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Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Short Course on Geotechnical aspects of Earthquake Engineering


Short Course on
Geotechnical aspects of Earthquake Engineering
March 04-08, 2013
Department Of Civil Engineering



Course Objectives

The aim of the course is to provide the participants an overview on Geotechnical Aspects of Earthquake Engineering. At the end of the course, the participants are expected to:
·         Have an overall understanding of   seismic design concepts and current practices for shallow and deep foundations, slopes and retaining walls to enable them to plan and direct the construction activity appropriately.
·         Understand the soil dynamic testing procedure and methodology of seismic design to be able to execute a proper design.
Have a clear understanding of design methodology and the interpretation in the seismic codes while designing foundations, slopes and retaining walls.
·         Have a clear understanding of design methodology and the interpretation in the seismic codes while designing foundations, slopes and retaining walls.
Course Faculty

The course will be conducted by

            Dr. Sudhir K Jain, IIT Gandhinagar
            Dr. Debasis Roy, IIT Kharagpur
            Dr. Ajanta Sachan, IIT Gandhinagar
            Dr. Amit Prashant, IIT Gandhinagar


Registration

The course fee is Rs. 18,000/- (Rupees Eighteen Thousand Only) per participant. It includes course material, lunch, and tea breaks. The fee is payable in advance by a crossed draft in favor of Course on Earthquake Engineering, IIT Gandhinagar, payable at Ahmedabad, or via online transfer at the account details given in registration form.

The postgraduate students and faculty of geotechnical engineering may request a discount in course fee.
Certificate

• Participants who successfully complete the course will be awarded a certificate.
Venue
Block A, IITGN campus at Vishwakarma Govt. Engineering college, Chandkheda

on Date: 04 March 2013
Registration Time: 8:00 am to 11:00 am
Accommodation/Hotels
Contact

For any queries contact 

Mr. Nitin Shukla 
Mobile: 9737632133 
Email:n.shukla@iitgn.ac.in 

Course Coordinator 
Dr. Amit Prashant 
Associate Professor 
Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar 
VGEC Complex, Chandkheda 
Ahmedabad – 382424 

Fax:079-23972586; Email:ap@iitgn.ac.in
Website : www.iitgn.ac.in/GAEE2013

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