Civil Engineering Academic Programs

@ IIIT Hyderabad

International Institute of Information Technology Hyderabad

Gachibowli, Hyderabad 500 032, India

Civil Engineering

• IIITH is successfully running an innovative Building Science &Engineering (BSE) teaching and research program with B.Techin Civil Engineering and MS by Research in Building Science.

• It aims for conducting research to build an environmentallysustainable habitat by integrating environment, materials,services, science and engineering while making use of latesttechnology in computer science and electronics.

Civil engineering is an oldest engineering discipline thatdeals with the design, construction, and maintenance ofroads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

BSE Programme

• Given the multi-disciplinary nature of the proposed program,the program will address two broad areas;

• R&D gaps and• Knowledge gaps and• would collaborate with other institutions to address the

skill gaps.

• The 5-year Dual Degree program in Building Science andEngineering, has been conceived at IIIT-H as an outcome of awell experimented and thought-out academic endeavor tocreate well-qualified, trained manpower and researchers inthis emerging area.

Objectives of BSE Programme

• Motivate researchers and students to undertake inter-disciplinary research in an integrated and holisticmanner keeping the Indian socio-cultural andenvironmental context.

• Conduct Focused research in the frontier areas like• disaster resistant buildings• tall buildings• building automation & green buildings• asset & facilities management• city & regional planning• integrated building design

Objectives of BSE Program…

• Help build knowledge in all components of the building systemincluding indigenous and modern practices with ability tointeract with various specialists• Materials• Services• Retrofit & repair• Water & waste management.

• BSE besides contributing to existing codes on RC and Steel, willalso focuses on development of design manuals & codes fornatural materials.

Objectives of BSE Program…

• Students in the graduate program will learnhow to apply scientific methods and state-of-the-art technologies in order to address themulti-faceted challenges posed by highperformance and sustainable buildings.

Innovative Curriculum to support the

Research Program

• Covering the basic sciences, core engineering andcomputational technologies

• Integrative and cutting-across courses designedkeeping in view of the need to address emergingchallenges through inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary approach

Innovative Curriculum to support the

Research Program

• Opportunity for students to specialize in a ResearchStream with supporting courses in related streams

• A Research component leading to a Masters’ thesis.

• All the courses are based on the central philosophy ofthe Institute, the model of “Practice-Theory-Practice”,which provides as much emphasis on practice as ontheoretical aspects.

Role of BSE in Infrastructure

Development

Structural Engineering:• Earthquake engineering, Design

of RC structures, Numerical simulation of non engineered buildings, Earthquake disaster, mitigation and Collapse analysis of structures

Geotechnical Engineering:• Ground motion studies, Site

Characterization and Seismic Microzonation of Indian Mega cities, Site amplification studies, Estimation of Vulnerability, Index using Microtremor measurements, Liquefaction Studies in Soils

Water Resources Engineering:• Distribution of pipe networks,

Hydraulics, water treatment and Water Quality Management, Reservoir Operation, Irrigation Planning, Design of Hydraulic Structures

Building Science Engineering:• Task control of lightning, heating,• Air conditioning using fuzzy logic. • Smart occupancy sensors. • Fuzzy logic based protocol for

wireless sensors network• Intelligent Building• I.T. in Building science

Spatial Informatics:• Application of GIS & Remote

Sensing to sustainable environmental Issues and Natural Resource Management, Human-Land-Water interactions

Research Areas

Structural Engineering

Geotechnical Engineering

Water Resource Engineering

Intelligent Buildings

Remote Sensing and GIS

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Dr. M Venkateshwarulu (PhD, University of Waterloo) Professor

Areas of Interest:Discrete systems, Wave propagation in solid media, Finite Element Models, Probability, Statistics, Stochastic processes in Civil Engineering

Dr. R Pradeep Kumar (PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan) Professor

Areas of Interest:Earthquake engineering, Structural Dynamic Analysis, Design of RC structures, Numerical simulation of non-engineered buildings, Development of awareness raising tools for earthquake disaster and collapse analysis of structures

