LABORATORY PRACTICAL’S FOR INTERNATIONAL TRAINING INSTITUTE OF IRRIGATION AND WATER MANAGEMENT, KOTHMALE

Program Overview

This programme conducted for diploma trainees following the Higher National Diploma in Irrigation Technology (NVQ Level 5) at the International Training Institute of Irrigation and Water Management (ITIWM), Kothmale. The laboratory practical sessions were organized in accordance with the syllabus requirements, providing trainees with essential hands-on experience in key engineering disciplines through structured laboratory work conducted by academic experts.

Subject – Construction Materials and Quality Control

Resource Person: Prof. H.D. Yapa, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – University of Peradeniya

  • Testing of cement for consistency, initial setting time, and final setting time
  • Workability of fresh concrete (slump test)
  • Test for hardened concrete – preparation of test cubes and destructive testing
  • Test for hardened concrete – nondestructive testing (rebound hammer test)
  • Testing of timber for compression and bending

Subject – Engineering Geology and Soil Mechanics

Resource Person: Prof. S. K. Navaratnarajah, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – University of Peradeniya

  • Constant Head Permeability Test
  • Falling Head Permeability Test
  • Hydrometer Test

Subject – Hydraulics and Fluid Mechanics

Resource Persons:
Dr. (Mrs.) W. C. T. K. Gunawardana, Senior Lecturer – Department of Civil Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – University of Peradeniya
Mr. D. D. Dias, Lecturer – Department of Civil Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – University of Peradeniya

  • Study of flow through orifices
  • Study of V-notches
  • Study of characteristics of open channel flow
  • Study of laminar and turbulent flow in pipes
  • Determination of head–discharge characteristics of centrifugal pump

Engineering Mechanics and Properties of Materials

Resource Person: Dr. I. W. Kulatunga, Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering , Faculty of Engineering – University of Peradeniya

  • Rotating Beam Apparatus
  • Inclined Plane
  • Compound Pendulum
  • Worm and Wheel Drive
  • Belt and Wheel Rope Friction
  • Screw Jack
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