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Awards numbering over twenty have been instituted by the IGS for outstanding technical papers published through the Society. Besides, Prof. G. A. Leonards of Purdue University has instituted an award for the best Ph. D. thesis in Geotechnical Engineering.
The prestigious IGS - Kueckelmann award is presented once in two years to an eminent geotechnical engineer who has made significant contribution to the profession in India. So far 16 eminent Geotechnical Engineers have thus been honoured.
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| Year |
Delivered |
Topic |
| 1978 |
Prof. R. K. Katti |
Search for Solutions to Problems in Black Cotton Soils. |
| 1979 |
Shri Y. K. Murthy |
Some Challenging Geotechnical Problems in River Valley Projects in India. |
| 1980 |
Prof. Dinesh Mohan |
A Close Look at Problems of Research and its Application to Pile Foundations. |
| 1981 |
Shri K. R. Datye |
Simpler Techniques for Ground Improvements. |
| 1982 |
Shri H. C. Verma |
Need, Potential and Might of Geotechnical Instrumentation in India. |
| 1983 |
Prof. Shamsher Prakash |
Past and Future of Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering. |
| 1984 |
Prof. Jagdish Narain |
Reinforced Earth |
| 1985 |
Prof. T. Ramamurthy |
Stability of Rock Mass |
| 1986 |
Dr. R. K. Bhandari |
Slope Instability in the Fragile Himalaya and Strategy for Development |
| 1987 |
Shri K. Madhavan |
Critical Issues in Geotechnical Engineering of Water Resources Project |
| 1988 |
Prof. Gopal Ranjan |
Ground Treated with Granular Piles and its response under load |
| 1989 |
Prof. S. K. Gulhati |
Geotechnical Aspects of Indian Offshore Environment |
| 1990 |
Prof. A. Sridharan |
Engineering Behavior of Soils - A Fundamental Approach. |
| 1991 |
Dr. C. D. Thatte |
Earthquakes, Dam design and Tehri Project. |
| 1992 |
Dr. B. G. Rao |
Behavior Prediction and Performance of Structures on Improved Ground & Search for New Technologies |
| 1993 |
Dr. T. S. Nagaraj |
Effective Stresses in Soils |
| 1994 |
Dr. N. V. Nayak |
Innovative Development in Geotechnical Practices |
| 1995 |
Prof. G. V. Rao |
Geosynthetics in the Indian Environment |
| 1996 |
Dr. M. D. Desai |
Geotechnical Engineering in Action during 20th Century |
| 1997 |
Prof. M. R. Madhav |
Modeling and Analysis in Geotechnical / Ground Engineering |
| 1998 |
Prof. N. Som |
Braced Excavation in Soft Clay — Experiences of Calcutta Metro Construction |
| 1999 |
Prof. K. S. Subba Rao |
Swell-Shrink Behavior of Expansive Soils — Geotechnical Challenges |
| 2000 |
Prof. V. S. Chandrasekharan |
Numerical and Physical Modeling in Soil-Structure Interaction |
| 2001 |
Prof. A. Varadarajan |
Constitutive Modeling and Application of Finite Element Method in Geotechnical Engineering |
| 2002 |
Prof. V. S. Raju |
Towards Excellence in Geotechnical Engineering Practices in India |
| 2003 |
Prof. P. J. Piser |
Pile Foundations Under Uplift Loads - An Overview |
| 2004 |
Prof. Swami Saran |
Some Engineering Aspects of Reinforced Earth |
| 2005 |
Prof. G. Venkalachalam |
Reliability and Risk Analysis of Earth Slopes. |
| 2006 |
Prof. S. Narasimha Rao |
Pull out Behavior of Screw and Suction Anchors in Soft Marine Clays. |
| 2008 |
Prof. K.G. Sharma |
Analysis of Underground Structures. |
| 2009 |
Dr. A.V. Shroff |
Development in Design and
Executive in Grouting Practice
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