The Department
of Civil Engineering has been in existence since
the inception of IIT Madras in 1959 and has
grown into a full fledged department with specialisations
in all the major areas of Civil Engineering.
The departmental activities embrace Planning,
Design, Construction and Management. The academic
programmes, B. Tech., M.Tech., M.S. and Ph.D.,
of the Civil Engineering department at IIT Madras
are some of the best in the country and the
world. Many of the faculty members have received
advanced degrees and/or training from reputed
institutions in India, Germany, UK., USA, Canada,
Japan and Netherlands. Many of our alumni hold
prestigious positions in leading academic institutions,
industry and government in different countries
all over the world.
The activities
of the department are carried out under five
different divisions as follows:
-
Building Technology
and Construction Management
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Environmental and
Water Resources Engineering
-
Geotechnical Engineering
-
Structural Engineering
-
Transportation
Engineering
There
are 14 well equipped laboratories attached to
different divisions for conducting teaching,
research and consulting activities. The different
facilities available in the laboratories are
described in the respective pages of the divisions.
For further details please contact us:
Dr.
K. Rajagopal
Professor and
Head of the Department
Civil Engineering Department
IIT Madras
Chennai - 600 036
Tamil Nadu, India
E-mail:
cehod@iitm.ac.in ;
gopalkr@iitm.ac.in
Phone:
+91 - 44 - 2257 4250
Fax: +91 - 44 - 2257 4252
