Geo Champions 2023 is a national-level student contest that tests the knowledge, practical exposure, and critical thinking of teams of postgraduate students in the field of Geotechnical Engineering. The Geo Champions competition includes three rounds which consist of Geo Design, Geo Prediction, and Geo Quiz. The event is organized by the Indian Geotechnical Society Trichy Chapter in association with the National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli and the National Institute of Technology Puducherry to celebrate the occasion of 75th year Diamond Jubilee of the Indian Geotechnical Society. The winners of Geo Champions will be awarded a cash price of Rs. 75,000 /- in IGC 2023 at IIT Roorkee.
Based on the topic "Sustainable Geotechniques", Prof. Dipanjan Basu, Professor, University of Waterloo, Canada delievered a presentation entitled "Sustainability and its Assessment in Geotechnical Engineering"
The IGS Student Chapter at Department of Civil Engineering, The National Institute of Engineering, Mysore inaugurated on 5th August 2023. IGS Student Chapter serves as a platform for students, professionals, and researchers, to exchange knowledge, collaborate on research projects, and stay updated with the latest advancements in the field of geotechnical engineering. Student chapter aims to complement the existing curriculum by offering practical experiences, industry connections, and opportunities for professional development.
Karnataka Geotechnical Fusion (KGF) 2023 is a conference beingly jointly organized by IGS Bangalore chapter, IGS Surathkal chapter, IGS Hubli chapter and IGS Mysuru chapter as a fitting tribute to the contributions of Karnataka in shaping up the IGS to its current stature and to fuse the IGS chapters of Karnataka into synergetic collaborations towards solving important geotechnical problems of the state.
Global Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction 15-20 March 2021,
The Virtual Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction - Civil Engineering for a Disaster Resilient Society (VCDRR 2021) was organized by National Institute of Technology Karnataka, National Institute of Disaster Management, Asian Disaster Reduction and Response Network, Institute of Himalayan Risk Reduction, and International Water Management Institute, in association with Indian Geotechnical Society and IGS Surathkal chapter. The conference was supported by 15 global partnering organizations including ISSMGE, ASCE, IAHR, IACRR, AIWC, ISET, IGS, ECI, Springer etc. The conference was advertised on 13 October 2020, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction and ended on 20 March 2021, International Day of Happiness. There was an overwhelming response from across the globe with 612 paper submissions out of which 310 papers were accepted after peer review. The conference had around 1800 delegates registered from over 75 countries.
One Day Workshop on "Ground Improvement Techniques with reference to North Eastern Region"
(GIT-NE 2012) 13th October 2012 At Assam Engineering College
North East Students Geo-Congress on Advances in Geotechnical Engineering (NES GEO-CONGRESS 2013)
28 th September, 2013 AT Assam Engineering College
NORTH EAST STUDENTS GEO-CONGRESS ON ADVANCES IN GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING (NES GEO-CONGRESS 2014)
18 th October, 2014 at IIT Guwahati
UKIERI Workshop on SEISMIC REQUALIFICATION OF PILE SUPPORTED STRUCTURES
7-9th January, 2015 at IIT Guwahati
Topic: "Seismic Aspects of Design of Combined Pile-Raft Foundations"
Speaker: Prof. Deepankar Choudhury, Department of Civil Engineering, IIT Bombay,
Date and Time: 28-12-2015 (Monday), 4.00 p.m.
"Geotechnics for Natural and Engineered Sustainable Technologies" (GeoNEst) IGC 2017, 14-16 December 2017 organized by IGS Guwahati Chapter (NE) in association with IIT Guwahati.
A workshop on a powerful graphical AutoCAD based 3D pre-processing and interactive software, SOFiSTiK. It enables the user to control and adjust a model and the calculation to any demand. Seamless integration of construction stage analysis, precamber determination and automated force optimization are available. It is used worldwide by leading consulting engineering firms, contractors and project joint ventures
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Two-day National Workshop on“Geosyntheticsfor Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience (GEOINSURE 2023) was designed and conducted by the Dept. of Civil Engineering.Sasi Institute of Technology and Engineering,Tadepalligudem in association with IGS Guntur chapter on 4th August and 5th August 2023 to impart field knowledge to the young students, faculty and engineers, on applications of geosynthetics, fostering the development of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.The workshop has covered various topics on Geosynthetics and their applications in various fields such as the construction of airport and runway embankments, eco-friendly and sustainable solutions using geosynthetics in River Bank Protection, Drainage and Reinforced Soil Walls & Slopes, Use of geosynthetics with natural fibres.Overall,six expert lectures were arranged.
IGS Student Chapter at Sasi Institute of Technology & Engineering with around 83 student members was inaugurated by Dr.M.Rama Rao, Secretary,IGS Guntur Chapter & Professor & HoD,Civil Engg, SITE, at 9: 30 A M, on 23rd August, 2023.
