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M.Tech. Civil Engineering with Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering

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School of Engineering and Technology, CT University offers a 2-year Master of Technology in Civil Engineering with specialization in Geotechnical Engineering. The programme provides a strong foundation in core civil engineering along with advanced knowledge of soil mechanics, foundation engineering, geotechnical investigation, earth-retaining structures, slope stability and ground improvement techniques. The curriculum combines theoretical concepts with practical training in laboratory testing, field investigation and modern geotechnical engineering software, preparing students to solve complex soil and foundation-related engineering problems and become industry ready professionals. The programme also provides opportunities for professional training and industry-oriented certification.

Industry Immersion

The programme provides industry exposure through practical learning and application of geotechnical engineering concepts in real-world projects. Students gain experience in soil investigation, field and laboratory testing, foundation design, slope stability analysis, retaining structures, ground improvement and geotechnical assessment for infrastructure projects. Industry interaction and practical training help students develop skills in interpreting soil data, selecting suitable foundation systems, analysing ground conditions and using relevant geotechnical engineering software. The programme also encourages participation in consultancy projects, research activities, professional development and advanced studies in geotechnical engineering.

eligibility criteria

B.E./B.Tech. (Civil Engineering) from a recognized university with at least 50% marks.

Duration

2 Years

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Curriculum

1ST SEMESTER SUBJECTS

This course focuses on advanced soil exploration, in-situ testing, and foundation analysis for geotechnical engineering applications.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand geotechnical exploration methods, boring techniques, soil sampling procedures, and field testing methods used in soil investigation.
CO2: Analyze and interpret soil exploration data, deformation characteristics, and correlations among various in-situ soil test results.
CO3: Evaluate bearing capacity and performance of shallow foundations, raft foundations, and foundations on slopes using geotechnical methods.
CO4: Analyze settlement behavior of foundations on cohesive and cohesionless soils using in-situ testing approaches and soil mechanics principles.
CO5: Design and assess deep foundations including piles, pile groups, and well foundations based on load transfer mechanisms and soil investigation data.

This course develops research skills in research formulation, literature review, research design, data collection and analysis, statistical methods, modelling, simulation, thesis writing, technical publications.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain different types of research, research methodologies, and techniques for problem identification and formulation.
CO2: Conduct literature surveys and critically review research articles from quality journals and technical sources.
CO3: Design research methodologies and apply appropriate techniques for data collection, representation, and statistical analysis.
CO4: Apply sampling methods and hypothesis testing techniques for analyzing and validating research data.
CO5: Develop research models and apply heuristic and simulation techniques to engineering research problems.
CO6: Prepare technical reports, theses, research papers, and grant proposals using standard research writing and presentation practices.

This course focuses on the design of shallow and deep foundations and retaining structures and transmission-tower foundations, as well as retaining walls and bridge substructures.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the principles and structural behavior of various types of shallow and deep foundation systems used in civil engineering projects.
CO2: Design isolated footings, combined footings, grillage foundations, raft foundations, and floating foundations based on structural and soil requirements.
CO3: Analyze and design pile foundations, pile caps, and pile-supported structural systems for buildings and infrastructure projects.
CO4: Design retaining walls and retaining structures subjected to lateral earth pressure and surcharge loading conditions.
CO5: Apply design principles for bridge abutments, basement walls, and transmission tower foundations considering stability and structural safety.
CO6: Analyze and design bridge substructures including well foundations, caissons, and bridge piers supported on pile foundations.

This laboratory course provides practical experience in determining soil properties through compaction, permeability, shear strength, consolidation, CBR, density, and swelling tests.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Perform standard and modified Proctor compaction tests to evaluate compaction characteristics of soils.
CO2: Determine the permeability characteristics of soils using standard laboratory permeability tests.
CO3: Analyze the shear strength behavior of soils using triaxial shear tests under CU, CD, and UU conditions.
CO4: Evaluate subgrade strength and pavement suitability using soaked and unsoaked CBR tests.
CO5: Determine consolidation characteristics and field density properties of soils for settlement analysis.
CO6: Assess the compressive strength and swelling behavior of soils using unconfined compression and swelling pressure tests.
Elective Subjects

This course develops advanced understanding of stress, strain, elasticity, and plasticity for analyzing structural response under complex loading conditions.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the fundamental concepts of elasticity, stress-strain relationships, and equilibrium conditions in solid mechanics.
CO2: Analyze plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric problems using elasticity theory and compatibility equations.
CO3: Evaluate stresses and deformations in curved bars, thick cylinders, plates with holes, and structures subjected to concentrated loads.
CO4: Apply torsion theories and energy methods to analyze non-circular, hollow, and thin-walled structural sections.
CO5: Understand the principles of plasticity including yield criteria, plastic flow rules, and two-dimensional plastic behavior.
CO6: Analyze stress concentration, crack propagation, fatigue behavior, and fracture mechanics concepts in engineering materials and structures.

