Distinguished Lecture "The Design Concept of Several New Bridges in Chongqing City"

Dr. Man-Chung Tang was the Chairman of the Board of T.Y. Lin International, a consulting engineering firm with headquarters in San Francisco. He was an honorary professor of Tsinghua, Tongji, Southeast, Chongqing Jiaotong, Southwest Jiaotong and Dalian Technical University. He received a Bachelor degree from the Chu Hai University, Hong Kong in 1959 and a PhD in Engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany in 1965. He had also been conferred honorary degrees of Dr. of Engineering and Dr. of literature.

Dr. Tang is a member of the US National Academy of Engineering, a foreign member of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and an honorary member of the American Society of Civil Engineers. As a structural engineer, the work of Dr. Tang covered bridges, buildings and other types of structures. He involved in the design, design review and/or construction engineering of over 100 major bridges in various parts of the world - "The sun never sets on his bridges". Three of his world record span bridges were under construction: The San Francisco Oakland Bridge, the Caiyuanba Bridge, and the Shibanpo Brodge. In this lecture, Dr. Tang shared his experience with the audiences on the design concept of several new bridges in Chongqing city.

Prof. Moe Cheung (left), Dr. Tang Man Chung (mid) and Dr. CK Lau (right)