Date:

To,
Head of Department
Department of Civil Engineering,
College of Engineering, Pune

Subject: Sanctioning budget for R & D Activities.

Respected Sir,

One of my Ph.D. Student Mr. S. S. Kulkarni (MIS 131501015) is working on “Analysis

and Design of Perpetual Pavements”. The following proposed testing facilities are not
available in COEP hence same is undertaken by paying extra charges in outside laboratory.
Hence the amount for the same may please be sanctioned.
The testing charges from external laboratories-
Rates per No of
Sr. Amount
Test Description Sample in Samples to
No in Rs.
Rs be tested
1 FTIR Analysis 100 25 2500
2 SEM 800 10 8000
Chemical Tests on Pyro Oil (Density, Kinematic
3 Viscosity, Gross Calorific Value, Water Content, 4000
Water Content, Flash Point, Pour Point, Ash Content)
Total Rs 14500
GST 18% 2610
Total Rs 17110

I request you to Kindly sanction the amount of Rs.11,800/- from R & D funds of
department/institute or from any other suitable funds.

Thanking You.

Saurabh S. Kulkarni
Ph.D. Student
Civil Engineering Department
College of Engineering Pune