A geotechnical laboratory at Hydro Lab provides the service of analyzing rock properties to ensure the stability and safety of hydropower dams, tunnels, embankments, hydraulic structures etc. It helps assess foundation strength, slope stability, seepage control, and earthquake resistance, preventing structural failures and landslides. Additionally, it supports construction material testing and sustainable engineering solutions. By providing critical data for design and risk assessment, the geotechnical lab at Hydro Lab plays a key role in building durable and resilient water resource projects.

Our geotechnical laboratory is equipped with the instrumentation and equipment required for the characterization of rocks and the analysis of tunnel, slopes, dam foundation and other infra-structure projects. Major equipment and software include:

• Compression device and accessories for rock core specimen testing for Uniaxial Compressive Strength (UCS), Elasticity Modulus, Poisson’s Ratio, and Tensile Strength
• Core trimmer and cut-off machine for rock core samples
• Point load testing equipment
• Direct Shear for rock
• Alkali Aggregate Reactivity test equipment
• Slake Durability test equipment
• Software for stability analysis and support design for tunnel and underground cavern
  1. RS2 (Phase 2)
  2. Dips
  3. UnWedge