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OBJECTIVE OF PURSUING THIS COURSE

Name: Vivekananda Panchangmath

A!icati"n t" #a$te% "& Science 'Ge"technica! Enginee%ing( P%"g%am

#a)"% A%ea "& Inte%e$t: Ge"technica! Enginee%ing

My motivation to do Masters of Science (Geotechnical Engineering) at National University of 

Singapore developed as I worked in an underground Mass apid !ransit (M!) station and

associated tunnels construction pro"ect in Singapore#

$resently% I am working with Singapore government&s 'and !ransport uthority ('!) as a

Senior $ro"ect Engineer# !he pro"ect to which I have een assigned is worth S*+,, million and is

a part of '!&s -owntown 'ine (-!') pro"ect which connects the north.west and eastern regions

to the /entral 0usiness -istrict (/0-) of Singapore# '!&s -!' pro"ect is proposed to ecompleted in 12+3 and will e 4+#5 kilometers long underground automated train line consisting

of 64 stations#

I completed undergraduate program in /ivil Engineering from 7isveswaraiah !echnological

University in India in 8une 1223# Suse9uently% after working for aout a year as a site engineer 

in a residential multi.storey uilding pro"ect in India% I did two year full.time graduate program

in Structural Engineering at Indian Institute of !echnology -elhi (II! -elhi)# !hen from 8uly

12+2 to mid 8une 12+6% I worked as a structural design engineer involved in design of road ridges in India# :rom end 8une 12+6% I have een working as a Senior $ro"ect Engineer with

'! in Singapore#

In my current organi;ation% I lead a team of "unior engineers and technicians to supervise the

construction works# !he areas that I am mainly responsile for are< technical% 9uality control%

safety and programme management of M! construction# I work closely with contractor and

liaise with structural designer and geotechnical engineer to ensure that the technical issues

affecting the work progress are 9uickly sorted out% and construction works are safely and timely

completed# :rom this work% I have learnt aout the importance of Geotechnical Engineering in

underground construction and tunneling# Geotechnical Engineering forms the asis for design

and construction of temporary earth retaining structures% tunnels and permanent structures#

!herefore% I intend to return to the academic world to gain further knowledge in Geotechnical

Engineering which will help me advance my career in this field#

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:rom the !e=as >M University&s ?achry -epartment of /ivil Engineering wesite% I found out

aout the impressive research work eing carried out y the faculty in various fields of 

Geotechnical Engineering# I am particularly interested in -r El Naggar&s research on

understanding ehavior of uried infrastructure% as I am involved in underground construction

 pro"ect# It would e an honor for me to work in similar challenging pro"ect under your 

university&s distinguished faculty#

!he years of work e=perience I have in oth design and construction field have improved my

management skills% and my aility to understand comple= technical details and think critically# I

am confident that this coupled with the masters degree in Structural Engineering from one of the

 prestigious institutes in India has prepared me well for graduate program in /ivil Engineering at

-alhousie University#

I ring with me the years of e=perience which have reinforced the fundamentals of /ivil

Engineering in me% the aility to teach and work with others% and the desire to learn as much as

 possile from the distinguished faculty and the diverse student community# 'astly% I look forward

to uild strong professional links during my graduate program#

My ultimate goal is to otain doctoral degree and follow up with a career in research and

teaching at a university# I wish to make significant contriutions in the field of Geotechnical

Engineering y carrying out relevant research in the critical areas of this field# I elieve doing

masters degree in -alhousie University will help me achieve this goal# I hope that my work 

e=perience and academic 9ualifications makes me a suitale candidate to "oin -alhousie

University# !hank you for your time and consideration#

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