IGS ANNUAL LECTURES |
||
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 Projec |
1988 |
Prof. Gopal Ranjan |
Ground Treated with Granular Piles and its response underload |
1989 |
Prof. S.K. Gulhati |
Geotechnical Aspects of Indian Offshore Environment |
1990 |
Prof.A. Sridharan |
Engineering Behaviour of Soils - A Fundamental Approach. |
1991 |
Dr. C.D. Thatte |
Earthquakes, Dam design and Tehri Project |
1992 |
Dr. B.G.Rao |
Behaviour Prediction and Perfonnance 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 |
Modelling and Analysis in Geotechnical I Ground Engineering |
1998 |
Prof. N. Som |
Braced Excavation in Soft Clay - Experiences of Calcutta Metro Construction |
1999 |
Prof. K.S. Subba Rao |
Swell-Shrink Behaviour of Expansive Soils - Geotechnical Challenges |
2000 |
Prof. V.S. Chandrasekharan |
Numerical and Physical Modelling 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 Geotech. Engg. Practices in India |
2003 |
Prof. P.1. Pise |
Pile Foundations Under Uplift Loads - An Overview |
2004 |
Prof. Swami Saran |
Some Engineering Aspects of Reinforced Earth |
Awards (Biennial) for Papers Published |
| 1. IGS - Kueckelmann Award of Rs. 35,000 for "Outstanding Cumulative Contribution in Geotechnical Engineering". |
| 2. IGS - AIMIL Prize for the best paper published in the Indian Geotechnical Journal. |
| 3. IGS - HEICO Prize for the best paper on "Rock Mechanics" published in Indian Geotechnical Journal. |
| 4. IGS - AIMIL Prize for the best paper on Instrumentation". |
| 5. IGS - AFCONS Prize for the best paper on "Case Histories". |
| 6. IGS - Shri B.N. Gupta. Madras Prize for the best paper on "Shallow Foundations". |
| 7. IGS - Smt. Indra Joshi Prize for the best paper published in National international Conferences/Symposia. |
| 8. IGS - ONGC Prize for the best paper on "Special Studies in the Area of Marine Geotechnical Engineering". |
| 9. IGS - Prof. Leonards' Prize for the "Best Doctoral Dissertation in Geotechnical Engineering" . |
| 10. IGS - Dr. Shamsher Prakash Prize for the best paper on "Soil Dynamics". |
| 11. IGS - Prof. Dinesh Mohan Prize for the best paper on "Pile Foundation". |
| 12. IGS - Dr. B.N. Rai - Shri S.N. Gupta Prize for the best paper on "Earth and Earth Retaining Structures". |
| 13. IGS - Shri M.S. Jain Memorial Prize for the best paper on "Innovations in Piling and Other Foundation Construction Techniques". |
| 14. IGS - Geotech Consultants Pvt. Ltd. Prize for the best paper on "Innovations in Field Exploration" . |
| 15. IGS - Prof. C.S. De.~ai Prize for the best paper on "Constitutive Modelling for Geologic Materials". |
| 16. IGS - Shri A.G. Dastidar Prize for the best paper on ''Ground Improvement". |
| 17. IGS - Shri R.N. Prasad Prize for the best paper on "Slope Stability and Land Slides". |
| 18. IGS - Z-Tech Prize for the best paper on ''Geosynthetics and Allied Construction Products". |
| 19. IGS - Prof. Dinesh Mohan Prize for "Excellence in Geotechnical Practice". |
IGS-AIMIL Best Local Chapter Award |
||
S.No. |
Year |
Awarded to |
I. |
1995 |
IOS Delhi Chapter |
2. |
1996 |
IOS Baroda Chapter |
3. |
1997 |
IOS Mumbai Chapter |
4. |
1998 |
IOS Indore Chapter |
5. |
1999 |
IOS Baroda Chapter |
6. |
2000 |
IOS Calcutta Chapter |
7. |
2001 |
IOS Baroda Chapter |
8. |
2002 |
IOS Indore Chapter |
9. |
2003 |
IOS Allahabad Chapter |
10 |
2004 |
IGS Warangal Chapter |
IGS-Kuecklemann Award |
||
S.No. |
Years |
Awarded to |
I. |
1986-87 |
Prof. R.K. Katti |
2. |
1988-89 |
Prof. T. Ramamurthy & Shri C. Sudhindra |
3. |
1990-91 |
Prof. T.S. Nagaraj & Prof. Gopal Ranjan |
4. |
1992-93 |
Prof. A. Sridharan & Prof. Shashi K. Gulhati |
5. |
1994-95 |
Dr. Narayan V. Nayak |
6. |
1996-97 |
Prof. M.R. Madhav & Prof. K.S. Subba Rao |
7. |
1998-99 |
Dr. R.K. Bhandari & Prof. G. V. Rao |
8. |
2000-01 |
Prof. N. Som |
International Conferences (ICSMFE) |
|||
S.No. |
Year |
Conference |
Venue |
I. |
1936 |
I ICSMFE |
Cambridge. Mass (U.S.A.) |
2. |
1948 |
II ICSMFE |
Rotterdalll (Netherlands) |
3. |
1953 |
III ICSMFE |
Zurich (Switzerland) |
4. |
1957 |
IV ICSMFE |
London (U.K.) |
5. |
1961 |
V ICSMFE |
Paris (France) |
6. |
1965 |
VI ICSMFE |
Montreal (Canada) |
7. |
1969 |
VII ICSMFE |
Mexico city (Mexico) |
8. |
1973 |
VIII ICSMFE |
Moscow (USSR) |
9. |
1977 |
IX ICSMFE |
Tokyo (Japan) |
10. |
1981 |
XICSMFE |
Stockholm (Sweden) |
