Major Projects Undertaken
Apart from the routine testing of various types of construction materials, the department undertakes special tests as under:
- Concrete mix design including higher grade concrete using accelerated curing technique
- Testing of paver blocks
- Polymer modified mortar – specimen preparation and testing
- Load tests on beams and slabs including manhole covers
- Rebound Hammer and Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity test on Concrete
- Calibration of Compression testing Machines
- Chloride and sulphate content of cement mortar and concrete
- Permeability test of cement mortar and concrete
Major consultancy projects undertaken are as under:
- Proof checking of steel and RCC designs of various types of structures viz., commercial and residential buildings, bridge structures, reservoirs, swimming pools
- Design of machine foundations
- Analysis and design of structures using STAAD/ETABS
- Stability assessment of dilapidated building in Mumbai western suburbs and Mira Bhayander Municipal council area
- Instrumentation to bridge over Ganga river at Patna during external prestressing of bridge girders
- Assessment of dynamic characteristics of vibration damper at Nasik