This course covers advanced pavement performance, structural analysis, material characterization, traffic loading, pavement stresses, and flexible and rigid pavement design.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand different types of pavements, pavement performance criteria, and structural and functional pavement failures.
CO2: Analyze stresses and structural behavior in flexible and rigid pavements using theoretical and analytical methods.
CO3: Evaluate traffic loading characteristics including axle configurations, contact stresses, vehicle damage factors, and design traffic estimation.
CO4: Identify and characterize pavement materials using laboratory and field methods considering elastic, non-elastic, and visco-elastic behavior.
CO5: Design flexible and rigid pavements using IRC, AASHTO, PCA, and other standard pavement design approaches.
CO6: Assess pavement durability, serviceability, strengthening techniques, and pavement management concepts for long-term infrastructure performance.

This course provides knowledge of rock mechanics, rock mass behavior, in-situ stresses, tunnelling, slope stability, and foundations on rock for safe and stable geotechnical design.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the classification, geological characteristics, and engineering applications of rocks, joints, faults, and fissures.
CO2: Determine and evaluate the engineering and mechanical properties of rocks using laboratory and field testing methods.
CO3: Analyze in-situ stresses, borehole stress measurements, and stress distribution around underground openings and tunnels.
CO4: Understand tunnel excavation techniques, underground support systems, ventilation, and groundwater control methods in rock engineering.
CO5: Evaluate the stability of rock slopes, modes of failure, and tunnel support behavior using analytical and empirical approaches.
CO6: Apply rock mechanics principles in the analysis and design of foundations on rocks, underground structures, and excavation systems.

This course covers remote sensing and GPS technologies for spatial data collection, image processing, classification, accuracy assessment, and transportation engineering applications.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the principles, components, and applications of remote sensing systems and electromagnetic radiation in transportation engineering.
CO2: Analyze remotely sensed data through preprocessing techniques such as geometric correction, registration, and atmospheric correction.
CO3: Apply image enhancement, filtering, classification, and thematic information extraction techniques in digital image processing.
CO4: Evaluate hyperspectral and radar sensing techniques for image analysis, spatial filtering, and classification accuracy assessment.
CO5: Understand the concepts, components, and surveying applications of Global Positioning Systems (GPS).
CO6: Apply GPS observation methods and remote sensing technologies for transportation planning, infrastructure monitoring, and spatial analysis applications.

This course provides knowledge of natural and man-made disasters, their impacts, risk assessment, mitigation, preparedness, and management.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the formation, structure, classification, and multiphase behavior of soils and clay minerals.
CO2: Analyze soil structure, bonding mechanisms, diffused double layer theory, and physicochemical behavior of soils.
CO3: Evaluate the engineering behavior of compacted soils including swelling, shrinkage, permeability, pore pressure, and shear strength characteristics.
CO4: Apply elastic stress distribution theories and constitutive relationships for soils under different loading conditions.
CO5: Determine shear strength parameters, effective stress behavior, stress-strain relationships, and pore pressure characteristics of soils.
CO6: Analyze advanced soil behavior including critical state mechanics, unsaturated soil response, consolidation, creep, dynamic loading effects, and modern geotechnical testing techniques.

This course provides advanced knowledge of engineered landfill planning, design, construction, operation, and environmental management and monitoring systems.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the physical, hydraulic, mechanical, and dynamic properties of landfill materials.
CO2: Analyze landfill configurations, liner systems, geomembranes, GCLs, and drainage systems.
CO3: Evaluate the stability of landfill slopes under static and seismic loading conditions.
CO4: Analyze veneer cover soils and seepage-induced and seismic slope instability.
CO5: Apply design principles for drainage layers, final cover systems, and alternate cover systems.
CO6: Apply suitable techniques for landfill monitoring, remediation, closure, and sustainable management.

