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CE 623: Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering C.

Kolay
Semester 2022-23-II CE Dept., IIT Kanpur

CE 623A: Experimental Methods in Structural Engineering


Lab Exercise #01 - Know Your Lab: Safety, Tour, and Sensor Demonstration
Date: Thursday, 05 January 2020

Description
This exercise is intended to introduce you to the laboratory facility and the lab safety guidelines. Dr. K.
K. Bajpai, Chief Scientific Officer, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Kanpur, will present the lab
safety rules and give a tour of the Structural Engineering Laboratory and Pseudo-Dynamic Testing
Facility. He will also give an overview of the laboratory resources available to you. Mr. Mohit Dwivedi,
Technical Superintendent, will present and demonstrate various sensors used in structural testing.
Finally, you will be casting some concrete cylinders with specified mix designs under the guidance of
Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Technical Superintendent. These cylinders will be tested after 28 days from the date
of casting. A separate handout will be provided later before testing these cylinders.

Lab Report
You are required to submit a report on this lab exercise. The working groups for this exercise are
mentioned on the course site.
Due Thursday, 12 January 2022

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