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Geotechnical Facilities and Equipment
Laboratory
The geotechnical facilities include a testing lab dedicated to geotechnical
teaching and research and a clean room and storage room shared with pavements
engineering. The testing lab contains approximately 700 square feet of floor space.
Equipment
Geotechnical equipment at the University of Kansas includes a computer-controlled triaxial
testing apparatus with automatic data acquisition capable of performing triaxial,
consolidation, and CBR testing. A separate computer-controlled direct shear machine is
also available. Two consolidometers and other standard geotechnical equipment are also
available for teaching and research.
Computer
The geotechnical lab has a dedicated PC for geotechnical use.
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