Civil Engineering Lab - Labs - Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering Lab
The Civil Engineering Department has several laboratories of approximately 300m2.
Within this area, we find concrete technology, wood technology, steel technology, surveying, road and water/sewage system laboratories.
The laboratories have equipment that can measure the mechanical strains of concrete, wood and steel. The behavior and properties can be better understood by detailed, well-designed and firsthand experience with these materials/models.
The students will therefore become familiar with them by conducting laboratory tests. The tests have been selected to illustrate the basic properties and methods of testing of cement, aggregates, paste, mortar, concrete and steel.
Concrete technology
The activities at the Concrete Technology laboratory is testing concrete elements. It contains this equipment:
- Mixing machine
- Humus contents-test equipment, grain distribution in the long term, the consistency of the concrete, the density of debris, the electrical resistance capabilities of the concrete, and the compressive strength.
- Chemical Laboratory.
- Construction technology lab.
Surveying
The surveying laboratory contains:
- Total Station.
- Auto levels.
- GNSS.
- senseFly Drone
- Topcon 3D Scanner
Road design
The activities at the lab are testing of aggregate properties:
- Los Angeles Abrasion.
- Modified Proctor/Standard Proctor.
- Aggregate Flakiness Index Value.
Expertise in the lab
- Construction technology (Revit, 3D modelling, Structural Analysis, BetonExpress, VR)
- Concrete technology.
- Simulating road wear and construction utilizing the LA-method, Modified proctor and the Flakiness index value.
- Surveying using traditional equipment, 3D scan with drone and stationary 3D scanner for integration with student BIM projects.
- Support features: Mechanical workshop and carpentry workshop.