2ND SEMESTER SUBJECTS

This course provides advanced knowledge of soil behavior, stress distribution, compaction, permeability, consolidation, shear strength, and critical state concepts for geotechnical engineering applications.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand the formation, structure, classification, and multiphase behavior of soils and clay minerals.
CO2: Analyze soil structure, bonding mechanisms, diffused double layer theory, and physicochemical behavior of soils.
CO3: Evaluate the engineering behavior of compacted soils including swelling, shrinkage, permeability, pore pressure, and shear strength characteristics.
CO4: Apply elastic stress distribution theories and constitutive relationships for soils under different loading conditions.
CO5: Determine shear strength parameters, effective stress behavior, stress-strain relationships, and pore pressure characteristics of soils.
CO6: Analyze advanced soil behavior including critical state mechanics, unsaturated soil response, consolidation, creep, dynamic loading effects, and modern geotechnical testing techniques.

This course focuses on advanced foundation analysis and design, covering bearing capacity, settlement, shallow and deep foundations, soil–structure interaction, and ground improvement techniques.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Understand bearing capacity theories, stress distribution methods, and settlement analysis for shallow foundations.
CO2: Analyze and design shallow foundations subjected to vertical, inclined, and eccentric loading conditions.
CO3: Evaluate the behavior and design of pile foundations, pile groups, pile caps, and laterally loaded piles.
CO4: Understand the analysis, design, construction procedures, and stability considerations of well foundations.
CO5: Apply the principles of machine foundation design considering dynamic loading and soil–structure interaction effects.
CO6: Analyze and implement ground improvement and soil stabilization techniques using mechanical, hydraulic, chemical, and geosynthetic methods.

This course covers operations research techniques for optimization and decision-making network models, CPM, PERT, inventory, scheduling, queuing, game theory, and simulation.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Formulate and solve linear programming problems using graphical and simplex methods.
CO2: Apply advanced linear programming techniques such as duality, dual simplex, sensitivity analysis, and parametric programming.
CO3: Analyze and solve network optimization and project management problems using CPM, PERT, and flow network models.
CO4: Apply nonlinear, geometric, and dynamic programming techniques to optimization problems.
CO5: Evaluate inventory, scheduling, and sequencing models for effective resource management.
CO6: Analyze queuing systems, game theory models, and simulation techniques for decision-making under uncertainty.

This course provides an opportunity to apply advanced civil engineering knowledge to a real-world research, design, analysis, or technical problem.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Identify a civil engineering problem and define clear objectives, methodology, and expected outcomes.
CO2: Conduct thorough literature review and technical analysis relevant to the selected project topic.
CO3: Apply theoretical concepts and modern tools/software in project design and analysis.
CO4: Design appropriate solutions while considering safety, sustainability, and environmental aspects.
CO5: Prepare and present a well-structured project report and technical presentation.
Elective Subjects

This course focuses on geoenvironmental engineering, covering waste disposal, contaminant transport, landfill liners, geosynthetics, leachate and gas management, and sustainable containment systems.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Analyze the engineering properties and classification of waste materials used in environmental geotechnical applications.
CO2: Evaluate soil–water interactions and physio-chemical behavior of soils under varying environmental conditions.
CO3: Select suitable waste disposal sites and assess criteria for engineered waste management systems.
CO4: Analyze the stability and contaminant transport behavior of ash containment and waste disposal systems.
CO5: Design municipal and hazardous waste landfill systems using clay liners and geosynthetic materials.
CO6: Evaluate leachate and gas management techniques for safe and sustainable waste containment systems.

This course develops skills in remote sensing, GIS, GPS, photogrammetry, UAV mapping, and geospatial analysis for civil and geotechnical engineering applications.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the principles of remote sensing, electromagnetic radiation, sensors, and image interpretation techniques.
CO2: Analyze GIS concepts, spatial data structures, data acquisition methods, and GIS applications.
CO3: Apply principles of photogrammetry, aerial photography, stereoscopy, and image interpretation for mapping applications.
CO4: Understand GPS technology, satellite navigation systems, and positioning methods used in geospatial engineering.
CO5: Utilize GIS techniques for routing analysis, environmental planning, and infrastructure management applications.
CO6: Evaluate UAV-based remote sensing systems and emerging geospatial technologies for modern surveying and resource management applications.

