Research activity:

1. Determination of physical properties of natural soils for the purpose of assessing the condition of the soils in the foundation engineering.
2. Determination of physical parameters of mechanically modified soils to assess the possibility of their use as earth structures.
3. Multifactorial material characteristics of anthropogenic soils on the basis of studies on soil properties.

Research possibilities

1. Determination of physical parameters of soil and water environment such as: Atterberg limits, grain-size distribution for cohesive and non cohesive soils, natural moisture content of soils, optimum moisture content of soils, specific density of soils, bulk density of soils, maximum density of soils.
2. Conducting research on natural soil samples with intact structure and artificial soil samples, the so-called ground pastes with a known stress history.

Equipment:

1. Constant humidity chamber for storing soil samples. Capacity: 30 m³, temperature range: 0o C – + 40o C, humidity range: 10 – 95 %, microprocessor control.
2. Laboratory fume hood (fume cupboard).
3. Soil sampling equipment with diameters from 50 to 1000 mm.
4. Laboratory dryer. Temperature range: + 30o C – + 220o C, capacity: 100 dm³, electronic control system.
5. Microwave oven for determining the soil moisture content. Capacity: 31 dm³, microprocessor control.
6. Laboratory refrigerator for storing soil samples. Capacity: 221 dm³, frezer capacity: 63 dm³, temperaturę range: – 18o C – + 7o C.
7. Laboratory scales. Measuring range up to 510 g and accuracy 1mg, measuring range up to 2100 mg and accuracy 10 mg.
8. Muffle furnace. Temperature range up to 1100 o C.
9. Concreteoscope.
10. Small laboratory equipment (sieves, sieves shakers, Casagrande apparatus, fall cone apparatus, laboratory glass).