With over 34 years’ experience in the design of bridges in Australia and internationally, Vishnu brings a wealth of design experience and technical knowledge. He has been involved, in the capacity of senior bridge engineer or team leader, in the detailed design of approximately 200,000 square metres of segmental bridge deck and in the tender design of another 344,000 square metres of segmental bridge deck alone.
In addition to his design skills and experience, Vishnu also brings to the design team knowledge of construction methods including span by span, precast and in-situ balanced cantilever, incremental launching, and progressive placing.
Vishnu is proud to have made a significant contribution to infrastructure projects including the Adelaide and Melbourne Desalination Plants, the Sri Nagar Hydropower Project in India, Changi Outfall Sewer in Singapore and mining projects in Indonesia and Australia.
He has Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from City University in the United Kingdom and is a member of the Institution of Structural Engineers in the United Kingdom and Australia.
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