National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE)
&
School of Civil & Environmental Engineering (SCEE)
S.No
Name of Equipment
Status
Particulars of Tests
Rates per Test
(Rs.)
1
Compression machine
Running
Compressive Strength
test (Cube/Cylinder)
500
2
Compression machine
Running
Compressive Strength
test (Bricks)
500
3
Compression machine
Running
4
Vicat Apparatus with
Accessories
Running
5
Running
Compressive Strength of
hollow and Solid Block
Mix Design
Initial Setting Time of
Cement
25000
1200
800
6
Vicat Apparatus with
Accessories
Running
Final Setting Time of
Cement
800
7
Vicat Apparatus with
Accessories
Running
Consistency Test (Water
Demand of Cement)
800
8
Specific Gravity Apparatus
& Oven
Running
Water Absorption on
bricks 24 hours
1200
9
Sieve Set & Sieve Shaker
Running
Sieve Analysis of Coarse
Aggregates
800
10
Sieve Set & Sieve Shaker
Running
Sieve Analysis of Fine
Aggregates
800
11
Compression machine
Running
Compressive Strength of
Cement using mortar
cubes
5000
12
Specific Gravity density
baskets & Tank
Running
Specific Gravity of
Aggregates
800
13
14
15
Specific Gravity density
baskets & Tank
Lech atelier Apparatus
Crushing value of
Aggregates with accessories
Running
Running
Running
Water Absorption of
Aggregates
Soundness of Cement
Crushing Value of Coarse
Aggregates
800
1000
2000
16
Impact Test Machine
Running
Impact Value of Coarse
Aggregates
1800
(Rebound Hammer,
Ultrasonic Test, Depth
Meter, Corrosion)
To be decided
after field
inspection by NICE
team.
17
Non Destructive Testing
Running
18
Core cutting Machine
Running
19
Sieve Set
Running
20
UTM Machine
Running
21
UTM Machine
Running
22
UTM Machine
Running
23
UTM Machine
Running
24
F-cal 8000 Field calorimeter
Running
25
F-cal 8000 Field calorimeter
Running
26
Shrinkage Apparatus
Running
27
-
Running
Core Test extraction at
site
Fineness Modulus of
both Coarse and Fine
Aggregates
Tensile Test on Steel (up
to 1 inch dia)
Tensile Test on Steel
(above 1 inch dia)
Bend Test (up to 1 inch
dia)
Bend Test (above 1 inch
dia)
Calorimeter of Concrete
Calorimeter of
Paste/Mortar
Shrinkage
Testing of Bridges under
static and dynamic load
test
8000
800 (each)
600
1200
400
600
40000/Per day
25000/Per day
30000/Per day
Usually Rs 50,000
per panel -All
labor
material, Test
arrangement and
transport
of team to be
provided by the
Client
:__Lab Engineer : Umar Maqsood Contact+92-51-90854581, umarmaqsood.ce@gmail.com
S.No
1.
2.
3.
4.
Name of Equipment
Status
Particulars of Tests
Rates per Test
(Rs.)
Speedy Moisture Tester
Working
To Determine Moisture
Content of Soil in field
500
Fine Aggregate Set
Working
Grain Size Analysis
1000
Hydrometer
Working
Grain Size Analysis
2500
Atterberg Limit Apparatus
Working
Liquid Limit, Plastic Limit
Shrinkage Limit
1000
5.
Standard Proctor Test
Apparatus
Working
Optimum Moisture
Content and Maximum
Dry Density
1000
6.
Modified Proctor Test
Apparatus
Working
Optimum Moisture
Content and Maximum
Dry Density
1000
7.
Specific Gravity Test
Apparatus
Working
8.
In-Situ Density Test
Apparatus
Working
To determine Specific
Gravity of soils
Sand Replacement
Method
Core Cutter Method
Rubber Balloon Method
To find in-situ density of
soils
Constant Head Permeability
Working
To determine coefficient
of permeability for
Coarse grained Soils
10.
Falling Head Permeability
Working
To determine coefficient
of permeability
11.
Standard Penetration test
SPT
Working
12.
Unconfined Test apparatus
Working
13.
Direct Shear test
Working
14.
Consolidation apparatus
Working
15.
Pressuremeter Menard
Working
9.
To determine the SPT
“N” value, which gives an
indication of the soil
stiffness
Unconfined compression
test, undrained shear
strength
Shear Strength
Parameters (C and ф)
Coefficient of
Consolidation, Rate of
volume Decrease,
Preconsolidation
Pressure
To determine soil
parameters by plotting
load deformation curve
16.
