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Question
I want the details of institutes that offer Geotechnical engineering.
Geotechnical engineering is a branch of Civil Engineering that deals with materials of Earth like soil and rock. Geotechnical engineers explore the use of such material mixed with concrete, steel and likewise, for the purpose of construction of dams, landfills, tunnels etc. Some of the subjects studied in the course include soil dynamics and earthquake engineering and machine foundations, soil stabilisation, reinforced earth, geo-synthetics, environmental geo-technique and waste disposal, unsaturated soil mechanics and rock mechanics.
Here are the details of a few institutes that offer the course:
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras offers M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering. The eligibility criterion is BE/ B.Tech in relevant subject. Admission is based on performance in GATE.
For details, log on to www.civil.iitm.ac.in
West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata (www.wbut.ac.in) and University of Calicut, Calicut (www.universityofcalicut.info/ ) also offer the course.
For details, log on to their websites.
Here are the details of a few institutes that offer the course:
Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Madras offers M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering. The eligibility criterion is BE/ B.Tech in relevant subject. Admission is based on performance in GATE.
For details, log on to www.civil.iitm.ac.in
West Bengal University of Technology, Kolkata (www.wbut.ac.in) and University of Calicut, Calicut (www.universityofcalicut.info/ ) also offer the course.
For details, log on to their websites.
