Course Name: Geotechnical Engineering - 1

Course abstract

Geotechnical Engineering-1 deals with the fundamental aspects of soils starting from their origin to various engineering applications. The course discusses the basic classification, characterization, hydraulic and mechanical properties of soils in depth. The expected outcome of the course is to make the students familiarize with soil and to showcase its behavior during various engineering applications such as foundation, retaining wall etc.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Devendra Narain Singh

Prof. Devendra Narain Singh is an Institute Chair Professor in Department of Civil Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. He obtained his bachelors, masters and Ph. D degrees from Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. His research focuses are geomaterial characterization, contaminant- geomaterial interaction, sensors for soil moisture measurement, modelling of heat migration through soils, utilization of industrial by-products, municipal solid waste management and other fields associated with Environmental Geotechnics since 1994. He guided 36 Ph. Ds and 35 Master students and several are on-going. He is the editor-in-chief for the journal Environmental Geotechnics, ICE (UK).
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2021

Enrolled

3092

Registered

303

Certificate Eligible

128

Certified Category Count

Gold

3

Silver

13

Elite

44

Successfully completed

68

Participation

73

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Geotechnical Engineering - 1 - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SATYENDRA PRATAP SINGH 95%

INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY,LUCKNOW


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

PRATHAMESH SADASHIV KORAVI 92%

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING PUNE

ANUSHA PANDEY 90%

BHILAI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, DURG


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

PRATIK DEHURY 84%

KALINGA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

PREETHAM H K 80%

MALNAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ANURAG KUMAR 80%

SAHARSA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 3092

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 303

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.