Relative density apparatus
Working
To find Maximum and
minimum density index
(unit weight) of granular
soil
17.
Tri-axial test
Working
To determine the shear
strength and stiffness of
soil
500
1000
2500
2500
5000-10000/m
(depending on
depth of
BH/streta)
800
2200
4500
1100
6000
·
Unconsolidate
d Undrained test (UU)
18.
Electric resistivity test
Working
19.
Dynamic Cone
Penetrometer
Working
20.
Motorized Earth Auger
Working
21.
Cyclic Triaxial
Resonant Column Test
Apparatus
22.
Being
Calibrated
Being
Calibrated
·
Consolidated
Undrained test (CU)
20000
·
Consolidated
Drained test (CD)
20000
To find the sub surface
soil resistivity
To determine the
strength and bearing
capacity by measuring
the penetration of
apparatus
As per
requirement
As per
requirement
To drill Bore Hole
As per
requirement
To investigate the effects
of cyclic loading on a soil
sample and to determine
Skempton B coefficient
As per
requirement
To measure shear
modulus (G) and the
damping ratio (D) at
small shear strains
As per
requirement
HoD Geotechnical / Laboratory Engineer, Contact:051-90854629, Email:rnd@nice.nust.edu.pk
1 - PHE Lab
S/No
Name of Equipment
Status
Particular of Test
a.
Digital meter, Beakers,
Flasks, Pipettes, Burettes, Working
various
chemicals
and Condition
Incubator etc
To determine Dissolve
Oxygen (DO) of a sample
b.
Incubator, Beakers, Flasks,
Pipettes,
Burettes
and -“chemical etc
To determine coli form
beaker in a sample
c.
Digital Spectrophotometer,
-“Cell holes etc.
To determine different
elements in a sample i-e
Ba, Br, S etc.
Rates per Test
d.
Digital meter, Beakers,
Flasks, Pipettes, Burettes,
-“various
chemicals
and
Incubator etc
To
determine
Biochemical
Oxygen
demand (BOD) of a
sample
e.
Compound Microscope
f.
Filter Paper, Vacuum Pump,
-“Beaker etc
g.
Turbidity meter, cell holes,
-“some standard solutions etc
To turbidity in a sample
h.
PH Meter, standards, sample
-“etc
To determine PH Value of
a sample
j.
Salinity and conductivity
meter, standards, cell holes -“and samples etc.
To determine salinity and
conductivity in a sample
Study of micro organism
by
the
help
of
Microscope
To determine TDS in a
sample
-“-
2 - MT Lab
S/No
Name of Equipment
Status
Working
Condition
Particular of Test
a
Boyle’s Law Apparatus
b
Air Conditioning Training
Unit with PC Data
Acquisition
-“-
To calculate the
volumetric air flow and
the flow velocity of air
c
“““““““““
“
-“-
To calculate the cooling
capacity of an air cooler
d
“““““““““
“
-“-
To calculate the enthalpy
of air blown in vapour
-“-
To calculate the sensible
heat / rise in
temperature between
room intake and outlet
e
“““““““““
“
Rates per Test
To verify the Boyle’s Law
3 - Conc Lab
S/No
Name of Equipment
a.
Vacate needle app, balance
graduated stop watch
Status
Working
Condition
Particular of Test
Determination of Std
Consistency of Cement
Rates per test
1000
b.
Class, cylinder, stop watch
-“-
Determination of Initial
& Final Setting Time
1200
c.
Tensile testing machine
briquettes moulds sieves
No. 20, 30
-“-
Determination of Tensile
Str of Cement Briquettes
800/- Per Sample
d.
Compressive testing
machine 2” cube, mould
sieve No. 20, 30
-“-
Determination of
Compressive Str of
Cement Mortor
400/- Per Sample
e.
Le-chateler app lechateler
mould
-“-
Determination of
Soundness of Cement
1000
f.
Volumetric flasks 250ml
balance
-“-
Determination of Specific
Gravity of Cement
1000
g.
Crushing value app, sieve
No. ½, 3/8
-“-
Determination of
Crushing value of C/Agg
1500
h.
Impact value app, sieve No.
½, 3/8
-“-
Determination of Impact
of value of C/Agg
1000
j.
Crushing value app, sieve ½,
-“3/8 compressive machine
Determination of 10%
Fine value of C/Agg
1000
k.
Set of coarse sieves, sieve
-“shaker, balance
Gradation of C/Agg
1000
l.
