Following testing jobs are routinely undertaken by various departments/centres of NITK Surathkal.

• Testing of air, potable water, wastewater and soil quality parameters.

• Stack and ambient air quality monitoring.

• Product testing as per IS Standard.

• Optical, structural, mechanical and electrical characterization of materials.

• Testing of steel for construction activities

• Model testing for various kinds of Marine Structures in a regular wave flume

• Investigation, sampling and testing of soils

• Industrial and domestic water meter, pressure gauge and vacuum gauge testing

• Pump and recovery tests for open wells for calibration of aquifer parameters

• Tension, compression, bend, re-bend and hardness tests on MS/Tor rods/flats

• Testing of water, waste water, industrial chemicals, fertilizers, Petroleum products

• Analysis of materials using TG-DTA, ICP-OES, HPLC, LC-MS etc.

• Testing of concrete, cement, Granite jelly, sand, Concrete Solid/ Hollow Blocks, Laterite Stone, Interlocks / Paver Blocks, Mosaic Tiles, Mangalore Tiles.

• Testing of soil / sand / aggregate samples.

• .Various soil test for supplied soil samples

• Testing of water and waste water (Chemical, biochemical components)

• Testing of bitumen, bituminous materials, wood, plywood

• Testing of cement, paper, fertilizers, paints, varnishes, oils, petroleum products, water, metals, alloys, plastics, etc., as described in I.S. codes.

• Testing of industrial raw materials like molasses, lime, latex, ores, etc.

• Characterization of materials, percent purity of material, calibration of weights, identification of polymers, instrumental analysis, etc.

• Calibration of energy meters, CTs and other instruments.

• Testing of wires, cables, capacitors, insulators, transformers etc.

• Capacity evaluation of industrial drive motors and welding transformers.

• Calibration of high voltage test equipment like Holiday detectors, insulation testing apparatus etc.

• Measurement of earth resistance of storage tanks

• Electric drive testing & redesign for industry

• XRD analysis of materials

• Mechanical testing and materials characterization involving hardness, tensile, impact, indentation creep tests, tribological testing and analysis.

• Shear bond testing of solder joints and characterization of Pb free solder

• Corrosion testing and analysis for industrial and structural components

• Microstructural analysis and characterization involving light, scanning and Transmission Electron microscopy, X-Ray Diffraction Studies, FTIR spectroscopy, Particle size analysis, Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Electro-Spinning studies.

• Rock mechanics testing.