Segmental Concrete Bridge Team Member Profile

Majid Madani, PE
Civil Engineer

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (CALTRANS)
Sacramento California

SUMMARY OF PAST PROJECTS

• Provide technical support for the main spans of the Benicia Martinez, a Cast in Place Segmental Bridge and acting as a laison between State and Design Consultants.
• Design engineer for the approaches to the Benicia Martinez Bridge.
• Promote segmental construction and develop training program for the staff with Segmental Design programs.
• Project Engineer of a complex interchange in Southern California, Orange county.
• Project engineer of the first use of dampers and base isolation on a state bridge in State of California.
• Project engineer of several retrofit projects throughout State of California.

SUMMARY OF PAST EMPLOYERS
California Department of Transpotation (CALTRANS)

• Bridge Design Engineer, 1997 to Present
• Senior Seismic Specialist Bridge Engineer, 1992-1997
• Associate Bridge Engineer in the Design and Construction office, 1985-1992
• Highway design engineer and assistant bridge engineer 1981-1985

EDUCATION -- TRAINING- SKILS

• BS in Civil Engineering from the California State University Sacramento, California, 1981
• Registered Civil Professional Engineer, State of California
• Chairman of the Cast in Place-Prestress Segmental construction committee.
• Member of the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI)

OTHER WORK EXPERINCES

• Member of the Post Earthquake Unit teams. Responded to Loma Prieta earthquake in San Francisco area and Northridge earthquake in Los Angeles. Investigated the cause of the collapse and made recommendation to the retrofit program.
• Contract monitor on several retrofit test programs through different universities.