Set of fine sieves, shaker,
-“balance
Gradation of Fineness
Modulus of F/Agg
1000
m.
Balance, tray, oven
-“-
Specific Gravity &
Absorption of C/Agg
1500
n.
Volumetric flask capacity
500ml
conical
mould, -“trapping rod balance
Specific Gravity &
Absorption of F/Agg
1500
o.
Slump conc, tamping rod
-“steel rule
Slump test on fresh
concrete
1000
p.
Compacting factor app
-“-
Compacting factor of
fresh concrete
2500
q.
Vee-bee time app
-“-
Vee bee time of fresh
concrete
r.
Flow table app
-“-
Flow %age of fresh
concrete
s.
Kelly ball app
-“-
Kelly ball penetration on
fresh concrete
500
testing Working
Condition
Compression test on
concrete cubes and
cylinders
t.
Compression
machine
u.
Flexural testing machine
-“-
Determination of flexural
str of prism
v.
Jig, compression
machine
testing
-“-
Determination of equal
of cube str
w.
Compression
machine
testing
-“-
Determination of split
tensile str of cylinders
x.
“““““
-“-
Effect of W/C on the str
of concrete
y.
“““““
-“-
Effect of age on the str of
concrete
z.
“““““
-“-
aa.
“““““
-“-
bb.
Schmidt hammer app
-“-
Effect of curing on the str
of concrete
Mix design by ACI
Method
Carry out the Rebound
Hammer test
cc.
Cover meter
-“-
Determination of size,
spacing and cover in
reinforce slab by cover
meter
dd.
Pundit app
-“-
Carry out pulse velocity
test by PUNDIT
ee.
Compressive machine cores
-“cutis machine
Determination of comp
str of concrete cores
400/- Per Sample
4000
4000
4 - TN Lab
S/No
a.
Practical Title
Status
Equipment
Impact test
Working
Condition
Impact test app, Balance
Oven, Sieve set (14, 10,
2.36mm)
1000
Open ended
Cylinder/base Plate,
Measuring cylinder,
Sieve set, Balance, Oven
1500
b.
Crushing value
-“-
c.
Abrasion test
-“-
d.
Shape test of Aggrigrate
-“-
Sieve set, Oven, Balance,
Steel balls
Flaky sieve set,
Elongation Gauge
Angularity set, Balance,
Oven Sieve set,
Rates Per Test
2000
2500
e.
f.
g.
Specific gravity test
-“-
Buoyancy, Balance, Oven
1000
-“-
CBR Compactor, CBR
machine, CBR moulds
Complete Spacer disk,
Surcharge, Weight,
Oven, Straight edge
5000
-“-
CBR Compactor, CBR
machine, CBR moulds
Complete Spacer disk,
Surcharge, Weight,
Oven, Straight edge
10,000.00
CBR test (Lab)
CBR test (Field)
Penetrometer ,Water
bath, Thermometer
Specimen, Mould,
Water, bath
,Thermometer, Ductility
machine
Ring and ball Apparatus,
Heater, Thermometer
h.
Penetration test
-“-
i.
Ductility test
-“-
j.
Softening point test
-“-
k.
Flash and fire point
-“-
Cleave land open Cup
app, Heater
1000
-“-
Standard
Viscometer,
Stop watch, Graduated
Cylinder 100 ml, Orifice 4
and 10mm
1000
l.
Standard viscosity test
1000
1500
1000
5 - Soil Lab
S/No
Practical Title
a.
Sieve Analysis of Soil
b.
Moisture Content
Determination
a. Oven Drying Method
b. Speedy
Tester Method
Status
Working
Condition
Equipment
Sieve Set, Balance, Oven
-“-
Rates Per Test
1000
300.00
-“-
Oven, Balance,
-“-
Speedy Moisture Tester
c.
Specific Gravity of Soil
-“-
d.
Atterberg Limits
-“-
.
a.
Liquid Limit
b.
Plastic
Limit
Casagarande device,
Oven, Balance
-“-
Oven, Balance
Hydrometer, 1000ml
Graduated glass cylinder,
Balance, sieves,
Thermometer
Hydrometer Analysis
-“-
f.
g.
Field Identification
Permeability Test
a. Constant
Head
-“-“-
h.
b.
