Sustainable Construction and Building Materials Laboratory
Department of Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, India
INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT AT SCBM Lab
For Analyzing Concrete (Misc. Properties)
1. Rapid Chloride Penetration Test Apparatus
2. Carbonation Chamber (100 litres)
3. Electric Oven with Humidity Controller
4. Accelerated Curing Tank with Temperature Controller
5. Corrosion Analyzer
6. Concrete Temperature Checking Apparatus
7. Length Comparator for Shrinkage Test
For Special Purpose Serving
1. Laboratory Scale Pulverizer
2. Laboratory Scale Disc Pelletizer
3. 3D Concrete Printer
4. Planetary Ball Mill
5. Diamond Precision Saw
For Microstructure Analysis
1. FTIR- Bruker (Alpha II) instrument
2. Rigaku TG-DTA 8122 TG/DTA
3. Instant XRF Analyser
4. Isothermal calorimeter
Research Works
1. Production of Artificail Coarse Aggregagtes Using Various Industrial By-Products
2. Development of Novel, Sustainable and High Performance Nanosilica Blended Cementitious Composites
3. Cementitious Composites with Phase Change Materials
4. Processing and Treatment of Recycled Aggregate and their Utilization in the Development of High Strength Concrete Using Accelerated Carbonation Curing Technique
5. Study of Corrosion Mechanism and their Mitigation at Steel-Concrete Interface
6. Effect of Iron Ore and Copper Ore Tailings on Engineering Properties and Hydration Products of Sustainable Cement Mortar
7. Mineral Carbonation of Recycled Aggregate and Supplementary Cementitious Materials
8. Development and Characterization of 3D Printable Mortar
9. Life Cycle Cost and Life Cycle Energy of Residential Buildings Under Different Climatic Conditions in India