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Soil Mechanics Laboratory

Prof. Camilla Saviz, Civil Engineering

Soil Mechanics LaboratoryPurpose

  • Analysis and testing of soils
  • Support for core and advanced undergraduate civil engineering courses
  • Undergraduate Research
     

Courses Supported

  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Foundation Design
  • Engineering Geology
     

Major Equipment

  • Assorted Sieves and sieve shaker
  • Drying oven
  • Electronic and analytic balances
  • Permeameter
  • Standard and Modified Procter Test Equipment
  • Atterberg Limit Devices
  • Computer-driven Direct Shear Tester
  • One-Dimensional Consolidation Test rack
  • Unconfined compression tester
  • Quick sand demo
  • Bearing capacity demo