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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

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Awards (Biennial) for Papers Published
through the Indian Geotechnical Society

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".

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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

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