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Lyles College of Engineering

Lalita Oka

Professor

Civil Engineering | 559.278.5837 | Office: EE 168

loka@csufresno.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Vermont, August 2012
  • M.E. Civil Engineering, University of Mumbai, India, August 2000
  • B.E. Civil Engineering, University of Mumbai, India, June 1995
  • Diploma in Civil Engineering, MH State Board of Technical Examinations, India, June 1985

Courses Taught

  • CE 291T - Advanced Geotechnical Engineering
  • CE 225 - Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering
  • CE 220 - Advanced Foundation Engineering 
  • CE191T - Computational methods in Geotechnical Engineering
  • CE 134 - Foundation Design
  • CE 125 - Geotechnical Engineering Design 
  • CE 124 - Concrete Laboratory
  • CE 123L - Soil Engineering Laboratory
  • CE 123 - Soil Engineering
  • CE 121 - Mechanics of Materials
  • CE 20 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics
  • CE 2 - Engineering Communications and Essentials
  • ENGR 1 - Introduction to Engineering
Dr. Lalita Oka is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Geomatics Engineering at California State University, Fresno. She specializes in geotechnical engineering, with research interests in experimental geotechnics, geotechnical earthquake engineering, and numerical modeling. She earned her Ph.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering from the University of Vermont in 2012, and her M.E. and B.E. degrees from the University of Mumbai, India. Before academia, Dr. Oka spent nearly 15 years in India’s engineering and construction industry. Since joining Fresno State in 2013, she has taught undergraduate and graduate geotechnical courses, mentored students, and advised student chapters of APWA and CalGeo. She is very passionate about the success of engineering students and has served as a Student Success Fellow for the Civil Engineering Department at Fresno State's Lyles College of Engineering.
  • Experimental Geotechnics
  • Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
  • Numerical Modeling
  • Liquefaction Analysis
  • Dam Safety