Author Biography
Akbar Tamboli, P.E., F.ASCE, is senior vice president and principal at Thornton Tomasetti structural engineers, one of the foremost structural engineering firms. He was formerly vice president and project manager with Cantor Seinuk consulting engineers in New York, where he was responsible for several major projects. A fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers and a professional engineer, Mr. Tamboli is the editor of Steel Design Handbook: LRFD Method and Handbook of Structural Steel Connection Design and Details, now in its second edition.