Geotechnical Engineering Research LaboratoryR

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Dr. Neelima Satyam (PhD, IIT Delhi) Assistant ProfessorAreas of Interest:Ground motion studies using finite fault simulation technique, Site characterization and seismic microzonation of Indian mega cities, Site amplification studies, Estimation of vulnerability index using microtremor measurements, Post earthquake damage studies, Earthquake awareness and preparedness

Dr. Supriya Mohanty (PhD, IIT Kanpur) Assistant Professor

Areas of Interest:Liquefaction potential evaluation, Nonlinear dynamic response analysis, Soil dynamics, Geotechnical earthquake engineering

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Dr. Vishal Garg (PhD, IIT Delhi) Associate Professor

Areas of Interest:Task control of lightning, heating, Air conditioning using fuzzy logic, Smart occupancy sensors, Fuzzy logic based protocol for wireless sensors network, Intelligent building, I.T. in building science

Lab for Spatial Informatics

Dr. K S Rajan (PhD, University of Tokyo, Japan) Associate ProfessorAreas of Interest:Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Remote Sensing, Modeling & Simulation,Regional and Global Environmental Change, Human-Land-Water interactions, Roleof S&T in Policy making, Open Source Software

Dr. P Ramchandra Prasad (PhD, Osmania University) Assistant ProfessorAreas of Interest:Remote sensing and GIS applications in Natural Resource Management

Dr. Shaik Rehana (PhD, IISc Bangalore) Assistant ProfessorAreas of Interest:Hydrologic Impacts of Climate Change, Statistical Downscaling, Uncertainty Modeling, Water Quality Management, Reservoir Operation, Irrigation Planning

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MS by Research & PhD

Program in Civil Engineering

Aims to make cities and rural areas disaster safe, environmentally sustainableand affordable to people through improvements in design, analysis, energyefficiency, management of solid waste, etc.

www.civil.iiit.ac.in

Research AreasStructural EngineeringGeotechnical EngineeringIntelligent BuildingsEnvironmental EngineeringWater Resources Engineering

Potential Research Topics

• Understand and overcome barriers in use of multi-disciplinary, collaborative, and integrated buildingdelivery systems – building information model

• Building assessment and evaluation of existingstructures and strengthen them for appropriatestandards

• Design guidelines for various building typologiesand climates using local materials and practices

• Develop best practices for onsite storm watermanagement, including effective utilization,treatment, and infiltration storage

• Study and devise strategies to minimize impact ofbuildings and impervious surface on urban heatisland.

Potential Research Topics

• Modeling and Simulation of Disaster Safety including Evacuation, Fire spreadmodels, building criticality. Safety of non-structural elements in buildings.Structural stability of Tall buildings- wind shear impacts, CFD modeling

• Geospatial tracking and location of occupants within indoor environments,with appropriate standards for Indoor GML

• Studies on building related water use and develop integrated water management system

• Prototype and data interoperability models including BIM to standardized spatial data model

• Geotechnical studies and site characterization for building foundations

• Micro-climatic studies of building distribution including its typologies

Role of BSE in Infrastructure

Development

Safety Assessment of Building

Liquefaction Assessment Tool

Crowd Management at Godavari

Pushkaralu

Building Automation Tool

Drought

Assessment Tool

4D Visualization of Flooding Demo

Crowd Visualization of Godavari

Pushkaralu Demo

Here is a sample of Work done by BSE

Students

Products related to structural &

earthquake engineering

Products related to Geotechnical

Engineering

Placements

IIIT Hyderabad has a dedicated Career Service and Brand Management Office:

- Assists students pursue their career goals by providing

- Career counseling

- Career information services, and

- Conducting skill development workshops

-A student-driven placement committee works closely with and supports the Career Service Office and its activities.

- Partial list of companies who recruited CASE students

Looking Forward to Having You @ IIIT-H!