21 February, 2026
The Applied Mechanics Department organised a one day Seminar on “Emerging Trends in Geotechnical Engineering, Experimental Techniques, and Academic Research” at A-block, Visvesvaraya Auditorium for the students of sem. 4 and sem. 6 of Civil Engineering Department. On this occasion, Dr. V. S. Purani, Principal VGEC was the Petron of the event. The seminar was inaugurated by the dignitaries with prayer and lamp lighting. Dr. D. J. Varia, Head, Applied Mechanics Department, welcomed the august gathering and narrated the objectives and importance of Seminar. The main objective of the one day seminar was to provide knowledge about the recent trends in Geotechnical Engineering, upcoming advancements, field practices and many more. The seminar also includes the session on ‘Experimental Techniques and Data Analysis in Engineering and Science Practices’ and ‘Research Methodology and Academic Writing’ to enhance the soft skills development of students which is need of the day. The seminar sessions were very interactive and included Q/A sessions for solving every kind of queries. The seminar concluded with the vote of thanks to the experts who helped the students to gain the knowledge in the domain area.
Geotechnical engineering has evolved from a static discipline into a highly dynamic, data-driven field that prioritizes sustainability and digital integration across research and practice. Diversified application in the field of Geotechnical engineering includes Geosynthetic, Geoenvironment, Design of Shallow and Deep foundation with aggressive site conditions etc. pose great challenges among designers, executors and stakeholders. To overcome this challenges current practices adopted in the field needs to be exchange among industry and academia specially students. Understanding of Statistical methods and Research based presentation also plays a key role in upbringing the present era in the area of Geotechnical engineering. This seminar brings initiative to collaborate with field application through case studies and certain advance methods utilized for solution of geotechnical engineering problems in the advance construction sector. Students will benefitted a lot by such type of seminar and helps them to choose better future endeavors.
The Applied Mechanics Department also appreciate financial assistance in forms of the sponsorship received from C-Phi Consult Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad and M/s Expert Education, Ahmedabad for meet the expenditure for this seminar.
Key Features:
1. Mr. Himanshu Kotak, C-Phi Consult Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
2. Prof. (Dr.) A K Verma, BVM, V V Nagar
3. Prof. Rakesh Barot, BVM, V V Nagar
4. Dr. Uma Chaduvula, PDEU, Gandhinagar
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