Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

IITK

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ITTK is carrying out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It awards Bachelors, Masters and Doctoral degrees in various branches of technology, humanities, management and science. It has been making special efforts to recruit talented faculty on a world-wide basis and to admit bright students from all over the country.

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24 September 2014

Living with the floods: sustainable management of the Kosi river

This research brief explains how the unique dynamics of the Kosi river need to be accounted for by combining the best available science on the Kosi river with river management and local knowledge, to accommodate sudden changes in the movement and

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7 July 2008

IITK-GSDMA guidelines for seismic design of earth dams and embankments: provisions with commentary and explanatory examples

Seismic activity prone countries across the world rely on “codes of practice” to mandate that all constructions fulfil at least a minimum level of safety requirements against future earthquakes.

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7 July 2008

IITK-GDSMA guidelines for seismic design of buried pipelines: provisions with commentary and explanatory examples

Seismic activity prone countries across the world rely on 'codes of practice' to mandate that all constructions fulfil at least a minimum level of safety requirements against future earthquakes.

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7 July 2008

Learning from earthquakes: A field report on structural and geotechnical damages sustained during the 26 January 2001 M7.9 Bhuj earthquake in Western India

The powerful earthquake that struck the Kutch area in Gujarat in January 2001 has been the most damaging earthquake in the last five decades in India, causing a large loss of life and property.