• PENTAX Auto level
• Dumpy level
• Prismatic compass 125mm
• Prismatic compass 100mm
• Surveyors compass
• Plane table with accessories
• Digital planimeter – PLACOM
• Prism type optic square
• PENTAX total station with all standard accessories
• Trimble m3 (5″) Total station with standard accessories
• Juno SA handheld with terrasync standard software (GPS)

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Mr Rakesh P
Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr.), Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : p_rakesh1@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Ms. V. Thangamani
Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: : 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : v_thangamani@cb.amrita.edu

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Construction Materials Testing Laboratory provide facilities for testing common construction materials and provide opportunities for research in construction materials and their application to engineering problems. The lab focuses on the experimental investigation of following construction materials: cement, concrete and bituminous mixtures, special cements, light weight aggregates, alternate masonry materials, high tensile steel and timber. Laboratory is also equipped with non-destructive testing equipment facilities.

Various equipment available are :

• Aggregate Impact Tester
• Vicat’s Apparatus
• Le-Chatelier Apparatus
• Air Permeability (Blaine Type) Apparatus
• Mortar Mixer
• Flow Table for Mortar
• Mortar Vibrator
• Concrete Mixer
• Slump Cone
• Flow Table for Concrete
• Compaction Factor Apparatus
• Vee-Bee Consistometer
• Concrete Penetrometer

• Needle Vibrator
• Vibrating Table
• Longitudinal Compressometer
• Flexure Testing Machine
• Motorised Sieve Shaker
• Test sieves- Fine and Coarse Aggregate
• Los Angeles Abrasion Machine
• Crushing Value Apparatus
• Bulk Density Measure, Set of Two
• Density Basket
• Pycnometer
• Hot Air Oven
• Length Comparator

• Gauging Trowel
• Bitumen Extractor
• Standard Penetrometer
• Tar Viscometer
• Ductility Testing Machine
• Marshall Apparatus
• Length Gauge
• Thickness Gauge
• Ring & Ball Apparatus
• Cement Mortar Cube Moulds
• Concrete Cube, cylinder and prism moulds
• Self compacting concrete test facilities
• Mechanical and Electronic Balances

NDT

• Core Drilling Machine and Diamond core Bit
• Silver Schmidt Hammer
• Pundit Lab
• Elcometer

Apart from the regular academic and research works, the lab is offering consultancy services also.

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Dr Jayakesh K
Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr.), Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : k_jayakesh@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Mr Vivek H Das
Lab Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: : 0422-2685000
Extn:5589
Email id : hd_vivek@cb.amrita.edu

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Apart from the regular academic and research activities, analysis and testing of water and waste water samples are being regularly done for in-house construction and domestic purposes. Expertise is available for designing water and waste water treatment plants.

Major equipment available are:

• Bench top Incubator cum orbital shaker
• Revolutionary Centrifuge
• Vortex Shaker
• Vertical Autoclave
• B.O.D Incubator
• C.O.D Assembly Apparatus
• Digital Water Analyzer
• Water bath – Rectangular

• Water still (Distillation Apparatus)
• Hot plate with Magnetic Stirrer
• Muffle Furnace
• Digital Nephelometer
• Jar test Apparatus
• Micro Pipette
• Digital pH Meter

• Hot Air Oven
• Micro Controller Based Calorimeter
• Refrigerator
• Single Stage Distillation Unit
• Immersion Type Photo Reactor
• Electronic Top Loading Balance
• Electronic Analytical Balance

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Mr. C. Prakash
Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : c_prakash@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Mr. T. Vishnuprasad
Lab Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: : 0422-2685000
Extn:5589
Email id : t_vishnuprasad@cb.amrita.edu

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About the Lab

In this lab, fate and removal mechanisms of different pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) which are considered as emerging pollutants will be analyzed and their levels in the environment will be monitored. As most of these contaminants are not fully removed through the conventional waste water treatment methods and further through the natural attenuation processes, the toxicity effects of PPCPs will be predicted using simulation models along with laboratory experiments. Experimental study can be done in this lab to develop treatment methods to improve the removal rate of PPCPs from the environment

Key Words: Pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs), Toxicity effects of PPCPs, Removal rate of PPCPs, Water and waste water treatment for PPCPs

People :  Prakash Chinnaiyan (c_prakash@cb.amrita.edu), Dr. K. M. Mini

Research : Environmental Engineering, Emerging contaminants

Collaborators : Eminent professors from NIT, Calicut;  IIT Madras

Projects (Internal Funded Project ( IFRP/PPCP/30))

