Geotechnical Laboratory

• Over 950 sq ft of floor space for physical modeling and component testing
• California Bearing Ratio (CBR) machine with the capacity of 10,000 lbs
• Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS) machine with the capacity of 2,500 lbs
• Six Casagrande devices and two microwaves for running Atterberg limits tests
• Direct Shear test device
• Different size of molds and hammers for running compaction test (four 4-inch and four 6-inch molds, four 5.5-lb hammers and two 10-lb hammers)
• Consolidation test device
• Three different sizes of sand cone
• Four scales with capacity of 6,000 g with accuracy of 0.01g, one scale with capacity of 30 kg with accuracy of 0.002 kg
• Three sets of different size of sieves and two shaking machines for Grain Size Distribution test
• Different size of shovels, spatulas and tape measures for site surveying
• Permeameter device for Permeability test