Modified
Test
1000
1000.00
-“-
e.
b. Variable
Head
Compaction Test
a. Standard
Test
Flask, Balance heater,
Thermometer
1500
Deferent soil sample
2000.00
-“-
Constant Head,
Permeability Apparatus
-“-
Variable Head,
Permeability Apparatus
-“-
2500.00
-“-
Proctor mould, Rammer,
Oven, Balance
-“-
Proctor mould, Rammer,
Oven, Balance
Determination of in Situ
Density
-“-
a. By Core
Cutter Method
-“-
Core Cutter, balance,
Hammer,
b. By Sand
Replacement Method
-“-
Sand bottle, Balance,
chisel, Hammer,
j.
Direct Shear Test
-“-
Balance, Direct Shear
machine, Spatula
1600
k.
Unconfined Compression
Test
-“-
Unconfined
Compression, Shelby
Tube, Spatula, Balance
1000
-“-
Tri axial Compression
machine complete set,
Shelby Tube, Spatula,
Balance
i.
l.
m.
Tri axial Compression Test
Direct Shear Test
-“-
500.00
Balance, Direct Shear
machine, Spatula
(UU)3000/
(Sat UU)5000
1600
n.
Unconfined Compression
Test
-“-
Unconfined
Compression, Shelby
Tube, Spatula, Balance
-“-
Tri axial Compression
machine complete set,
Shelby Tube, Spatula,
Balance
Tri axial Compression Test
o.
(Unconsolidated Undrained)
1000
(UU)3000/
(Sat UU)5000
8500 (10-20 Feet)
After 20 Ft Rs.500
Per Ft
p.
Standard Penetration Test
(SPT)
-“-
SPT Test set, Augers
q.
Plate Load Test
-“-
Plate Load test
apparatus complete set
15000-30000
r.
Consolidation Test
-“-
Consolidation test
apparatus complete set
7000
6 - Hyd Lab
S/No
Practical Title
Fluid Mechanics – I
Status
Equipment
Working Condition
Calibration of gauges
apparatus
1
Calibration of gauges
-“-
2
Determination of center of
pressure on a submerged -“plane surface
Center of pressure
apparatus
3
To study the impact of jet on
flat plate and hemispherical -“cup
Impact of jet apparatus
4
Determination of value of
constant “k” for a given -“venturimeter
Veniturimeter
5
Determination
of
coefficients of velocity,
-“discharge, and contraction
for an orifice
Orifice and jet apparatus
6
Determination of coefficient
of discharge for a Vee and -“rectangular notch
Notches fitted on
hydraulic bench
7
Flow
visualization
by
-“hydrogen bubble technique
Hydrogen bubble flow
visualization system
Rates Per Test
8
Determination of Manning’s
coefficient “n” for an open -“channel
Open Channel
Fluid Mechanics – II
1
To measure the head loss
due to friction, sudden
enlargement,
sudden
contraction, and bends etc
-“To measure the head loss
due to friction, sudden
enlargement,
sudden
contraction, and bends etc
Loss of head apparatus
2
Introduction of turbines
Introduction of different
turbines
3
To study the characteristic
-“curves for a Pelton wheel
Pelton Wheel
4
To study the characteristic
curves for an axial flow -“impulse turbine
Axial flow impulse
turbine
5
To study the characteristic
curves for a radial flow -“reaction turbine
Outward flow reaction
turbine
6
To study the characteristic Working
curves for a Francis turbine
Condition
Francis turbine (inward
flow)
7
To study the characteristic
curves for a reciprocating -“pump
Plunger pump demo unit
8
To study the characteristic
-“curve for a centrifugal pump
Centrifugal pump test
stand
-“-
Hydraulics Engineering
1
To study the specific energy
-“diagram for an open channel
Open channel
2
To study the flow over a
broad crested weir in an -“open channel
“
3
To study the Hydraulic jump
-“in an open channel
“
4
To study the flow through
venturiflume in an open -“channel
“
5
To study the flow over sharp
crested weir in an open -“channel
“
7 - ET Lab
S/No
Practical Title
Status
Equipment
a.
Veriation of Ohm’s Law
Working
Condition
Auto-transformer,
voltmeter, ammeter,
standard resistance
b.
To study series and parallel
circuits with DC input
-“-
c.
To study star-delta
connection with DC input
-“-
d.
Measurement of power in
single phase AC circuits by
three ammeters method
and power factor
improvement
e.
f.
To determine characteristics
of DC shunt motor
To determine characteristics
of DC series motor
DC power supply,
standard resistances,
voltmeters and ammeter
Standard resistive load,
DC power supply,
voltmeters and
ammeters
-“-
Auto transformer,
ammeter module,
variable inductive load,
power factor meter.
