Civil and Environmental Engineering

Civil and Environmental Engineering Civil and Environmental Engineering Laboratories Lab Name Location Person in Charge Programs Served Courses Served Structure Laboratory M12-001 Ahmed Shweiki Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Material for Civil Engineering Mechanics of Material Materials Laboratory M12-001 Nabila al Hawawini Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Mechanical Engineering Architectural Engineering Material for Civil Engineering Advanced Concrete Technology Advanced Materials in Construction Geotechnical Laboratory M12-006 Mohamad Qisiah Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Geotechnical Engineering Advanced Geotechnical Engineering Soil Improvement Soil Dynamics Surveying Laboratory W12-019 Priya kaimal Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Surveying Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Laboratory M12-012 Nuha Adam Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Sustainable Renewable Energy Fluid Mechanics Hydraulics Water Resources Hydraulic Structures Fluvial Hydraulics Transportation Laboratory W12-020 Ahmed Shweiki Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Transportation Applied Traffic Operations Pavement Design Environmental Laboratory W12-013 Loubna Chaabi Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Biotechnology Chemistry Health science Nutrition Introduction to Environmental Engineering Wastewater Treatment and Reuse Instrumental Chemistry, Health Sciences Courses Research projects for health sciences and dentistry and pharmacy Mechanics of Materials Laboratory M12-001 Nabila al Hawawini, Ahmed Shweiki Civil and Environmental Engineering(BSC &MSCE) Mechanical engineering Architectural engineering Mechanics of Material Engineering Workshop M12-002 Keezhilath Madhu Engineering College Industrial Manufacturing Serves all the college of engineering in different student projects 31

Tests and Services Steel Truss with GUNT 32 Channel Data Acquisition Bending Moments in a Beam Shear Force in a Beam Deflection of Beams and Cantilevers Bending Stress in a Beam Torsion Test Beam Apparatus: CR 3000 MICROLOGGER & RELAY MULTIPLEXER with Support Software VISHAY 7000 Micro Measurements with Vishay Micro Controller Software Large Scale Specimens, Scaffoldings, Beams, Columns, Walls, etc. 33

Tests and Services The following are the tests that may be performed in UOS Laboratories: Fresh Concrete Testing Mix Design Workability Air Content Density Aggregate, Cement Mortar Testing Sampling of Aggregate Specific Gravity & Water Absorption Abrasion of Aggregates Particles Size Distribution (Sieve Analysis) Flakiness and Elongation Indexes Consistency and Setting Time of Cement & Gypsum Cement Setting Time and Compressive Strength Heat of Hydration of Cement Hardened Concrete Testing Permeability Flexural Strength Compressive Strength Indirect Tensile of Concrete Density & Water Absorption Chloride Penetration Shrinkage of Concrete Restrained Shrinkage Cracking Non-Destructive Testing of Hardened Concrete Cracks Detection and Movement, Width Measurement SHMIDT Hammer Testing for Compressive Strength Ultrasonic Testing for Concrete In situ Moisture Content Measurement Steel Rebar Location & Cover (Covermeter) Chloride Ion Penetration Tester (CIP) Free Shrinkage Measurement Corrosion Activity of Rebar 35

Rock Testing Point Load Test Unconfined Compression Soil Consolidation Test One-Dimensional Consolidation Test Measure Consolidation Characteristic Soil Permeability Coefficient Determination Swell/Collapse Tests In-Situ Testing Field Density Test Manual Subsurface Boring Tests Dynamic Cone Pentrometer Digital Load Cell Pentrometer Insitu and Lab Electrical Resistivity Test Soil Permeability Testing Falling Head Permeability Constant Head Permeability Particle Size and Index Properties Testing Grain and Particle Size Determination Sieve and Hydrometer Tests Liquid Limit Test Plastic Limit Test Shrinkage Limit Test Soil Compaction Test Standard & Modified Proctor Tests Field Density Test Soil and Water Chemical Testing Content Test: Sulfate, Chloride, Carbonate Organic Matter and Gypsum Conductivity Test ph Measurement Test 37

Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Laboratory Introduction The Fluid Mechanics and Water Resources Laboratory contains modern instruments and apparatuses for teaching and researches purposes. Some of the instruments and equipment can well be utilized for industrial use with minor modifications. The laboratory is supervised by experienced teaching staff and technicians with services meeting the highest of international standards. Equipment and Instruments Pump Test Apparatus Pressure Gauges Calibrator Determination of Fluid Properties Apparatus Pelton Wheel Hydraulic Ram Apparatus Standard Hydraulic Bench Bernoulli s Apparatus Center of Pressure Apparatus Free and Forced Vortices Apparatus Open Channel-Flow Visualization Bench Reynolds Apparatus Determination of Capillary Rise of a Liquid Apparatus Air Flow Bench Apparatus Rainfall-Runoff Hydrographic Apparatus Rainfall Simulator Apparatus Field Drain filter Test Apparatus Sedimentation Transport Apparatus Network of Pipe Apparatus Determination of Liquid Surface tension Apparatus Viscometer Apparatus Friction Losses in Pipes Apparatus Boundary Layer Experiment Hydrostatic Force Apparatus Flow Measuring Apparatus Impact of Jets Apparatus Seepage Flow Apparatus Permeability Apparatus Pressure Transducer Apparatus 39

