(Website is still being updated)
The equipment and facilities available in our group are listed below. Please note that these facilities are also open for others to use on a chargeable basis as per prevailing IISc norms. Please contact keshavbr@iisc.ac.in for more information.
Apart from these areas, the group also uses common civil engineering facilities including spaces to prepare and condition specimens. The IISc central facilities website contains more information on other facilities available on campus.
TAM Air 8-channel Isothermal Calorimeter
Tendering in progress: https://iisc.ac.in/all-tenders/
Renfert Twist Vacuum Mixer and other sample batching, mixing, and sample preparation facilities.
Dynamic Vapor Sorption Setup
Particle Size and Shape Analyzers
Carbonation Chambers
Environmental Chambers
Proceq Surface Resistivity Meter with Bulk resistivity attachments
Conforming to DIN 216 standards; purchase in progress
Water baths and curing tanks for conditioning specimens in water, or alkaline solutions. Temperature control options available.
Two programmable hot air ovens up to 250 °C, 16-step programmable controls
Programmable muffle furnace with a peak temperature of 1200 °C and a continuous operating temperature of 1100 °C.
Programmable muffle furnace with a peak temperature of 1600 °C and a continuous operating temperature of 1450 °C.
High performance workstations
Access to SERC/CDS.
Access to software including:
Abaqus / CAE 2025 (Finite Element Modeling)
OriginPro 2024b (plotting)
EndNote 21 (reference management
Other software provided by IISc through DIGITS, CDS/SERC, IISc library, etc.