Ammeter, wattmeter
and voltmeter
-“-
DC Machine, power
supply, DC
instrumentater group,
tachometer and prony
brake
-“-
DC machine, power
supply, DC
instrumentation group,
tachometer and prony
brake
Rates Per Test
g.
Speed control of DC series
and shunt motor
h.
To study resonance in single
phase AC circuit
j.
Power measurement in
single phase AC circuits with
three voltmeter
k.
Power measurement in
three phase AC system with
two single phase wattmeter
l.
Open and short circuit test
of induction motor and
drawing circle diagram
m.
Open and short circuit test
of transformer
-“-
DC machine, power
supply, DC
Instrumentation group
and variable resistance
-“-
Constant resistance load,
constant capacitive load,
constant inductive load,
oscilloscope, ammeter,
voltmeter, supply with
variable frequency
-“-
Auto
transformer,
variable resistive load, AC
voltmeter module, single
phase supply
-“-
Induction motor (three
phase load) wattmeter
group, [rpmu brake,
three phase supply
-“-
Three
phase
auto
transformer wattmeter,
voltmeter,
ammeters,
induction motor three
phase supply
-“-
Transformer
(5KVA),
wattmeter, voltmeters,
ammeter,
auto
transformer, single phase
supply
Status
Working
Condition
Equipment
50 ton universal testing
machine
8 - SOM Lab
S/No
Practical Title
a.
Tensile test on metal
b.
Shear test on metal
-“-
10 ton universal testing
machine
c.
Shear test on wood
-“-
50 ton universal testing
machine
d.
Young’s modulus on a wire
-“-
Young’s modulus
apparatus
e.
Transverse test on timber
-“-
50 ton universal testing
machine
Rates per test
f.
Izod Impact test on metal
-“-
Izod impact testing
apparatus
g.
Torsion of solid shaft
-“-
Torsion testing machine
and torsion testing app
h.
Combined bending and
torsion test
-“-
Combined bending and
torsion app
-“-
Thin cylinder app
-“-“-
Hardness testing app
Thin cylinder app
-“-
Strut testing apparatus
-“-
Thick cylinder app.
Status
Working
Working
Particulars of Tests
Functional group analysis
Phase analysis of
materials
Separation and
molecular weight
analysis of samples
Rate Per Test (Rs.)
1500
3000
Seperation /purification
of samples
Analysis of elemental
composition of sample
(organic) C,H,N,S
3000
Measure Heat Created
by a sample burned
under an oxygen
atmosphere
Heat of Chemical
Reaction
Size exclusion
chromatography
Flow properties of liquids
Performance of
explosives
2500
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
S. No
1
2
Stresses and strain in thin
cylinder
Hardness test on metal
Mohr’s strain circle
Variation of crippling load
with slenderness ratio
Stresses and strain in thick
cylinder
Name lof Equipment
FTIR
TG/DTA
3
GC-MS
Back to
Working
Condition
soon
4
HPLC
Working
5
Elemental analyzer
Procurement
of balance is
in process
6
Bomb Calorimeter
Working
7
Micro Calorimeter
Working
8
GPC
Working
9
10
Rheo Meter
Velocity of Detonation
(VOD)
Working
Working
3000
2500
27000-34000
6000
2500
5000
11
XRD
Working
Identification of the
atomic and molecular
structure of a crystal/
material
4000
12
AFM
Working
Surface analysis of
materials (imaging,
measuring and
manipulating matter at
the nanoscale)
1600
13
SEM (imaging + EDS)_
Working
Surface analysis of
materials
4000/0.5hr/sampl
e+320/additional
element on EDS
14
XRF
Back to
Working
Condition
soon
Element analysis and
chemical analysis of
metals, glass, ceramics
etc
3500
15
PSD
Working
1000
16
BET
Working
17
Optical Profilometer
Working
18
Universal Testing Machine
Working
Particle size analysis of
the sample
Porosity measurement of
materials
Measurement of surface
profile of films
Tensile Compression of
Metal, Polymer, Ceramic,
Threads, Cotton Tows,
Membrane, Composite
19
Impact Testing Machine
Working
Charpy, Izode of Metal,
Polymer, Ceramic,
Composite
1000
20
Brinell/ Rockwell/Vicker
Hardness Tester
Working
Hardness of metals
500
21
Micro -Hardness Tester
Working
Hardness of metal,
Polymer, Ceramic,
Composite
2500
Prof. Dr. Mohammad Mujahid
Dean/ Principal
School of Chemical and Materail Engineering (SCME)
National University of Science and Technology (NUST)
4000
1600
4500