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INTERVIEW
WITH SESHADRI SRINIVASAN
Juan C. Gray, T. Y. Lin International Inc.
Please tell us about your professional studies, and how you started your involvement in bridge design.
I introduce myself as a Civil and Structural Engineer/Designer having been involved in the design and
construction of bridges and other structures for over 50 years. My major skills include the Concept
Design, Structural Analyses and Construction techniques of varied structures.
Professional studies:
Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering
1956 University of Madras India
Master of Science in Structural Engineering 1957 University of Madras India
Thesis: Precast /match cast segmental bridge post-tensioned spans
Which was your professional timeline?
1956 - 1958:
Design Engineer with Dr Carbone - Associate of Pier Luigi Nervi in India 1957-1958.
Design of shell structures before the advent of computers, which was a demanding undertaking.
1958 - 1960:
Design Engineer – Concrete Ltd. Leeds, England. Design of complete buildings for schools,
warehouses etc. in precast concrete.
1960 - 1976:
Design Engineer/ Associate -Design Analyses – Arup. One of the major structures In Britain at the
time, and Arup’s first multicellular box girder bridge using innovative design techniques. (Refer to:
Gateshead Viaduct: Analysis of a complex Multicellular Box structure- Structural Engineer March
1971). Other structures include Pompidou Centre France, which was a major innovation in terms of
architecture and engineering, and several shell structures in Malaysia and South Africa.
1976 - 1980:
Director Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners) London.
1980 - 1999:
Chairman Dar Consultants London & Senior Partner /Director Bridges and Special Structures- Dar Al
Handasah.
1999 - 2013:
Director- Director Bridges and Special structures Dar Al Handasah (Shair & Partners).
2013: Consulting Engineer.
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