A Guest Lecture on “Application of geosynthetics and Natural fibres in reinforced soil walls and slopes” by Mr. P. Thrimurti Raju, Managing Partner, Sreecoir Industries, Tadepalligudem delivered from 10:00 A M to 11: 00 A M. The speaker was explained the installation scheme, sequence of filling and cell assembly of Geocell Mattresses, Reinforced soil Slopes using Geocomposite, and Erosion control by coir.
After finishing the Guest lecture Students were attended Field visit to Sreecoir Industries, Tadepalligudem. There student members were observed various types of coir fibres and Mr. P. Thrimurti Raju explained the manufacturing process and uses of coir fibres in erosion control of soil
School of Infrastructure (SIF) of Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar organised a Two-day Workshop on Geosynthetics for Sustainable Civil Infrastructure. The event “Workshop on Geosynthetics for Sustainable Civil Infrastructure” was held at IIT Bhubaneswar during June 16-17, 2023 in association with Indian Geotechnical Society, Bhubaneswar Chapter and C. V. Raman Global University, Bhubaneswar. Shri. Ashutosh Dash, Engineer-in-Chief, Interstate Issues and Legal Matters, Govt. of Odisha was the chief guest of the inaugural function.
National Seminar on Modern Geotechnical Practices along with the 6th Prof. T.S. RamanathaAyyar Lecture was organized by the IGS Thiruvananthapuram Chapter in association with the Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering Trivandrum (CET) on 3rd February 2023 in the College of Engineering Trivandrum.
The programme was inaugurated by Dr. Anil Joseph, President, Indian Geotechnical Society. The function was presided over by Dr. Suresh Babu V., the Principal, CET. In the function, the newly instituted best student chapter award was presented to the IGS Student Chapter, Government Engineering College Bartonhill, Trivandrum. The awardee was selected after inviting applications in a standard format and scrutinizing by a three member committee.
The 6th Prof. T.S. RamanathaAyyar Lecture was delivered by Prof. M.R. Madhav. The seminar comprised of technical sessions by Dr. Anil Joseph, Mrs. MinimolKorulla and Dr. Balan K. The programme was well attended by practicing engineers from Kerala PWD, Irrigation Department, Local Self Government Department, Kerala State Electricity Board, Kerala State Information Technology Infrastructure Limited (KSITIL), several private design and construction entities, researchers, teachers and students from various engineering colleges. The programme also attracted sponsorships from major stakeholders in the Geotechnical domain.
The Department of Civil Engineering, LBSITW, in association with IGS Thiruvananthapuram Chapter, organized a Faculty Development Programme on Geotechnical Engineering Practices in online mode from 10th to 14th October 2022
The speakers in the programme were
Dr. Narendra Samadhiya, President IGS, Professor, IIT Roorkee
Dr. G L SivakumarBabu, Professor, IISc Bangalore
Dr. K Balan, Professor, RIET, Thiruvananthapuram.
Dr.AkankshaTyagi Assistant Professor, IIT Roorkee.
Dr. Rakesh Pillai, Assistant Professor, IIT Palakkad.
Dr. G V Ramana, Assistant Professor, NIT Warangal.
Dr.Unnikrishnan N, Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum.
Dr. Jaya V, Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum
Dr.ArveeSujil Johnson, Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum
Dr. Rajeev Kumar P, Professor, Rajagiri College of Engineering
The International Conference of Transportation Geotechnics was jointly organized by the Department of Civil Engineering, LBSITW and NATPAC, in association with IGS Thiruvananthapuram Chapter and TC 202 of ISSMGE in online mode from 1st to 3rd June 2022. The conference was inaugurated by Dr.ErolTutumluer, Chairman, TC 202
The plenary speakers of the conference were
Dr ErolTutumluer, Chair TC 202, Professor, University of Illinois
Dr BuddhimaIndraratna, Professor, University of Technology Sydney
Dr. William Powrie, Professor, University of Southampton
Dr. Amit Prashanth, Professor, IIT Gandhinagar
Dr. Samson Mathew, Professor, NIT Trichy and Director, NATPAC
Dr. B. Umashankar, Associate Professor, IIT Hyderabad
Dr.ArindamDey, Associate Professor, IIT Guwahatti
Dr Purnanand P Savoikar, Professor, Goa Engineering College
Dr.Muthukkumaran, Professor, NIT Trichy
Dr.A U Ravishankar, Professor, NITK Surathkal
Dr.N. Unnikrishnan, Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum
Dr. Jaya V, Professor, College of Engineering Trivandrum
Er. Ravi Sundaram, Director, M/s CengrsGeotechnicaPvt. Ltd
Dr.Bino I Koshy, Professor, Amal Jyothi College of Engineering
Dr. Jayamohan J, Professor, LBSITW
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