Satoshi Kashima

Satoshi Kashima (鹿島 聡 Kashima Satoshi), is a Japanese civil engineer. He was lead designer/engineer of the longest suspension bridge in the world, the 3,911-meter Akashi Kaikyō Bridge (also known as the Pearl Bridge) located in Japan which was completed in 1998.[1][2] He is executive director of the Japan Bridge Engineering Center.[3]

He earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in civil engineering from the University of Texas's College of Engineering.[4]

References

  1. "Long-span Bridge Engineering Center". Honshu-Shikoku Bridge Expressway Company Limited. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  2. "Akashi Kaikyo Bridge". Structurae. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  3. "Organization of JBEC". Japan Bridge Engineering Center. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  4. "Cockrell School of Engineering names its 2008 Distinguished Graduates". Cockrell School of Engineering. 3 December 2008. Retrieved 17 January 2010.


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