Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory

The Geotechnical Engineering laboratory, which is computer controlled, includes static triaxial and direct shear apparatuses for both soils and rocks, a dynamic triaxial apparatus, consolidometers, constant and variable head permeameters, a resonant column apparatus, an ultrasonic velocity testing apparatus, and a shaking table. In addition the laboratory houses standard equipment for Atterberg Limits determination, and grain size analysis.