Sena Kumarasena

Sena Kumarasena, PhD, PE

President Principal Engineer, Bridges & Structures

Sena has more than 35 years of broad-ranging industry experience in planning, concept formulation, design development, rehabilitation, and construction management of bridges of all types—especially on projects with construction complexity in the built environment. He has Considerable expertise in the behavior of complex, long-span, flexible structural systems and risk evaluation, analysis, and design against seismic and wind effects. Skilled in advanced analysis and evaluations as well as practical problem solving based on on-site specifics, economic competitiveness, and constructability. He has provided design review and constructability improvements on a number of complex bridge projects. Sena has implemented a number of innovative ideas in his design projects on the exploitation of high strength and innovative combinations of materials and optimal structural systems for long-span bridges, providing not only economic and constructability advantages but also added value in a number of other areas including improved maintainability, enhanced safety and security, and high aesthetic quality. Below is a representative sample of different types of projects that span his work experience.

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Educational Background

  • Ph.D. Structural Engineering, The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, 1989
  • M.S. Structural Engineering, The Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, 1985
  • B.S. Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1983

Registered Professional Engineer

Professional Engineer: CA, CT, FL, MD, MA, MI, NY, WA

Selected Projects

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Specialized Expertise

  • Al Awir Pedestrian Bridge, Dubai (2018)
    Independent design and safety review and resolution of issues leading to excessive concrete cracking and deflections on this 110-m long, two-span cast-in-place concrete box girder bridge with an S-Curve alignment.

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  • High-Level Technical Review of San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Post Construction Issues, San Francisco, CA (2016)
    Member of expert panel appointed by the California Senate Transportation Committee to provide a high-level review.
  • Sakonnet River Bridge, RI (2014)
    Bridge Engineering Technical Expert on team investigating reasons for the cracking of the concrete parapets on the new Sakonnet River Bridge.
  • RA 166 Concrete Box-Girder Viaduct Flyover, Kuwait (2013)
    Technical advisor on review of field conditions and implementing constructability improvements and re-design of the pre-cast concrete segments to alleviate construction difficulties.

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