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Research Facilities

Research facilities available at SuRGE laboratory.

Review for details on standard test procedures and calculation sheets ( only for SuRGE laboratory members).

For any additional information, please contact Dr. Bhaskar Chittoori

Physical Tests

Atterberg Limits

Plastic Limit Test

Liquid Limit Test

Permeability

Permeability Test

Consolidation and Swell

1-D swell and Consolidation Setup

Sieve Analysis and Hydrometer

Cyclic Triaxial

Cyclic Triaxial Setup

Chemical and Mineralogical Tests

Cation Exchange Capacity

Sample Preparation for CEC

Measuring CEC using Spectrophotometer

Specific Surface Area

SSA Setup – Camber, Vacuum and Weighting Machine

Weighing Sample After Each Cycle

Soluble Sulfate

Centrifuging the Soil

Filtering mixture of Barium Chloride Solution with Soil

Calcium Carbonate Determination

Rapid Calcium Carbonate Analyzer

Reactive Alumina and Silica

Boiling Soil and Sodium Hyrdoxide

Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to determine elemental concentration

Biological Tests

Bacterial Growth using Streak Plate Method of Isolation

Bacterial Growth using Spread Plate Method

Serial Dilution

MICP using Treatment Solution Delivery System (TSDS)

TSDS