About the author  ⁄ Robin Sham, Ph.D., C.Eng, FICE

Robin Sham, Ph.D., C.Eng, FICE, is Global Long Span and Specialty Bridges Director of AECOM. In 2011, he was conferred the highly prestigious Fellowship of the City and Guilds of London Institute for his “outstanding contribution to the field of civil engineering”. Dr. Sham may be reached at robin.sham@aecom.com.

Design for Severe Earthquake and Deep Riverbed Scour

One of the greatest challenges to long-span bridge engineering is the forces of nature. Recent catastrophic events around the world reinforce the fact that nature can be destructive to infrastructure. At the Padma Bridge site in Bangladesh, AECOM used state-of-the-art technology and innovative disaster prevention and mitigation solutions to tackle some severe challenges.

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