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Facilities

Advanced Oxidation Process, Photoreactor

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Academic Programs : B.Tech

Publications

1. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al.,  “Pharmaceutical Products as Emerging Contaminant in Water : Relevance for Developing Nations and Identification of Critical Compounds for Indian Environment,” Env. Monit Assess, vol. 190, no. 288, 2018.
2. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi, et al., “Photocatalytic Degradation of Metformin and Amoxicillin in Synthetic Hospital Wastewater: Effect of Classical Parameters,” Int. J. Environ. Sci. Technol., vol. Online, 2018.
3. P. Chinnaiyan, S. G. Thampi et al., “Optimisation of System Parameters for the Removal of Metformin in a Photocatalytic Reactor Employing TiO2,”   IOP Mater. Sci. Eng., pp. 313 – 317, 2019.
4. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al., “Use of TiO2 for Removing Emerging Contaminant in Water – Amoxicillin as a Case Study,” IOP Mater. Sci. Eng., pp. 318 – 323, 2019.

Journal (under review)

1. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al., “Photocatalytic Treatment of Amiodarone and Levetiracetam in Pharmaceutical Industry Effluent: Process Optimization using Response Surface Methodology,” Desalin. Water Treat. (paper under review)

International Conference

1. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al., “Metformin an Emerging Pharmaceutical Contaminant Removal – Experimental Investigation and Modelling, International conference on Emerging contaminants in Water and Environment.,” in ECWE 2019, 2019, pp. 121 – 127.
2. P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al., “Heterogeneous Photocatalytic Process using TiO₂ for Removing Emerging Contaminant in Water – Experimental Investigations and Modelling, International conference on Industrial water, Energy and Environment,” in ICIWE 2019, 2019, pp. 64 –68.

 International Conference (Under Review)

• P. Chinnaiyan, S.G.Thampi et al., “Experimental Investigation and Modelling of Photocatalytic Removal of Amiodarone in Pharmaceutical Effluent using Response Surface Methodology,” in IWA Water and Development Congress and Exhibition, 2019.

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Strength of Materials lab is used for testing various materials for their strength, performance and applications in the field. Apart from UG and PG Civil engineering students, this lab is extensively used by Mechanical, Aerospace and Chemical Engg.students for their regular academic and research works.

Major equipment available in the laboratory are:

• Universal Testing Machine (Electronic) 400 kN capacity
• Universal Testing Machine (Mechanical) 400 kN capacity
• Brinell hardness Tester
• Rockwell Hardness Tester
• Impact Testing Machine (Izod, Charpy)
• Compression Testing Machine 2000kN capacity

• Torsion Testing Machine
• Fatigue Testing Machine
• Tensile Tester
• Spring Testing Machine
• Deflection Test Apparatus
• Compression testing machine (100 tone)

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Mr. M. Ananthkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : m_ananthkumar@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Mr. K. Srinivasan
Sr. Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: : 0422-2685000
Extn:5582
Email id : k_srinivasan@cb.amrita.edu

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The laboratory is well equipped with all equipment’s required for identification, classification and investigation of soils.

Major Equipment:

• Consolidation Apparatus
• Light Compaction Apparatus
• Heavy Compaction Apparatus
• Direct Shear Apparatus
• Unconfined Compression Test Apparatus
• Vane Shear Apparatus
• Triaxial Shear Test Apparatus
• Sieve Shaker
• G.I.Frame sieves for coarse aggregate

• Brass Frame Sieves for Fine Aggregate
• Soil Hydrometer
• Liquid Limit Device
• Shrinkage Limit Apparatus
• Field Density Kit
• Constant Temperature Bath
• Hand Operated Sample Extractor
• Hot Air Oven
• Electronics Balance

• Proctor Penetrometer
• Permeability Apparatus
• CBR Apparatus
• Sample Extruder motorized
• Pipette Analysis Apparatus
• Automatic Compactor
• Infrared Moisture Meter
• Relative density apparatus

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Dr Santhoshkumar G
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5584
Email id : g_santhoshkumar@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Ms.K .K. Kavitha
Lab Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: : 0422-2685000
Extn:5586
Email id : kk_kavitha@cb.amrita.edu

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The Structural Engineering Group of the Civil Engineering Department focuses on the research and consultancy activities on materials, structures etc. This lab also serves the faculty, research scholars, post graduate and undergraduate students in their regular teaching-learning and research activities.

