Manoj Datta is an Indian engineer specialized in

geotechnical engineering Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials. It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics for the solution of its respective engineering problems. It als ...

foundation engineering In engineering, a foundation is the element of a structure which connects it to the ground, transferring loads from the structure to the ground. Foundations are generally considered either shallow or deep. Foundation engineering is the appli ...

, ground engineering, earth dams, landfill engineering and geoenvironmental engineering. He was the Director of

Punjab Engineering College Punjab Engineering College (abbreviated PEC or PEC Chandigarh) is a public research & technical institution in Chandigarh. It was founded in 1921 in Lahore, established in Chandigarh in 1953, and focuses on the field of applied sciences, particu ...

and was only the second director after PEC acquired a Deemed University status. He was also held the office of Dean (Alumni & International Programmes) at

Indian Institute of Technology The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) are central government owned public technical institutes located across India. They are under the ownership of the Ministry of Education of the Government of India. They are governed by the Institu ...

Delhi (2004–2007) and retains his lien as Professor of Civil Engineering at the same institute.

Awards

* Director’s Silver Medal at I.I.T. Delhi for being first amongst Civil Engineering Students Graduating in 1977. * Indian Geo technical Society – ONGC best paper award (1986) * Indian Geo technical Society – ONGC best paper award (1989) * Indian Geo technical Society – AIMIL best paper award (1990) * Indian Geo technical Society – ONGC best paper award (1993) * Indian Geo technical Society – Prof. Dinesh Mohan best paper award (1996) * Indian Geo technical Society (Delhi chapter) - Leadership Award (2008)

Publications

* Raju, V.S., Datta, M., Seshadri, V., and Agarwal, V.K. (1996) (Eds.), "Ash Ponds and Ash Disposal Systems", Narosa Publishers, Delhi,424 pages. * Datta, M. (1997) (Ed.), "Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 231 pages. * Datta, M., Parida, B.P., Guha, B.K. and Sreekrishnan, T., (1999) (Eds.), "Industrial Solid Waste Management and Landfilling Practice", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 204 pages. * Gulhati, S.K. and Datta, M (2005), Geotechnical Engineering, Tata Mcgraw Hill, Delhi, 738 pages Datta also published over 101 papers (including 21 in journals, 33 in International Conferences and 47 in National Conferences and Seminars)

References

Engineers from Punjab, India Living people Geotechnical engineers Year of birth missing (living people) {{India-engineer-stub