Laboratory Facilities
The Minto Centre for advanced studies in Engineering, opened in 1992, houses most of the laboratories for the department.
The state of the art structures lab boasts a strong floor that measures 11m X 27 m with a clear height of 11 m and a strong pit of 3 m X 3.7 m X 6.6 m.
Final year undergraduate students often undertake experimental work for their Engineering Project.
Fume-hoods ensure the safe handling of chemicals.
The Advanced Geotechnical Research Laboratory is one of the most comprehensively equipped geotechnical research laboratories in Canada. Recently added state-of-the-art Hollow Cylinder Torsional shear (HCT), and Triaxial (TRX) devices permit testing along prescribed stress or strain paths. In addition, an NGI type simple shear (SS), a Resonant Column device, and various routine geotechnical test devices are also available for fundamental experimental research.