M Tech Structural Engineering is a 2-year post graduate program. It is a specialized branch of civil engineering that deals with concepts such as structural design, structural stability, general safety, reliability of the construction, withstanding seismic forces and building failures.
The course is especially helpful to those who want to get into the construction business and understand how to construct tall buildings, bridges, dams, flyovers and similar such modern structures. One also comes across topics like foundation technology, concrete technology, prefabricated structures, smart structures, steel structures, composite structures and corrosion engineering.
The course is spread across four semesters; each of six months duration. Apart from theory, a student comes across various practical aspects of training in this field and gets to do project works on the same. There are industry visits, seminars and guest talks by experts from the industry thrown in as part of the training.