Major Facilities available:

• Single acting cylinder assembly – 25 Tonne & 50 Tonne
• Load cell and Indicator
• Mechanical Strain Gauge
• Data Acquisition System
• Shake Table Facility
• Digital Multimeter
• LCM Foam Generator

• Pan Type Motorized Concrete Mixer
• Self-Compacting Concrete Testing apparatus:
  • L-Box
  • V-Funnel
  • J-ring
  • U-Box

• Cube & Cylinder Moulds
• Hot Press-Guarded Ring Apparatus
• Accelerated Curing Tank
• Tile Abrasion testing Machine
• Concrete Impact tester
• Brookfield Viscometer with Rheocalc software

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Dr Vijayanarayanan A R
Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr.), Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5584
Email id : ar_vijayanarayanan@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Mr. K. Srinivasan
Sr. Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
Extn:5589
Email id : k_srinivasan@cb.amrita.edu

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This lab is mainly used by the UG and PG students for their project works. AUTOCAD is used by first year UG students and STAAD pro by third year UG, and PG students as part of their regular curriculum.

Software available with the institution:

• STAAD Pro
• AUTOCAD
• MATLAB
• ANSYS
• ABAQUS
• COMSOL

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Dr Vijayanarayanan A R
Assistant Professor (Sr.Gr.), Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : ar_vijayanarayanan@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Ms Thangamani V
Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5589
Email id : v_thangamani@cb.amrita.edu

This lab is mainly used by the senior UG and PG students during classwork and project works.

Software available with the institution:

• Project Management Software – Primavera P6
• Autodesk Revit – Education version

Contact Information

Lab in Charge:
Mr. Rakesh P
Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5583
Email id : p_rakesh1@cb.amrita.edu

Lab Staff:
Ms Thangamani V
Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering
Contact No: 0422-2685000
Extn:5589
Email id : v_thangamani@cb.amrita.edu

About the Lab

High performance concrete especially self compacting concrete (SCC) has got wide popularity in construction industry because of its ability to flow through congested reinforcement without segregation and bleeding. Even though European Federation of National Associations Representing for Concrete (EFNARC) guidelines are available for the mix design of SCC, large number of trials are required for obtaining an SCC mix with the desired engineering properties. Fresh state properties viz., flowing ability (Slump Flow), passing ability (J Ring), segregation resistance (V funnel at 5 min) are the check to determine the acceptability of SCC. But inorder prepare the SCC, it is necessary to add high range water reducers like superplasticizer. But all superplasticizers are not compatible with all the cement so it is necessary to check the compatibility of cement and superpalsticizer. Marsh cone flow time and mini slump spread test are required to perform to determine the saturation dosage and then to check the compatibility. Paste phase of the concrete determine the flow properties of concrete. But this flow behavior will change with respect to ingredients proportion and also with temperature. Rheological study using viscometer will give an idea about the change in rheological properties with temperature. High performance concrete lab is equipped with all these experimental setup to determine the above said properties of the mix.

People

Dr. Mini K. M.
Chairperson,
Civil, School of Engineering,
Coimbatore

Dr. Dhanya Sathyan
Assistant Professor (SG),
Civil, School of Engineering,
Coimbatore

Projects

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Facilities

Viscometer

SCC Equipment

Marsh Cone

Mini Slump

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Academic Programs

• B Tech Civil engineering
• M Tech – Structural & Construcrtion Engineering
• PhD

