Prof Jin-Hung Hwang delivered the 1st INSPIRE Lecture Series in Civil Engineering in NIT Silchar on 10th 
November, 2010. It was organised by the Civil Engineering Society with the help of Prof. A.K. Dey of NIT Silchar. Prof Dey and Prof. Hwang are currently pursuing Indo-Taiwan Joint Research project on the following topic “Centrifuge modelling and Numerical Analysis on Seismic Response of Clay Embankment”.
Biography
Prof Hwang is a distinguished Professor of the Dept. of Civil Engineering of National Central University of Taiwan. His research interests are in Soil Liquefaction, Tunnel Engineering, Pile Engineering, Soft Clay Engineering, Geotechnical Construction Vibration.
Homepage:http://www.cv.ncu.edu.tw/html/_EnglishVersion/doc_html/00gd5.htm
Lecture Topic
Prof. Hwang delivered lectures of the following topics, the presentations of which are provided below.
1. Seismic Capacity Assessment of Sanyi Old Railway Tunnel.
2. A practical reliability-based method for assessing Soil-Liquefaction Potential.
Summary
More than 150 undergraduate and graduate students of Civil Engineering Dept. of NIT Silchar attended the event including Prof. Satyabrata Choudhury, Dr. A.K. Das and Mr. Parthajit Roy. Prof. Hwang encouraged NIT Silchar students to apply to NCU for Masters and Doctoral studies and scholarships. Prof. A. K. Dey also expressed his comments and knowledge on the topic after the lecture.
The event was coordinated by Amartya Dey (General Secretary, CES) and Manabendra Saharia (Coordinator, MISSION 2015).
Read about MISSION 2015 here:
Civil Engg Society, NIT Silchar 