Manoj Datta
Manoj Datta is an Indian engineer specialized in geotechnical engineering, foundation engineering, ground engineering, earth dams, landfill engineering and geoenvironmental engineering. He was the Director of Punjab Engineering College and was only the second director after PEC acquired a Deemed University status. He has also held the office of Dean at Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 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 Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award
- Indian Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award
- Indian Geotechnical Society – AIMIL best paper award
- Indian Geotechnical Society – ONGC best paper award
- Indian Geotechnical Society – Prof. Dinesh Mohan best paper award
- Indian Geotechnical Society - Leadership Award
Publications
- Raju, V.S., Datta, M., Seshadri, V., and Agarwal, V.K. , "Ash Ponds and Ash Disposal Systems", Narosa Publishers, Delhi,424 pages.
- Datta, M. , "Waste Disposal in Engineered Landfills", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 231 pages.
- Datta, M., Parida, B.P., Guha, B.K. and Sreekrishnan, T., , "Industrial Solid Waste Management and Landfilling Practice", Narosa Publishers, Delhi, 204 pages.
- Gulhati, S.K. and Datta, M, Geotechnical Engineering, Tata Mcgraw Hill, Delhi, 738 pages
Datta also published over 101 papers
