Geotechnical Engineering is offering All Course M.Tech, 2 year M.Tech, 3 year M.Tech and Phd program. The 2 year M.Tech program started from 2010 and the 3 year M.Tech program started from 2013.
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Upcoming EVENTS
B Umashankar
(Professor)
Sireesh Saride
(Professor)
B. Munwar Basha
(Professor)
Shwetabh Yadav
(Assistant Professor)
Roshan Khan
(Assistant Professor)
Geotechnical Engineering group of IIT Hyderabad is currently focusing on
- Geosynthetic reinforced structures
- Foundation Engineering
- Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering
- Mechanics of large strain deformation
- Pavement Geotechniques
- Railway Geotechnics
- Unsaturated Soil Mechanics
- Soil-Structure Interation
| Semester I | ||
| S.No | Course number and title | Credits |
| 1. | CE 6310: Advanced Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| 2. | CE 6330: Soil Dynamics | 3 |
| 3. | Elective I | 3 |
| 4. | Elective II | 2 |
| 5. | CE 6011: Computer methods in Civil Engineering | 2 |
| Total Credits | 14 | |
| Semester II | ||
| S.No | Course number and title | Credits |
| 1. | CE 6300: Advanced Foundation Engineering | 3 |
| 2. | Elective III | 3 |
| 3. | Elective IV | 3 |
| 4. | Elective V (Dept./Free) | 2 |
| Total Credits | 11 | |
| Semester III | ||
| S.No | Course number and title | Credits |
| 1. | CE 6015: Master’s Thesis | 13 |
| Total Credits | 13 | |
| Semester IV | ||
| S.No | Course number and title | Credits |
| 1. | CE 6025: Master’s Thesis | 12 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |
TOTAL Credits 50
List of Elective Courses
| CE 6323 Experimental Soil Mechanics | 3 |
| CE 6352 Design of Earth Structures | 3 |
| CE 6370 Soil-Structure Interaction | 3 |
| CE 6392 Designing with Geosynthetics | 3 |
| CE 6410 In-situ Testing | 3 |
| CE 6340 Ground Modification Techniques | 3 |
| CE 6360 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering | 3 |
| CE 6390 Pavement Geotechnics | 3 |
| CE 6130 Finite Element Analysis | 3 |
| ME 5010 Mathematical Methods for Engineers | 3 |
| CH 5050 Computational Methods for Engineers | 3 |
| CE 6002 Design Studio | 2 |
| CE 5390 Geothermics | 2 |
Note:
- 1 lecture or tutorial contact hour is worth one credit and 3 lab contact hours are worth two credits.
- The curriculum requires minimum 54 credits
- The minimum credit requirement is assigned as follows: theory and design (25 credits); laboratory (4 credits); and thesis/research (25 credits).
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INDIAN GEOTECHNICAL SOCIETY (IGS) STUDENT CHAPTER
President of IGS: MR. Vamsi Navya Krishna Vice President of IGS: MR. Shahrukh Khan Patan
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Faculty Mentors
| Prof. Sireesh Saride, Professor and Dean, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad |
| Dr. Umashankar B., Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad |
| Dr. Munwar Basha B., Associate Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering, IIT Hyderabad |
Office Bearers (2019 – 2020)
| President | Mr. Mypati Vamsi Navya Krishna |
| Treasurer | |
| Vice President | MR. Shahrukh Khan Patan |
| Secretary | Ms. Roji Mol |
Events Organized/ Volunteered
| Name of the presenter/programme | Title of presentation or symposium | Date | Venue |
| GeoPractices 2019 (volunteered) | Workshop on GeoPractices 2019 | 23/11/2019 | JNTUH |
| Mr. K P Bhargav Kumar | Interface properties of geogrids embedded in non-conventional fill materials. | 14/11/2019 | IITH |
| Dr. Boogireddy Chandra | Rapid Assessment of compressibility Behavior of clayey soil from Experimental and FE simulations. | 14/11/2019 | IITH |
| Dr. Sasanka Mouli S VNR Vignana Jyothi, Hyderabad | Analysis of Back-to-Back MSE walls | 23/04/2019 | IITH |
| GeoApps 2019 (volunteered) | Symposium on GeoApps 2019 | 30/03/2019 | IITH |
| Prof. Chandrasekharam Emeritus Professor IIT Bombay | Enhanced geothermal systems: Power of granites – India | 14/11/2018 | IITH |
| GeoPractices 2018 (volunteered) | Symposium on GeoPractices 2018 | 29/09/2018 | JNTUH |
| Prof. Anand Puppala University of Texas at Arlington, USA | Geotechnical Challenges of Transportation Infrastructure: Problematic Soils, and Visualization Studies | 27/07/2018 | IITH |
| Prof. Vikas Thakur, Norwegian University of Science and Tech. | Rainfall-induced landslide: Norwegian perspectives | 11/07/2018 | IITH |
| Mr. Narendra Goud G Assistant Professor MVSR Engg. College | Flexible pavement recycling – Indian case studies | 28/06/2018 | IITH |
| GeoApps 2018 (volunteered) | GeoApps 2018 – Research scholar’s symposium | 24/03/2018 | JNTUH |
| Prof. Krishna R Reddy University of Illinois Chicago | Waste Management and Landfill Engineering | 05/03/2018 | IITH |
| Mr. Sasanka Mouli S Research scholar, IITH | Numerical analysis of back to back MSE walls | 22/02/2018 | IITH |
| Dr. Vinay Kumar V Assistant Professor BMS college, Bengaluru | Evaluation of interface shear properties of asphalt layers reinforced with geosynthetic interlayers | 29/01/2018 | IITH |
| Prof. M. R. Madhav Visiting Professor IIT Hyderabad. | Creating wealth for the nation – Role of Geotechnical Engineering | 14/11/2017 | IITH |
| GeoPractices 2017 (volunteered) | Symposium on GeoPractices 2018 | 14/10/2017 | JNTUH |
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