Indian Society of Earthquake Technology
To promote research, development and awareness work in the field of Earthquake Technology.
Indian Society of Earthquake Technology
To provide necessary forum for scientists and engineers of various specializations to come together and exchange ideas on the problems of Earthquake Technology.
Feb 14, 1912 - Aug 27, 1999
The ISET is a founder member of the International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE) and represents India on this world forum dealing with various aspects of earthquake engineering. The society is represented by its President as the National Delegate and the Vice-President as the Deputy National Delegate in the General Assembly of Delegates of the IAEE.
A number of ISET members have served on the Executive Committee of the IAEE. The Executive Committee of ISET also acts as the ‘Indian National Committee on Earthquake Engineering’. The ISET also contributes in the formulation of various Indian Standard Codes of Practice related to earthquake engineering. The President of ISET is represented on the relevant committees responsible for drafting these codes.
Prof. Shamsher Prakash has donated Rs. 23.00 Lakhs for the establishment of the Soil Dynamics Forum within ISET.
Prof. Shamsher Prakash was born on January 3, 1933 in India. Today he is renowned in the world for his work in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering and Yoga. Prof. Shamsher Prakash earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Roorkee in 1954. He joined the faculty of Civil Engineering in University of Roorkee in 1957. He earned his M.S. in 1961 and Ph. D. in 1962 from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA. Prof. Prakash served as Head of the Civil Engineering Department, University of Roorkee during 1982-83. He left Roorkee to join the faculty of University of Missouri-Rolla, USA. Presently, he is Professor Emeritus there. He returned back to India for a short period from 1983 to 1985 to serve as Director, Central Building Research Institute, Roorkee. Prof. Prakash has served the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology as its Founding Member, Secretary, Editor and President, and made invaluable contributions for its growth to meet its objectives. The Shamsher Prakash Foundation was founded by him in 1988 in India and in 1989 in USA for uplift of mankind through its THREE-FOLD programs in Yoga, Geotechnical Engineering and Peace. The Foundation arranges talks and workshops and has instituted awards and prizes in these areas.
Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Rolla, USA
ISET
Aims & Objectives
To promote research, development and awareness work in the field of Earthquake Technology.
To promote research, development and awareness work in the field of Earthquake Technology.
To provide necessary forum for scientists and engineers of various specializations to come together and exchange ideas on the problems of Earthquake Technology.
To provide necessary forum for scientists and engineers of various specializations to come together and exchange ideas on the problems of Earthquake Technology.
To disseminate knowledge in the field of Earthquake Technology dealing with scientific and engineering aspects.
To disseminate knowledge in the field of Earthquake Technology dealing with scientific and engineering aspects.
To honor pioneering and meritorious contributions in- the field of Earthquake Technology.
To honor pioneering and meritorious contributions in- the field of Earthquake Technology.
Recent Registered Members
Er. P. J. Rama Raju
Er. Gurpreet Singh Bhatia
Ms. Prethi Ramesh Suvarna
Sh. Anuj Tyagi
Dr.. K. Srinivasan
ISET Journal
History
The Indian Society of Earthquake Technology (ISET) came into being in November 1962 with Late Prof. Jai Krishna as the founding President and was registered in December 1964 under Society's Registration Act 1961. The Society started publishing a periodical entitled 'Bulletin of the Indian Society of Earthquake Technology" from 1964. This Bulletin continued as a half-yearly publication till 1966 and started a quarterly publication in 1967. The name of Bulletin has been changed to “ISET JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE TECHNOLOGY” from March, 1998. In addition the Society also publishes a quarterly News Letter. It has also published a number of books that further its aims and objectives. In particular, the Society has published a Catalogue of Earthquakes in India and its Neighbourhood and reprinted a "Manual of Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineered Construction” with permission from International Association for Earthquake Engineering (IAEE).