The Department of Civil Engineering has many laboratories equipped with advanced and modern instruments for study of various civil engineering problems. Some research projects of more practical oriented works viz. Effectiveness of Granular piles in improving soft organic soils, performance monitoring of Geotextiles used in Shallow foundations, Numerical modelling in solving engineering problems, Selection of deposits suitable for good quality bricks, Consolidation characteristics of peat layer, Load carrying capacity of piles in Khulna soil, Salinity and Arsenic problems in Khulna regions, Solid Waste Management, Sanitary Landfill for topical environment, Faecal Sludge Treatment Plant, Waste water treatment techniques, Lysimeter analysis, Traffic Management system at Khulna City, Dynamic behaviour of multi-storeyed buildings, Soil structure interaction, Cracking phenomena in concrete, Water logging problems in Khulna regions. Presently, department has following laboratories Computer and Modelling Lab, Concrete Lab, Environmental Engineering Lab, Geotechnical Engineering Lab, Strength of Materials Lab, Survey Lab , Transportation Engineering Lab, Water Resources Engineering Lab, Structural Engineering Lab, Materials Lab, Geo-environmental Engineering Lab, GIS, Remote Sensing & Simulation Lab, Air Quality & FS Analysis Lab, Transportation Modelling Lab.