Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory
Geotechnical Engineering is the branch of Civil Engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. Geotechnical engineering also has applications in military, mining, petroleum and other engineering disciplines that are concerned with construction occurring on the surface or within the ground. The purpose of Geotechnical Engineering lab is to determine physical, mechanical, hydraulic and chemical properties of earthen materials (soil/rock/composite material) which further help to predict field behavior, designing earthworks and foundation, evaluate stability of natural and manmade soil deposits, assess risk posed by site conditions and for forensic investigations. The Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory at IITRAM is well equipped with state of the art instruments/equipment.