Transportation Lab Introduction The Transportation and pavement Laboratory is furnished with a great deal of state-of-theart equipment. This equipment is used to collect and analyze data needed for the study and development of different types of transportation systems used on streets to major freeways. Students are trained on the use of this equipment to a high level of accuracy and safety. Much of the equipment can be installed and used for traffic data collection and to run traffic counts at different types of locations such as minor and major interchanges. They can also be utilized to analyze existing traffic problems, such as congestion and accidents. In addition, the Transportation and pavement lab is also equipped with machines to test asphalt concrete material (i.e. asphalt, bitumen and asphalt mixes). Equipment and Instruments Lane Traffic Counters Lane Traffic Detectors Video Detectors Intersection Turning Movement Counters (Digital and Mechanical) Traffic Analysis Software Speed Radar Guns Marshall Test Apparatus Digital Measuring Wheel Bitumen and Asphalt Ductility Saybolt Furol Viscometer Bitumen Consistency and Penetration Bitumen Content by Ignition Method Experiments Traffic Counting Traffic Trend Analysis Traffic Studies Traffic Impact Studies Asphalt Content of Hot-Mix Asphalt by Ignition Method Marshall Properties Tests Bitumen Content Ductility of Bitumen Viscosity of Bitumen 41

Environmental Laboratory Introduction The Environmental Laboratory carries out scientific investigations on fresh and marine water quality, wastewater treatment, industrial waste management, solid waste management, environmental impact monitoring, environmental information systems, geo-environmental studies, and environmental site investigations. Equipment and Instruments Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectroscopy (GC/MS) Gas Chromatography (GC) Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) Bench Top Stirred Pressure Reactor Ion- Chromatograph Automatic Weather Station Deep Wells Water Quality & Velocity Apparatus Multi Parameter of Data Logger Total Organic Carbon (TOC-VCPH) Spectrophotometers (DR/4000, DR2800, DR/2010) Fast Fat Extraction System Binocular Microscope Biotrace Uni-Lite Xcel Illuminometer Digestion System ( Digesdahl digestion Apparatus, Microwaves Digestion ) Jar Tester ph Meter, Turbidity Meter, Conductivity Meter, Dissolved Oxygen Meter, BOD Track, COD Reactor, Furnaces, Ovens, and etc Water, Soil and Sediment Sampling Equipment Deep Wells Water Quality & Velocity Apparatus Multi Parameter of Data Logger System Automatic Weather Station Tests and Services Fresh Water, Groundwater and Marine Water Quality *ph, Salinity, Conductivity, BOD, COD, TOC, Coliform Bacteria, Nitrogen, Heavy metals, Ammonia, Sulphates, Phosphorus, Turbidity, Color, hydrocarbons, Gravimetric Analysis for Solids, Transparency, Chlorophyll etc. Water and Wastewater Treatability Testing (Physical, Chemical and Biological Treatment) 43

Mechanics of Materials Laboratory Introduction The Mechanics of Materials Laboratory for the Civil & Environmental Engineering Department is equipped with different educational and training set-ups to support the theoretical part of education. The main objective of the Mechanics of Materials Laboratory is to teach students both the basic principles and the advanced concepts of mechanics of materials. The educational and training set-ups in the lab put theory into practice and students become more interested and involved in various subject matter. Equipment and Instruments SM04 STR2 STR3 STR4 STR5 STR6 MF40 Tests and Services - Beam Apparatus - Bending Moment in a Beam Apparatus - Shear Force in a Beam Apparatus - Deflection of a Beam Apparatus - Bending Stress in a Beam Apparatus - Torsion of Circular Sections Apparatus - Materials Lab with Data Capture Beam Apparatus Bending Moment in a Beam With STR2000 Software Shear Force in a Beam Deflection of Beams & Cantilevers Bending Stress in a Beam Torsion of Circular Sections Load Frame with Digital Load Extensometer 45

Experiments Gear Manufacturing Practice Turning and Taper Turning Welding Practice Carpentry Practice Tests and Services Lathe Machine: This equipment is very useful in fabricating threaded, nuts and bolts for heavy equipment machineries (cars, oil drilling machineries etc.) Welding Machine: This machine is very useful in fabrication of welded steel structures like steel beams and steel columns Universal Milling Machine: This machine could be used in the manufacture of gears, grooves, slots and many others 47