Cable Stayed Bridges

Ayman Shama is a Structural Engineer with more than 30 years of experience. He is a registered Professional Engineer in seven States. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI). He was involved in the design, review, or forensic studies of several cable stayed bridges in the US, Canada, Panama, and India. Dr Shama has Chaired the SEI Technical Committee on performance-based design of structures and the SEI Administrative Committee on Performance of Structures. He also lectured for the Continuing Education Program of American Society of Civil Engineers. Currently, he is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bridge Engineering. He is a recipient of an award from National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Hyogo, Japan. Dr. Shama is currently Program Manager with Parsons in NYC, where he focuses on design-build projects, complex bridges and earthquake engineering.

• 1. History of Stay Cable Systems. 2. Fundamentals of Cable-Stayed Bridges. 3. Stay Cables. 4. Proportions and Sizing of Cable-Stayed Bridges. 5. Evolution of Cable-stayed Bridges in Europe. 6. Advancement of Cable-Stayed Bridges in the US and Canada. 7. Development of Modern Cable-stayed Bridges in China and Japan. 8. Evolution of Cable-Stayed Bridges in Asia and Africa. 9. Experience of Latin America with Cable-stayed Bridges. 10. Analysis, Design and Construction Techniques of Cable-Stayed Bridges. 11. Wind Effects and Aerodynamic Stability. 12. Performance-Based Design of Cable-Stayed Bridges. 13. Structural Health Monitoring of Cable-Stayed Bridges. 14. Inspection and Maintenance of Cable-Stayed Bridges.