The Department of Civil Engineering is offering Consultancy services in the areas of Structural designs of buildings, Soil testing, Concrete Cube Testing, Water Quality Testing, Concrete Mix design, Non-Destructive Tests on Concrete, Strength tests for steel bars and bricks, Tests on aggregates, and Tests on Bitumen.

Consultancy charges for TESTING & DESIGN:

Material Testing Laboratory

S. No Tests Cost in INR
1 Tests on Cement (all tests) 1500
2 Concrete Mix Design 6500
3 Tests on Coarse Aggregate (Each) 500
4 Tests on Fine Aggregate (Each) 500
5 Compressive Strength (3 cubes) 500
6 Tension Test (3 rods) 20 mm below 600
7 Tests on Bricks 750

Soils Laboratory

S. No TESTS Cost in INR
1 Tests on bored samples including borings and report (in Vijayawada) 720 per meter
2 Tests on bored samples including borings and report (out side Vijayawada) 900 per meter
3 Tests and reports on bored samples 220 per meter
4 Tests on undisturbed soil sample (each) 1000
5 Compaction test (Standard) 1500
6 Compaction Test (Heavy) 1500
7 Consolidation Test 900
8 Sieve analysis 500
9 Hydrometer Analysis 500
10 Swelling pressure test 500
11 Shear test 900
12 Unconfined compression test 900
13 Liquid limit and plastic limit 500
14 Safe bearing capacity (SBC) 2200
15 Free Swell Index 500
16 CBR 1500

Public Health Laboratory

1 Testing of Water (Construction) 1200
2 Testing of Water (Drinking) 1500
3 Chemical Analysis of Soil 1000

Transportation Engineering Laboratory

Transportation Engineering Lab Rate (Rs.)
1 Tests on Bitumen:
Penetration 500.00
Softening point 500.00
Flash & Fire Point 500.00
Ductility 500.00
Solubility 500.00
Loss on Heating 500.00
Specific Gravity 500.00
All the above Tests 2500.00
Bitumen Extraction Test 1500.00
2 Tests on Coarse Aggregate:
Aggregate Impact Value 500.00
Crushing Value 500.00
Los Angeles Abrasion 500.00
Flakiness / Elongation Index 500.00
10% Fines Value 500.00
Water Absorption 500.00
Specific Gravity 500.00
Stripping Value 500.00
Sieve Analysis 500.00
Density 500.00
Soundness Test, 5 cycles in MgSO4 or Na2SO4 1500.00
3 Tests on Fine Aggregate:
Specific Gravity 500.00
Sieve Analysis 500.00
Bulk Density 500.00
Soundness Test, 5 Cycles in MgSO4 or Na2SO4 1500.00
4 Tests on Cement & Lime, Bricks & Related Products
Cement (All tests) 1500.00
Lime (Purity of Lime) 500.00
CC Cubes, Paver blocks etc. (3 Nos.) for each additional piece 500.00
Tests on Bricks 750.00
5 Mix Designs: In Addition to Material Testing Charges
Job Mix Formulae for any one of BM, DBM, BC etc. 6500.00
Pavement Quality Concrete (PQC) 6500.00
RCC or PCC 6500.00
Marshall Stability Testing on Bituminous mixes or Hardness 6500.00
Test for Mastic Asphalt on prepared sample 500.00
Above with sample preparation 500.00
6 Tests on Highway Soils:
Sieve Analysis 500.00
Atterberg limits & Swelling Index 500.00
OMC, MDD
Standard compaction 1500.00
Modified compaction 2250.00
Complete set of above soil tests
Standard compaction 2750.00
Modified compaction 3750.00
Shear Parameters
UD Sample Testing 1000.00
Disturbed sample testing
Light Compaction 2750.00
Heavy Compaction 3750.00
Hydrometer Analysis (Fine Grained Soil) 500.00
Swelling Pressure Test 500.00
7 Field Tests:
Reaction plat form, loaded truck, or any other loading arrangements, conveyance,
stay arrangements for staff to be made by client)
Density Tests 500.00
Field CBR Test 4000.00
Plate Load Test 5000.00
Field Visiting fee (per day)
For faculty 1000.00
For Technician 500.00
8 Highway Design, Traffic and Transportation Projects Negotiable