Geotechnical Engineering Lab
Soil Mechanics (Geotechnical) Engineering Laboratories
Geotechnical Engineering laboratories include two main laboratories:
- Soil mechanics lab.
- Rock mechanics lab.
These labs provide all lab tests for undergraduate and postgraduate students.
The main tests performed in these two labs are:
1. Soil and rock classification tests.
2. Specific Gravity test.
3. Moisture-Density relations (compaction tests).
4. Field Density test.
5. Permeability of soil tests.
6. Consolidation test.
7. Unconfined compression test.
8. Triaxial tests.
9. Direct Shear tests.
Laboratories provide assistance in performing academic programs for students and faculty research, public establishments and private sectors concerned with soil problems. The lab and field work for the researches and studies funded by King Abdulaziz City for Researches and Technology (KACST) also carried out in these labs trying to solve soil problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These two labs also provide and help public research services through performing all lab tests needed for analysis and studies soil problems for public and private sectors.
Apparatus/Facilities in Soil Mechanics (Geotechnical) Laboratories
It includes facilities at Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils
| S.No. | Name of Laboratory | Name of Apparatus(Instrument) or Facility | Type of Test or analysis performed by the apparatus(Instrument) | Location of Apparatus | Person In charge | Contact Number |
| 1 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils |
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| 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 2 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Unsaturated Rowe Cell | To determine the compressibility characteristics of unsaturated soils | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 3 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Fredlund SWCC curves device | To determine the soil water characteristic curves of soils | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 4 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Fully and Semi Automated Consolidometers | To determine the consolidation characteristics of saturated soil samples | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 5 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Pressure controlled constant head test | To determine the Hydraulic conductivity of soils | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 6 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Soil Compaction Equipment | To determine the maximum dry density and optimum moisture content of soils | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 7 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Set of Sieves
| To determine the grain size distribution of granular samples | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-76402 0507463293 |
| 8 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Semi-Automatic California Bearing Ratio (CBR) | To determine the | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-70736 0566578065 |
| 9 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Pressure plate extraction | To determine the soil water characteristic curves of soils | 1 A 33 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-70736 0566578065 |
| 10 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Pressure controlled falling head test | To determine the Hydraulic conductivity | 1 A 33 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-70736 0566578065 |
| 11 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Permeability Apparatus,Permeation chamber-5 Nodes with over head fibre tank 40L capacity | To determine the permeability | AA 27 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-70736 0566578065 |
| 12 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Semi-Automatic Unconfined Compression Apparatus | To determine the Unconfined compressive strength | 1 B 6 | Eng. Abdullah Shaker | 46-70736 0566578065 |
| 13 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Dynamic Resilient Modulus testing apparatus
| To determine the means of characterizing pavement construction materials under a variety of stress states | 1 B 6 | Eng. Ahmed Al-Mahbashi | 46-70732 0562123785 |
| 14 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Chilled mirror water potential (WP4C) | To determine the suction of soil | 1 B 6 | Eng. Ahmed Al-Mahbashi | 46-70732 0562123785 |
| 15 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Bra bender Plastic – Corder Lab station (Computerized) | Operating each of Extruder and Planetary mixer | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 16 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Twin Screw Extruder DSE 20/40 D with 5 zones of heating with main feeder and side feeder for dry additives (Computerized)
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| 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 17 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Dosing Pump | To add liquid additives | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 18 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Bra bender Universal docking station for extruder (Computerized) | Controlling the operating options and parameters of the extruder | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 19 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Bra bender Universal docking station for the planetary mixer (Computerized) | Controlling the operating options and parameters of the Planetary mixer | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 20 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Bra bender Planetary Mixer P 600 ( Computerized)
| Mixing polymers such as PVC and Polyolefin under thermal stresses for mixing and measuring the absorption ration of the additives | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 21 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Water path
| Cooling the nanocomposite products | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 22 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Bra bender Granulator ( Computerized) | Granulating the nanocomposite product | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 23 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Fritsch Laser Scattering Particle size analyzer (Computerized)
| Measuring and analyzing the nano and micro particles using wet analysis system by Green laser, infrared beam, and ultrasonic | 1 B 6 | Dr. Refat El-Sheikhy | 46-75690 0562880105 |
| 24 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Perkin Elmer – PinAAcle 900T Atomic Absorption Spectrometer | a combined flame/longitudinal Zeeman furnace system. | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 25 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Elga Purelab Flex 2 UV/TOC | Water Purification System | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 26 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | HS260 Control Horizontal Shaker | Compact, flat shaker with ideal swivel motion, for a maximum shaking weight of 7.5 kg. | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 27 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Hermle Universal Centrifuge | for the separation of materials or mixtures with different densities. | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 28 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Stuart Incubator Orbital Shaker | To doing cell culturing procedures. | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 29 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | VWR Digital Conductivity Meter | To measure conductivity in water analysis, biotechnology, life sciences, environmental studies | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
| 30 | Eng. Abdullah Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils | Digital pH Meter | To measure the hydrogen-ion activity in water-based solutions, indicating its acidity or alkalinity expressed as pH | AA 7 | Eng. Mohammed Misbahuddin | 46-76412 0542050520 |