Publications

Salient Publications

• RaheshHari, K M Mini, (2019) “Mechanical and Durability Properties of Sisal-Nylon 6 Hybrid Fibre Reinforced High Strength SCC”, Construction and Building Materials, 204, pp.479-491.
• DhanyaSathyan, Anand, K.B. (2019). “Influence of Superplasticizer Family on the Durability Characteristics of Fly Ash Incorporated Cement Concrete”, Construction and Building materials, 204, 864–874.
• Ardra Mohan, Mini K M, (2018) “Strength and Durability Studies of SCC Incorporating Silica Fume and Ultra Fine GGBS” Construction and Building Materials ,171, 919–928
• SowminiGopinathan, K B Anand, (2018) “Properties of Cement Grout Modified with Ultra-fine Slag”, Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 12(1), pp. 58–66
• DhanyaSathyan, K B Anand ,  Aravind J Prakash and  Pemjith B (2018),  “Modeling the Fresh and Hardened Stage Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete using Random Kitchen Sink Algorithm”, International journal of concrete structures and materials, Springer,  DOI 10.1186/s40069-018-0246-7.
• DhanyaSathyan, Anand, K.B. and  Sindu Menon, M. (2018).  “Temperature Influence on Rheology of Superplasticized Pozzolana Cement and Modeling using RKS Algorithm” Journal of materials in civil engineering, ASCE,DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE) MT.1943-5533.0002406.
• Ardra Mohan, Mini K M, (2018) “Strength and Durability Studies of SCC Incorporating Silica Fume and Ultra Fine GGBS” Materials Today: Proceedings 5(11), pp. 23752-23758
• DhanyaSathyan, K B Anand, K M Mini and Aparna S (2018), “Optimization of Superplasticizer in Portland Pozzolana Cement Mortar and Concrete”, IOP conference series,Volume 310, DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/310/1/012036.
• DhanyaSathyan, K B Anand, Chinnu Jose and Aravind N R (2018), “Modelling the Minislump Spread of Superplasticized PPC Paste using RLS with the Application of Random Kitchen Sink”, IOP conference series, Volume 310. DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/310/1/012035.
• Aravind J Prakash ,DhanyaSathyan, K B Anand and Aravind N R (2018) , “Comparison of ANN and RKS Approaches to Model SCC Strength, IOP conference series, Volume 310. DOI:10.1088/1757-899X/310/1/012037.
• Ananthkumar M, DhanyaSathyan, Prabha S, (2018) “Study on Effectiveness of Processed and Unprocessed Black Liquor Pulps in Improving the Properties of PPC Mortar, Concrete and SCC”, Material today proceeding, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering 310 012038 doi:10.1088/1757-899X/310/1/012038
• M, DhanyaSathyan, and K.B.Anand (2017), “Studies on Rheological Properties of Superplasticised PPC Paste, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology. Volume 8, Issue 10, pp 939–947.
• DhanyaSathyan, K.B.Anand and K.M.Mini (2016),“Experimental Study on Portland Pozzolana Cement-Superplasticiser compatibility in mortar”, International journal of earth science and engineering, Vol. 09, No.02, pp 539-544. 
• Manomi N, DhanyaSathyan , K B Anand “Coupled Effect of Superplasticizer Dosage and Fly Ash Content on Strength and Durability of Concrete”, Material today proceeding.
• AparnaS,DhanyaSathyan and K B Anand, “Microstructural and Rate of Water Absorption Study on Fly-ash Incorporated Cement Mortar”, Material today proceeding
• Rojin C Robert, DhanyaSathyan , K B Anand, “Effect of Superplasticizers on the Rheological Properties of Fly Ash Incorporated Cement Paste”, Material today proceeding

About the Lab

Energy efficient materials lab is set up with the support of DST ‘Development of High Volume Fly ash Foam Concrete Wall Panel Using Rice Straw as Thermal Insulation Material” (TMD/CERI/BEE/2016/032). Today’s construction sectors use wide range of energy efficient materials to create buildings that combine interior comfort with lower energy costs and reduced environmental impact. When renovating old homes or planning a new development, the right combination of design and insulation can make a big difference to a building’s performance. This research lab is having testing facilities for the fabrication and testing of thermal, acoustic, heat resistance required for various energy efficient materials.

People

Dr. Mini K. M.
Chairperson,
Civil, School of Engineering,
Coimbatore

Dr. Dhanya Sathyan
Assistant Professor (SG),
Civil, School of Engineering,
Coimbatore

Research: Development of High Volume Fly ash Foam Concrete Wall Panel Using Rice Straw as Thermal Insulation Material” (TMD/CERI/BEE/2016/032) (Ongoing)

Projects

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Facilities

Foam Generator

Hot Guarded Plate Apparatus

Hot Press

Impedance Tube

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Publications

Salient Publications (Accepted)

• Amritha Raj, DhanyaSathyan, Mini K.M “Physical and Functional Characteristics of Foam Concrete: A Review”, Construction & Building Materials Ref. No.: CONBUILDMAT-D-18-05052.
• Aravind N.R, DhanyaSathyan,KM Mini, Rice Husk Incorporated Foam Concrete as a Insulating Material in building, Indoor and Built Environment, Manuscript ID IBE-18-0330

Salient Publications (Under review)

• Shrook S, DhanyaSathyan,KM Mini, Effect Of Expanded Perlite Aggregate On The Thermo-Mechanical And Durability Properties Of Foam Concrete, Journal of Building Engineering, Reference: JOBE_2018_785
• Bhagyasree raj, DhanyaSathyan, Mini K M, Mechanical and Durability Properties of Hybrid Fiber Reinforced Foam Concrete, CONBUILDMAT-D-19-03919
• Sarath Chandra, Amritha Raj, DhanyaSathyan, Mini K M, “A Study on Performance of Eps Sandwich Foam Concrete Wall Panel”, Energy Efficiency, Springer, Manuscript No. ENEF_ D-19-00100

Academic Programs

• B Tech Civil engineering
• M Tech – Structural & Construcrtion Engineering
• PhD

Products

• Thermal Insulation Wall Panel
  
• Collaborators

• DST, IDEINLAB ARCHITECTS