Being one of the oldest with its beginning in 1951, the department has been involved in areas of Soil Mechanics, Transportation Engineering, Hydraulics and Structures and Environmental engineering. The sponsored projects and consultancies undertaken by the department include Disaster Mitigation & Management, Analysis, Evaluation and Design of Highway and Airport pavements, Non-destructive Evaluation and Restoration of various structures such as building and bridges, Process Modifications for pollution mitigation, Ground Improvement and Sediment Transport and Scour studies.

Head of the Department : Prof. L. S. Ramachandra
Phone (Head's chamber) : +91-3222-282254
Office : +91-3222-2882253
Phone (Chamber) : +91-3222-283444
Phone (Residence) : +91-3222-283445, +91-3222-278584
Email : lsr @ civil.iitkgp.ernet.in