MASTER IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING
Geotechnical Engineering is a special branch of Civil Engineering/Applied Mechanics that focuses on the use of the soil (rocks/boulders/gravel/sand/clay) as an engineering material. The scope is not limited to its use as an engineering material but it is also concerned with designing the foundation of structures, stability of the slopes, mining, and tunneling. The students pursuing this course study idea and various research methods to prevent any damage to tilt/stability of the structure, mitigation of landslides, and soil and water pollution. With the increase in infrastructure demand all over the world including India, professionals in Geotechnical Engineering are in high demand in Core companies, MNC consultancy firms, Government sectors, Mining, Road and Bridge Construction, and education as well.
Educational Objectives
The course in Geotechnical Engineering is designed to fulfill the following objectives:
- To provide excellent geotechnical engineering knowledge
- To raise awareness among the students about the state-of-art geotechnical engineering
- To equip the students with good technological skills pertaining to the identification of soil and rock with its engineering properties
- To produce international level engineers who can help solve global problems
- To build confidence and inculcate creativity among engineers
- To impart humanity and honesty values and ethics to the students
Scope of Employment
Every structure ultimately rests on soil! With the development of various infrastructures in plains, hilly regions, deserts, and marine areas, there are great challenges involved in designing the foundation of the structures to safely transmit load without excessive settlement. The life of geotechnical engineers is full of such challenges. The student with a Masters degree in Geotechnical engineering has the following scope of employment:
- Foundation engineer
- Site engineer: Earthwork (embankment, excavation, level surface, road, railway, pipes {for gas, sewer, water supply, cables}, compaction and layout)
- Material testing engineer: certify and test the engineering materials
- Mining Engineer: to monitor and control the mining activities
- Expert for tunneling
- Dam safety engineer: monitor and control the seepage through earthen dams
- Highway/Railway/Airfield engineer: Monitor and control the quality of the subgrade construction for the purpose of road/rail/runway of airplane
- Design and execution of stable slope/vertical cut
- Geotechnical Consultant: solving field problems related to geotechnical engineering
- Geo-environment engineer
- Groundwater contamination study and its remedies
- Solid waste –Engineered Landfill design
- Expert for Ground improvement: In many places, the local soil is not favorable for proposed structure in such cases they need to modify/upgrade the engineering properties of soil/rock
- Engineering Education: Lecturer/Asst. professor
- Expert in Disaster management: Geospatial applications
- R & D sector: CRRI, RDSO, DRDO, ISRO, and other manufacturing companies related to Geotechnical engineering products
Student Learning Outcomes
After completing the PG Geotechnical Engineering from Marwadi University, the students would be able to:
- Understand the fundamental theories of soil and rock mechanics
- Able to decide appropriate foundation for given structure and site conditions
- Able to improve the engineering soil properties as per the requirement of the proposed structure
- Solve complex geotechnical problems with the infusion of technology.
- Critical thinking will be developed which help the students to analyze Geotechnical problems.
- An environment-sensitive person.
The two-year-long program trains the students to become perfect in this discipline.
The students will be given the opportunity to engage themselves in the research and consultancy division of Marwadi University.
Eligibility Criteria
BE in Civil/Environment/Mining engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Labs (NABL Accredited)
- Basic and Advanced Soil Mechanics Lab(including field tests like SPT, SCPT)
- Material testing lab
- Highway engineering lab
- Earthquake engineering lab
- Heavy structures lab
- Research room
Why Marwadi Institutes? (Grade : NAAC A+)
- Excellent faculties of Geotech specialization
- Excellent guidance for dissertation work
- Financial support for dissertation work
- Great platform for new ways of learning (Activity/Project/Presentation based learning)
- Opportunities are given to students for involvement in research and consultancy work
- Support for soft skills, Training, and Placement
- Excellent infrastructure and facilities
- Excellent library resources with national and international journals and book(at par with IIT/NIT libraries)
- 100% syllabus completion with field visits and training