Course Structure@Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology

M.Tech. - Geotechnical Engineering

SEMESTER - I
Course Code	Course Title	Hrs/week			Credits
Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P

	Advanced Numerical Methods	3	0	0	3
14M11CE101	Advanced Geotechnical Engineering	3	0	0	3
14M11CE102	Earth pressures and Earth Retaining Structures	3	0	0	3
14M11CE103	Soil Strength & Stability of Slopes	3	0	0	3
	Elective - 1	3	0	0	3
14M17CE171	Advanced Geotechnical Engg. Lab	0	0	4	2
	Total	15	0	4	17

SEMESTER - II

Course Code	Course Title	Hrs/week			Credits
Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P

14M11CE201	Advanced Foundation Engineering	3	0	0	3
14M11CE201	Advanced Foundation Engineering	3	0	0	3
14M11CE202	Soil Dynamics	3	0	0	3
14M11CE203	Ground Improvement Techniques	3	0	0	3
14M11CE204	Geosynthetics and Reinforced Soil Structures	3	0	0	3
	Elective – 2
14M17CE271	Advanced Foundation Engg. Lab	0	0	4	2
	Total	15	0	4	17

SEMESTER - III

Course Code	Course Title	Hrs/week			Credits
Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	Credits

	Elective - 3	3	0	0	3
	Elective – 4	3	0	0	3
14M19CE391	Seminar - I	0	0	0	2
14M19CE392	Dissertation Part – I*	0	0	24	12*
	Total	6	0	24	20

SEMESTER - IV

Course Code	Course Title	Hrs/week			Credits
Course Code	Course Title	L	T	P	Credits

	Elective - 5	3	0	0	3
	Elective – 6	3	0	0	3
	Seminar - II	0	0	0	2
	Dissertation Part – II**, #	0	0	28	14
	Total	6	0	28	22

* To be continued in semester IV
** Continued from semester III, the result of Dissertation Part I & II shall be forwarded cumulatively after evaluation of Dissertation
# Desirable to have at least one publication from work done in Dissertation

Grand Total of Credits = 76

List of Electives

14M14CE101	Critical State Soil Mechanics
14M14CE102	Earth and Rock Fill Dams
14M14CE103	Computer Aided Design in Geotechnical Engineering
14M14CE104	Forensic Geotechnical Engineering
14M14CE105	Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
14M14CE106	Ground Water Engineering
14M14CE107	Optimization Techniques
14M14CE108	Risk and Reliability in Geotechnical Engineering
14M14CE109	Rock Mechanics and Foundations on Rocks
14M14CE110	Clay Mineralogy
14M14CE111	Site characterization and instrumentation
14M14CE112	Soil-structure interaction
14M14CE113	Tunnel Engineering
14M14CE114	Theoretical Soil Mechanics
14M14CE115	Offshore Geotechnical engineering
14M14CE116	Advanced shear strength of soil
14M14CE117	Landfills and Ash-ponds
14M14CE118	Analysis of settlement of soils and foundations