This course develops advanced skills in geo-engineering investigations, site exploration, rock characterization, geophysical techniques, instrumentation.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the principles and applications of geo-engineering investigations for civil engineering infrastructure projects.
CO2: Analyze geotechnical investigation methods for canals, bridges, industries, and power station projects.
CO3: Classify rocks and evaluate their physical and engineering properties for geo-engineering applications.
CO4: Apply methods of rock exploration, RQD evaluation, and principles of rock mechanics in subsurface investigations.
CO5: Utilize geophysical and terrain evaluation techniques for infrastructure planning and geo-engineering case studies.
CO6: Evaluate geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring techniques used in geo-engineering and rock engineering projects.

This course focuses on soil–foundation interaction, covering foundation models, beams and plates on elastic foundations, pile and pile-group behavior, pile–raft systems, and dynamic soil–foundation response.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the principles of soil–foundation interaction and various soil response models used in geotechnical analysis.
CO2: Analyze beams on elastic foundations using Winkler, elastic continuum, and two-parameter soil models.
CO3: Evaluate the behavior of thin and thick plates resting on elastic media using analytical and numerical methods.
CO4: Perform elastic analysis of single piles under vertical and lateral loading conditions.
CO5: Analyze pile group behavior, load distribution, and laterally loaded pile response in foundation systems.
CO6: Evaluate pile–raft interaction systems and understand soil–foundation interaction under dynamic loading conditions.

This course provides advanced knowledge of groundwater flow, aquifer behavior, well hydraulics, pumping tests, recharge, groundwater quality, contamination, modelling, and sustainable groundwater management.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain groundwater occurrence, aquifer systems, and properties affecting groundwater storage and distribution.
CO2: Analyze groundwater movement using Darcy’s law, transmissivity, storage coefficient, and groundwater flow equations.
CO3: Evaluate steady and unsteady groundwater flow conditions and analyze pumping test data for aquifer characterization.
CO4: Design and assess tube wells, well performance, and maintenance practices for groundwater extraction systems.
CO5: Apply geophysical, GIS, and remote sensing techniques for groundwater exploration and artificial recharge studies.
CO6: Evaluate groundwater quality, contamination control, remediation methods, and sustainable groundwater management practices.

This course provides advanced knowledge of earthquakes, seismic hazards, ground response, dynamic soil behavior, liquefaction assessment and earthquake-resistant design of geotechnical and structural systems.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the fundamentals of seismology, plate tectonics, faults, and earthquake generation mechanisms.
CO2: Evaluate earthquake hazards and estimate ground motion parameters using deterministic and probabilistic approaches.
CO3: Analyze earthquake wave propagation and ground response characteristics at different sites.
CO4: Explain design earthquakes, design spectra, and factors influencing soil liquefaction.
CO5: Assess liquefaction potential and determine the factor of safety against liquefaction using field and laboratory methods.
CO6: Apply earthquake-resistant design principles and calculate seismic loads using IS 1893 provisions.

3RD SEMESTER SUBJECTS

This course focuses on dynamic and seismic behavior of soils and foundations, covering vibration, wave propagation, liquefaction, machine foundations, and vibration isolation.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the fundamentals of vibration systems, vibration isolation, absorbers, and measuring instruments used in soil dynamics.
CO2: Analyze wave propagation and soil behavior in elastic and semi-infinite elastic continuum media under dynamic loading.
CO3: Evaluate liquefaction mechanisms, influencing factors, and assessment methods for liquefaction potential of soils.
CO4: Determine dynamic elastic properties of soils using laboratory and field testing methods.
CO5: Design and analyze machine foundations subjected to dynamic loads and evaluate their effects on adjacent structures.
CO6: Evaluate seismic response of foundations and analyze dynamic soil–structure interaction under earthquake loading conditions.

This course focuses on dynamic and seismic behavior of soils and foundations, including liquefaction, vibration, machine foundations, and seismic soil–structure interaction.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the nature of dynamic loads on soils and apply vibration theory to analyze stress conditions under earthquake loading.
CO2: Analyze seismic earth pressures and evaluate the behavior of retaining walls using modified Coulomb’s theory and IS code provisions.
CO3: Evaluate dynamic bearing capacity and failure mechanisms of shallow foundations subjected to earthquake loads.
CO4: Assess liquefaction behavior and liquefaction potential of soils using theoretical, laboratory, and empirical methods.
CO5: Design machine foundations considering dynamic loading, vibration isolation, and IS code recommendations.
CO6: Analyze seismic response of structures and evaluate soil–structure interaction effects under dynamic loading conditions.

