Mechanics of Solids Laboratory

Faculty In charge –    Dr. S. S. Pendhari

Supporting Staff –       Mr. R. D. Haryan (Lab Instructor)

                                                Mr. Rahul More (Hamal)

Sr. No.

Specialized Equipment Name

Equipment Details

1

Izod Impact Testing

Model FIT- 300N as per standard supply. Manufactured by Fine Testing Machines

2

Brinell Hardness Testing Machine

Model TKB-3000 as per standard supply. Manufactured by Fine Testing Machines

3

Flexural Testing Machine

Lancashire Dynamo & Crypto Ltd. Manchester & Willesden

4

Universal Testing Machine

Saikiran Enterprises ISO 9001:2015. Capacity – 30TON

5

Compression Testing Machine

EIE Instruments Pvt. Ltd capacity- 300T 

6

Shear Testing Machine

Shear Attachment for Universal Testing Machine

7

Torsional Testing Machine

Material - MS

8

Hand Compression Machine

Saikiran Enterprise Ltd 

List of Experiments (UG)

  1. Tension test on mild steel bar

  2. Elastic modulus of concrete

  3. Tension test on tor steel bar

  4. Shear test on mild steel bar

  5. Tension test on steel plates

  6. Flexural test on steel plates

  7. Bend and re-bend test on mild and tor steel

  8. Torsion test on mild and tor steel.

  9. Brinnel’s Hardness tests on metal specimen

  10. Impact test on metal

  11. Compression test on wood

  12. Tensile test on wood specimen

  13. Flexural test on wood

List of Experiments (PG)

  1. Evaluation of material properties (Modulus of elasticity E and Poisson’s ratio µ) of concrete and steel using strain gauge.

  2. Evaluation of bending moments and deflections in a cantilever beam using strain gauge and dial gauges respectively.

  3. Evaluation of torsional moments and rotations in a shaft using strain gauge transducer and dial gauges respectively

  4. Load test on steel/RCC flexural elements (beams and slabs)

  5. Evaluation of buckling load of steel column- applications of load cells

  6. Evaluation of structural elements for free vibration characteristics using strain gauges/accelerometers

  7. Use of Schmitz hammer to estimate in-situ strength of concrete and estimate of depth of carbonation.

  8. Use of UPV to estimate, E value, quality / density of concrete.

  9. Use of half-cell potentiometer to estimate corrosion potential in RCC element.

  10. Use of Icor technique to estimate corrosion levels in the RCC elements.

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