Syllabus

1. Determination of the aggregate crushing value of coarse aggregate value
2. Determination of the aggregate impact value of coarse aggregate value
3. Determination of Los Angeles Abrasion Test values
4. Evaluation of in-situ stress by using Flat Jack Unit
5. To study the Brinell Hardness testing machine and determine the Brinell hardness test value
6. Determine the permeability of soil by constant head method
7. Determine the OMC-MDD by Proctor compaction test
8. Determine California Baring Ratio (C.B.R.) value of a given soil sample.
9. Determine the Rebound hammer test number of rock
10. Study of working principle and field application of load cell
11. Evaluation of ground vibration

To know the different properties of geomaterial and how to determine those by instrumentation

To be able to decide the right instrument for the specific rock parameter

To independently operate with safety and determine the rock parameters

To develop documentation for any test type

1. To be able to select the source of rock/soil samples for further investigation
2. To be able to place block/irregular sample in the coring and cutting machines and extract cores
3. To prepare samples/sites with right dimension as per ASTM/ISRM/IS standards
4. To be able to determine independently different properties of rocks
5. To prepare a professional document with all the detail information and analysis

Sivakugan, Arutrajan and Bo, Laboratory testing of Soils, Rocks and Aggregates, J Ross