The transport lab evaluates materials and behaviors crucial for road construction and maintenance, focusing on aggregates, bituminous materials, and traffic engineering to ensure safe, durable, and efficient infrastructure.

The lab is equipped to conduct various standardized tests, detailed below:

TESTING OF AGGREGATES

1	Determination of Aggregate Impact Value (AIV)
2	Determination of Aggregate Crushing Value(ACV)
3	Determination of the Ten Percent Fines Value
4	Determination of Flakiness Index
5	Determination of Elongation Index
6	Determination of Angularity Number

TESTS ON BITUMINOUS MATERIALS

7	Specific Gravity of Semi-Solid Bituminous Material
8	Penetrations of Bituminous Material
9	Ductility of Bituminous Materials
10	Solubility of Bituminous Materials
11	Loss on Heating of Asphaltic Compound
12	Softening Point of Bituminous Materials (Ring and Ball Method)
13	Flash and Fire Points of Bituminous Materials (Cleveland Open Cup)

CBR AND BITUMINOUS MIX DESIGN

14	Determination of CBR of Laboratory Compacted Soil
15	A method for measuring saturation flow at traffic signals

TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

16	Determination of Roadway Capacity
17	Measuring Saturation Flow at Traffic Signals

Some important machinery of this lab includes: