Mission: The Department’s mission, as the national agency and state consultant for geological matters, is to protect the public interest thought the identification, the exploitation and protection of mineral and groundwater resources, the investigation and assessment of the geological environment and geohazards, the monitoring and assessment of seismicity, the investigation of the foundation conditions, the protection and promotion of sites of geological and mining heritage and the production and dissemination of unbiased geo-information to society.
Objective:
Description: A compression testing machine is a universal testing machine (UTM) specially configured to determine a material`s strength and deformation behavior under compressive (pressing) load. A typical machine for compression tests consists of a load cell, a crosshead(s), compression test tools, electronics, and a drive system.
Units: 4
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Triaxial test equipment is used for shear strength testing on soil specimens. Triaxial shear strength is one of the most versatile soil strength tests in geotechnical engineering. More complex than a direct shear test, it allows control of specimen stresses in perpendicular directions.The test apparatus consists of different components mentioned below:
• Strain-controlled loading frame.
• Triaxial cell.
• Pressure chambers.
• Proving ring sample former.
• Trimmer.
• Pore pressure apparatus.
• Volume change measuring device etc.
Units: 2
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Direct Shear Equipment Wykeham Farrance, Controls COMPANIES
Description: The soil specimen is placed in an apparatus known as shear box which consists of two metallic plates, two porous stones, two screws, a gripper disk and a loading cap where the normal stress is applied.
Load application system
Pore stones
elongometers.
Sample Extractor
Former with its accessories
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Determination of C&Φ (Cohesion and Angle of friction). The difference is that the motion is horizontal and not vertical as in the case of the Triaxial. Also, no side pressure is existing.
Description: It can be manual or motorized with controlled speed of imposition of deformation or load
Extensiometer to measure the change in the height of the UUT during the loading step. Vernier spacemeter suitable for accurately measuring the dimensions of the test piece with an accuracy of 0.25mm.
Specimen former with its accessories (forming frame, wire saw, knives),
Sample extractor. It is used to extract the samples from the sampler. The sample should be extracted with minimum disturbance and with the same direction of extraction as sampling. Refermentation cylinder and piston. It is used for the refermentation and formation of the sample where required.
Units: 2
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Permeability Testing Equipment include constant/falling head test sets, shelly tube permeameter & flexible wall permeability test equipment.Water tank from which water flows to the test piece and into which the water level remains constant.
Deventilation device (extraction of air bubbles from the pores of the test piece) and saturation of the test piece. It is recommended to use vacuum pump.
Manometers for measuring the water pressure.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Porosity System Vacuum impregnation pump, BUEHLEL LTD COMPANIES
Description: Porosity is the percentage of void space in a rock. It is defined as the ratio of the volume of the voids or pore space divided by the total volume. An instrument for measuring the pore volume, and hence the porosity, of a core sample. Pore volume is then obtained from the difference between bulk volume and grain volume
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Point Load Equipment Tecnotest SNC Modena Italy COMPANIES
Description: The Point Load Test system consists of a 50 kN capacity load frame with a hydraulic loading ram driven by a hand pump and a digital readout. Samples of up to 50 mm diameter can be tested, the frame includes a ruler so that the distance between the conical platens before and after the test can be measured accurately.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Sand Equivalent Equipment - Soil Test, INC, MODEL CL232
Description: The sand equivalent test set shall include all equipment necessary to perform the test: Three (3) plastic cylinders with stopper
Ruler 500 mm
Plastic solution bottle with a capacity of 5 lt
Rubber stopper with siphon for the bottle
Wetting tube of the sample
Rubber hose Stem with weight for measuring sand height
Capsule for sampling the sample
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Casagrande Equipment ELE INTERNATIONAL-COMPANIES
Description: Motorized Liquid Limit Apparatus (Casagrande) are used to determine the moisture content at which clay soils pass from plastic to liquid state. The devices consist of an adjustable crank and cam mechanism, a blow counter and a removable brass cup fitted on the base.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Specific Gravity and Water Absorption Equipment Matest, Italy, S/N VO85/AA/DC 34 COMPANIES
Description: A wire basket of not more than 6.3mm mesh or a perforated container of convenient size with thin wire hangers for suspending it from the balance. A container for filling water and suspending the basket.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Fume Hood C-TEC, Manufactured in Great Britain COMPANIES
Description: A chemical fume hood is a ventilated enclosure used to trap and exhaust vapors, gases, and nanoparticles. The exhaust fan is typically stationed at the top of the building and pulls air through the duct work connected to the hood and exhausts it into the atmosphere.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Methylene Blue Equipment - GEDILCO COMPANIES
Description: Set consists of 400/600 rpm. Electric stirrer, complete with Ø 75 mm stirring propeller, support base for stirrer, 50 ml glass burette, burette holder, support base for burette, different Ø mm Filter Papers (pack of 100), Ø 8*300 mm glass rod, 5000 ml capacity plastic beaker, 100 gr methylene blue and 500 gr kaolinite.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Name: Bath for checking the temperatures - MEMMERT COMPANIES
Description: Temperature baths are used for temperature calibration. Using a combination of heating, cooling and circulation systems, the calibration bath provides precise, stable and uniform temperatures for calibration of temperature sensors, probes and transmitters.
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Micro Deval The device has 4 stainless steel cylinders. They rotate at constant speed on two metal rotating rods, which have non-slip coatings. The control panel is located on the edge of the device and can program the number of revolutions. After their completion, the device stops automatically
Units: 1
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: A drying oven is a heated chamber used to remove water, moisture, and other solvents from objects. These ovens typically have a fan or turbine which sparks the convection process that heats and dries the materials inside.
Units: 4
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: It is a device for separating wanted elements from unwanted material or for controlling the particle size distribution of a sample, using a screen such as a woven mesh or net or perforated sheet material. Sieves are constructed of a frame, mesh material, and clamping device. The frames can be made of brass, Stainless Steel or acrylic. Standard frames are round and come in diameters of 3 inch, 8 inch, 12 inch diameters (also available in metric equivalents).
Units: 70
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Laboratory balances are used to accurately determine the mass or weight of an item or substance within a specific weight range and to a particular readability. They are typically used to measure the weight of smaller amounts of substances in grams, milligrams, or micrograms. They are made of mild steel or stainless steel.
Units: 5
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Hydrometers are essential tools used for measuring the density and specific gravity of liquids across a range of industries, including winemaking, brewing, and the chemical industry.Hydrometer (Pycnometer). There are two types of water meters. Those on scale A and those on scale B. Scale A has subdivisions from 0 to 60 grams per litre. Water meters bearing this scale shall be designated as type 152 H.
Scale B has subdivisions for specific gravity 1 to 1.038. Water meters bearing this range shall be designated as type 151 H.
Units: 4
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Mechanical gauges are tools which are used for measuring dimensions, pressure levels. These devices come in two variants: mechanical and electromechanical. Pressure measuring gauges can be either analogue or digital subject to readouts.
Units: 2
Hosting Laboratory / Department: Engineering Geology And Industrial Minerals Laboratory
Description: Porous stones. Limestones should be made of material such as silicon carbide, aluminum oxide or metal that is not corroded by moisture or substances that may be contained in the soil.
extensometers for measuring the change in the height of the specimen at the solidification stage with a sensitivity of 0,0025 mm.
Wet compartment for the preservation of specimens
Shaped specimen with its accessories
Sample extractor
Balances accurate to 0,1 g or 0,1 % of the weight of the specimen.
Drying furnace with a temperature of 105 ± 1 oC. Various other general purpose apparatus such as spatulas, knives, saws, etc. used for the preparation of the specimen.
Units: 3
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