This course provides advanced knowledge of seismic hazards, dynamic soil behavior, ground response, liquefaction assessment, mitigation techniques, and seismic design of geotechnical structures.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain the fundamentals of seismology, earthquakes, and seismic hazard mitigation techniques.
CO2: Analyze strong ground motion characteristics and perform seismic hazard assessments.
CO3: Evaluate wave propagation behavior in soils and understand attenuation of seismic waves.
CO4: Determine dynamic soil properties and analyze ground response under earthquake loading.
CO5: Assess the influence of local site conditions and evaluate liquefaction hazards in soil deposits.
CO6: Recommend suitable liquefaction mitigation measures and analyze earthquake case studies for geotechnical applications.

This course focuses on environmental pollution control and sustainable management, EIA, environmental legislation, and sustainable development practices.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Explain ecosystem concepts, ecological processes, and environmental interactions affecting natural resources.
CO2: Analyze sources, impacts, and control measures of water, air, noise, and solid waste pollution.
CO3: Evaluate environmental degradation issues such as deforestation, soil erosion, salinization, and land-use changes.
CO4: Assess global environmental challenges and apply Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) methodologies for development projects.
CO5: Apply environmental laws, regulations, and Environmental Management System (EMS) principles for environmental protection and compliance.
CO6: Develop sustainable environmental management strategies through resource conservation, environmental ethics, and climate change mitigation practices.

This course focuses on research problem formulation, literature review, identification of research gaps, and development of research objectives, scope, and methodology for engineering research.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Work on a extensive research and development project or technical project.
CO2: Review and evaluate the literature available related to chosen problem.
CO3: Validate theoretical and reported data with results obtained from numerical/ experimental/ analytical study.
CO4: Identify scope of future studies.

4TH SEMESTER SUBJECTS

This course focuses on completing research through experimentation, modelling, simulation, or case studies, followed by data analysis, validation, conclusions, recommendations, and final dissertation preparation and presentation.
Course Outcome:
CO1: Formulate research objectives, hypotheses, and methodology.
CO2: Design experiments or models to collect and analyze data effectively.
CO3: Interpret results and draw meaningful conclusions based on analysis.
CO4: Develop technical writing and presentation skills through report writing and defense.
CO5: Apply subject knowledge to solve real-world engineering problems independently.

fees

Details

Amount

Programme Fees (per Semester)

₹60000

Examination Fees

₹3000

International Fees (per Year)

$5300

Fee Slab

Slab >=60% - 74.99% >=75% - 89.99% >=90% & Above
Fee ₹55000 ₹50000 ₹45000

Students can avail these slots depending on the marks they have scored. Each slot reflects a different academic range, helping students understand where they stand and what benefits they qualify for.

Programme Outcomes

  • To prepare graduates with a strong foundation in Master of Technology in Civil Engineering with Specialization in Geotechnical Engineering and problem solving skills in order to build successful careers professionals in industry, government, academia, research, entrepreneurial pursuit and consulting firms.
  • To equip students with analytical, design, development and soft skill to find innovative solutions to the real-world problems in collaboration with industry and professional societies.
  • To inculcate research paper, managerial skills and team work in our students through demonstration of good analytical, design and implementation skills for the betterment of individual and society at large.
  • To produce graduates who are ethical, socially responsible and lifelong learners to fulfill their goals.

Programme Specific Outcomes

  • Geotechnical Investigation and Site Characterization: Conduct geotechnical investigations, including soil and rock sampling, laboratory testing and field studies, to characterize the properties of the subsurface materials and evaluate their suitability for construction.
  • Geotechnical Design and Analysis: Apply advanced knowledge and skills to analyze and design geotechnical structures and systems, such as foundations, retaining walls slopes and earthworks, considering factors like stability, settlement, and soil-structure interaction.
  • Ground Improvement Techniques: Identify ground improvement requirements and apply appropriate techniques to enhance the engineering properties of weak or problematic soils, such as soil stabilization, grouting, deep compaction or reinforcement.
  • Geotechnical Hazard Assessment and Mitigation: Assess geotechnical hazards, including landslides, slope stability, liquefaction and foundation failure and develop strategies to mitigate risks through slope stabilization, drainage systems, retaining structures or other protective measures.

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Laboratory

What better way to learn working of anything than to get exposed to it first hand!. The specialized laboratories are equipped to conduct advanced practical and research work.