The Geological Engineering lab is developing new energy geo-technologies for hydrocarbon production, studying emergent geo-energy solutions and storage, and devising the application of geological materials in cross-disciplinary engineering applications.

We apply fundamental concepts in geomechanics and mechanics of porous media, engineering geology principles, lab-based experiments, and advanced numerical simulations to understand the underlying processes of various in geomaterials.

Types of equipment available for teaching:

1. Rock Drilling Machine
2. Rock Cutting and Grinding Apparatus
3. Brazilian Tensile Strength Measurement Apparatus
4. Point Load Index Tester
5. Hand-operated Rock Shear Strength Measurement Apparatus
6. Rock Permeability Measurement Apparatus
7. Cerchar Index Measurement Apparatus
8. Slake Durability Index Tester

Apart from them, we also use the following types of equipment from other laboratories for teaching:

1. Universal/Compressive Testing Machine
2. Ultrasonic Velocity Measurement Apparatus
3. Schmidt Hammer