II. |
1985 |
XI ICSMFE |
San Francisco (U.S.A) |
12. |
1989 |
XII ICSMFE |
Rio De Janeiro (Brazil) |
13. |
1994 |
XIII ICSMFE |
New Delhi (India) |
14. |
1997 |
XIV ICSMFE |
Hamburg (Germany) |
15. |
2001 |
XV ICSMGE |
Istanbul (Thrkey) |
16. |
2005 |
XVI ICSMGE |
Osaka, Japan (Scheduled) |
17. |
2009 |
XVII ICSMGE |
Alexandria, Egypt (Scheduled) |
Indian Geotechnical Conferences - Venue |
|||
.No. |
Year |
Venue |
Theme |
I. |
1960 |
New Delhi |
First Asian Regional Conference |
2. |
1961 |
Banga]ore |
Symposium on Foundation Engineering |
3. |
]962- 63 |
|
During this period, technical sessions along with the Annual General Sessions were held |
4. |
]964 |
Hydembad |
Technical Session along with 7th Annual General Session |
5. |
1965 |
Pcona |
Symposium on Foundations of Power Houses and Heavy Machines |
6. |
1966-67 |
|
During this period, technical sessions along with the Annual General Sessions were held |
7. |
1968 |
Talwara |
Symposium on Rockfill Dams-Beas Dam |
8. |
1969 |
Ahmedabad |
Technical Session along with Annual General Session |
9. |
1970 |
Bombay |
Symposium on Shallow Foundations |
10. |
1971 |
Ahmedabad |
Technical Session along with the Annual General Session |
11. |
1972 |
New Delhi |
Technical Session along with the Annual General Session |
12. |
1973 |
Kurukshetra |
Symposium on Rock Mechanics & Tunneling Problems held during Silver Jubilee Celebrations |
13. |
1974 |
Warangal |
Technical Session along with the Annual General Session |
14. |
1975 |
Bangalore |
Fifth Asian Regional Conference |
15. |
1976 |
Calcutta |
Symposium on Foundations and Excavations in Weak Soils |
16. |
1977 |
Kanpur |
Symposium on Expansive Soils |
17. |
1978 |
New Delhi |
GEOCON-India Conference on Geotechnical Engineering. |
18. |
1979 |
Roorkee |
International Symposium on in-situ Testing of Soils and Rocks and Performance of Structures |
19. |
1980 |
Bombay |
GEOTECH-80 Conference on Geotechnical Engineering |
20. |
1981 |
Hyderabad |
Geomech-81-Symposium on Engg. Behavior of Coarse Grained Soils, Boulders and Rocks. |
21. |
1982 |
Surat |
Conference on Construction Practices and Instrumentation in Geotechnical Engineering. |
22. |
1983 |
Madras |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-83. |
23. |
1984 |
Calcutta |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-84 Geotechnical Engineering in Practice. |
24. |
1985 |
Roorkee |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-85. |
25. |
1986 |
New Delhi |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-86. |
26. |
1987 |
Bangalore |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-87. |
27. |
1988 |
Allahabad |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-88 Evaluation and Applications in Geotechnical Engineering. |
28. |
1989 |
Visakhapatnam |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-89 - Geotechniques of Problematic Soils and Rocks. |
29. |
1990 |
Bombay |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-90 Advance in Geotechnical Engineering. |
30. |
1991 |
Surat |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-91 Geotechnical Analysis Practices & Performance. |
31. |
1992 |
Calcutta |
Indian Geotechnical Geotechnical Conference-92 Geotechnique Today. |
32. |
1993 |
|
No IGC was held due to holding of XIII ICSMFE-94. |
33. |
1994 |
Warangal |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-94 Development in Geotechnical Engineering. |
34. |
1995 |
Bangalore |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-95. |
35. |
1996 |
Madras |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-96 Geotechnical Engineering Practice Beyond 2001. |
36. |
1997 |
Baroda |
Indian Geotechnical Conference-97. |
37. |
1998 |
New Delhi |
IGC-98 & Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Geotechnical Society. |
38. |
1999 |
Calcutta |
Analysis and Practice in Geotechnical Engineering. |
39. |
2000 |
Mumbai |
Millennium Conference. |
40. |
2001 |
Indore |
New Millennium Conference. |
41. |
2002 |
Allahabad |
Environmental Challenges. |
42. |
2003 |
Roorkee |
Infrastructural Development. |
43. |
2004 |
Wanmgal |
Ground Reinforcement Engineering Techniques. |
44. |
2005 |
Ahmedabad |
Geotech. Practices for Environment Management, Disaster Mitigation and Foundation Engineering. |
45. |
2006 |
Chennai |
Geotechnical Engineering – Indian Experience |