National Conference on Technical Advancements in Civil Engineering- 2016 on April 4-5

Ludhiana, April 3, 2016: Lovely Professional University in collaboration with M/s Simplex Infrastructures Limited, UltraTech Cement and Institution of Civil Engineers (UK) is organising a National Conference on Technical Advancements in Civil Engineering (NCTACE - 2016) on April 4-5, that aims to bring together the scientists, researchers, academicians, industrialists and students to create valuable discussions and will be a platform for sharing of Innovative Ideas between the researchers, national experts and industry leaders in the field of Civil Engineering.
Themes of the technical sessions
• Structural creativity and technological progress
• Buildings, Urban Life and Environment
• Recent Applications of Ground Improvement
• Environment friendly construction materials
• Water resource & Environment Management
• Transportation Design and modeling
Guest of Honor Dr. Ravindra Munshi, Former Director, NICMAR, will deliver lecture on Challenges Faced by Civil Engineering in 21st Century.
Key Note speakers: 10 Keynote speakers industry and academics will deliver lecture on wide range of topics related to civil engineering
• Mr. D.N Basu on High Rise Buildings, Senior Technical Director & Branch Head Simplex Infrastructures Limited.
• Mr. R.G.Saini on New trends and challenges in construction of underground metro, Project Director, Larsen & Toubro.
• Mr. Satish Sehta on Monitoring of construction projects, National Board Manager Institute of Civil Engineers, UK.
• Dr. Raju Sarkar on Earthquake hazards and building practice Associate Professor, Delhi Technical University.
• Dr. Vishwas Sawant on Prediction of Liquefaction in infinite media using coupled FEA, Associate Professor, IIT Roorkee.
• Dr. Manamohan Kalgal, Joint president and technical head, Ultra Tech. will also deliver a lecture
• Mr. Rakesh Srivatsava on Importance of Engineering Economics in the future of Civil Engineering., Punj Llyod Limited.
• Mr. Ajay Kumar Singhal on Construction Management – Best practices, Simplex Infrastructures Limited.
• Dr. K.K.Singh on Impact of climate change on water resources, Professor, NIT Kurukshetra.
• Dr. Umesh Sharma on Transportation Management and Environmental Issues, Associate Professor, PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh