Admissions to PhD Programme of Department of Civil Engineering (on continuous basis) The Department Established in 1961, the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur aims at producing high-quality technical human resources to meet the needs of the nation― industries, R&D organizations and educational institutes. The Department is active in conceptual teaching, research in frontier areas, national-level consulting, and strong outreach activities. The PhD Programme The Department offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in the following specializations: • Environmental Engineering • Geoinformatics • Geotechnical Engineering • Hydraulics & Water Resources Engineering • Structural Engineering • Transportation Engineering The emphasis of the PhD programme is on learning fundamental principles in the subject area, developing deep understanding of a facet of the chosen specialization, honing creative & independent thinking, and on adapting & solving problems of inter-disciplinary nature. For details of admission procedures, eligibility requirements, financial assistance and course requirements, please visit: http://www.iitk.ac.in/ce/CIVIL/pgadmission.htm. The completed application forms can be submitted anytime during the year. Research Facilities The state-of-the-art research facilities added in the Department over the last decade include: Servo-hydraulic actuators, shake table, eccentric mass shaker, accelerometer-based wireless measurement system, fibre optic-based strain & temperature measurement system, pseudo-dynamic testing facility Advanced triaxial system including dynamic loading, bender elements, ring shear apparatus, dilatometer, SASW, pressure meter, seismic down hole system Robotic & motorized total stations, digital theodolites & levels, geodetic differential GPS receivers, terrestrial laser scanner, range camera, integrated GPS and INS system, photogrammetric workstation, softwares for geospatial processing AAS, WDXRF, resistivity meter, hydrobios sediment corer echo sounder, water analysis equipment, exploration seismograph, stereoscopy station for the worldwide aeronet project, GPS, drill cores scanner, GPR, survey instrument, petrological microscopes Facility for physical modelling of rivers and hydraulic testing of pipes, acoustic doppler velocimeter, apparatus for measuring fluid friction, momentum and energy losses, hydrology system, hydro-meteorological observatory Profilograph, rotational viscometer, vacuum viscometer, asphalt fatigue testing, skid tester, thin film oven tester, driver testing, stone polish machine, traffic speed radar, asphalt ignition tester, GPS, vehicle classification system HR-TOF-MS, IC, HPLC, AAS, TOC, CHNOS analyzer, GC-ECD-FID, UV-visible spectrometer, GCMS, HDTLC, OPC, CCP, SMPS, APS, CCN, particle absorption soot photometer, MOUDI, fog chamber Current Research Interests • • Mechanics and modeling of rivers; surface & groundwater management; flow & transport through saturated porous media; integrated hydrological modelling; neural networks & knowledge extraction; stochastic hydrology Transportation network optimization; traffic flow theory; traffic facilities design; driver behaviour modeling; traveler information system; pavement material charac-terization; pavement design & maintenance; traffic safety; highway financing • • • • Remote sensing for earth resources, urban mapping, environment, archaeology; photogrammetry, GPS, GIS and pattern recognition applications; terrestrial, airborne and mobile laser scanning; visualization; LBS, flood and noise propagation modeling; WebGIS Structural dynamics, mechanics & stability; earthquake engineering; concrete; reinforced concrete, masonry, and steel structures; structural health monitoring; performance-based design; multiscale, multiphysics in mechanics & materials; robust optimization of structures Soil-structure interaction; soil dynamics and liquefaction; ground improvement; physical modeling of foundation systems; constitutive behaviour of geomaterials; railway geotechnology; slope stability Environmental chemistry; wastewater treatment; environmental systems; modeling & management, atmospheric pollution & its effects on climate Student Conveniences The facilities offered at IITK to students include: • • • • • • Married student accommodation on campus Office space Wireless LAN on campus Sports and recreational facilities Travel grants for attending conferences in India and abroad Awards for papers published in recognized journals For more information, please contact Dr. Nihar Ranjan Patra (nrpatra@iitk.ac.in) Convener Department Post-Graduate Committee Department of Civil Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Kanpur 208016 Phone: (0512) 259 7413