Cable-Stayed Bridges: From Concept to Performance-Based Design

ISBN-13: 9781138557895 / Angielski / Twarda / 2025 / 400 str.

Ayman Shama

Spis treści

Evolution of cable-stayed bridges. Component detail and Configuration. Types of superstructure. Stay cables. Pylons. Wind effect and aerodynamic stability. Analysis techniques. Design for static loads. Introduction to Performance-based design (PBD), Seismic PBD of cable-stayed bridges. Construction methods. Structural health monitoring. Inspection and maintenance

O autorze

Dr. Ayman Shama is Director of Seismic Engineering for Louis Berger Long Span Division. He received his MSc and Ph.D. degrees from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, California, Florida, Minnesota, Connecticut, and Maryland. He is Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and member of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), Structural Engineering Institute (SEI), Seismological Society of America (SSA), Deep Foundation Institute, American Segmental Bridge Institute, and International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE).He conducted research that emphasized fracture of steel moment frames during the Northridge earthquake; seismic vulnerability of bridge substructures; structural identification of long span bridges; ground motion simulation, probabilistic seismic hazard analysis, and soil-structure interaction. His research has been referred to in AASHTO LRFD Design Specifications and Caltrans Design Guidelines.