Sharmila Balakrishnan

adi10p@r.postjobfree.com 22661 HIGH HAVEN TERRACE, ASHBURN, VA-20148 +1-703-***-****

(Eligible to work on OPT for 36 months from February 2021) OBJECTIVES

An aspiring Civil Engineering graduate looking for entry level opportunities in the field of Civil and Structural engineering to utilize and enhance my knowledge and skill set. EDUCATION

Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ

MS- Civil Engineering – GPA: 3.68 Dec 2020

Related Coursework: Structural Analysis, Advanced Steel design, Foundation and Rock Engineering, Finite Element Analysis, Prestressed concrete design, Advanced Pavement Design Anna University, Chennai, India

BS-Civil Engineering – GPA: 3.1 June 2017

Related coursework: Estimation, Project control, Quantity surveying, Repair and rehabilitation work, Construction techniques and practice, Soil Mechanics, Hydrology, Highway Engineering, Mechanics, Construction Management. Software: Primavera, AutoCAD, STAAD Pro, Revit, MS Office, Abaqus, MATLAB, Micro Station, RAM, CFS Designer, ENERCALC, COMSOL, MASTAN, Excel, Adobe Acrobat

WORK EXPERIENCE

Structural Engineering Intern, Shaffer Wilson Sarver & Gray PC, Herndon Summer 2019 Assisted PE’s in making construction and reinforcement drawings and generated structural drawings for various assemblies using AutoCAD

Performed Load calculations, design of roof and floor systems with bolt connections for Cold Formed steel designs using AutoCAD, CFS designer and ENERCALC

Learned the application of building codes and specifications AISE, ASCE, IBC, OSHA on engineering projects

Field Engineering Intern, BECC Pvt. Ltd India- May 2015- Jul 2015

● Coordinated with Field layout and Construction drawing

● Estimation of pile foundation load and inspection and quality control of concrete placement

● Undergone direct training for self-performed concrete finishing, rebar placement, patching, framework, and safety inspections

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Design of Steel Frame Office Building (3 story) Jan 2019 - May 2019

● Designing the different structural components of the building roof and floor decks, columns, beams, joists, and girders with the help of AISC manual and MS excel

● Determined wind loads and lateral loads, designed moment frame and braced frame connections Multidisciplinary Colloquium Project Jan 2019- May 2019

● Researched about the structural health monitoring of bridges: Risk based maintenance optimization of structurally deficient bridges in Virginia with a Data analytics graduate student.

● Study performed based on risk-based assessment to find the optimized maintenance plan for bridges, by devising multi criteria optimization method with accurate data and costs, presented as poster presentation comprising research process and literature review

Reconstruction of Bridge 0-40 design project Jan 2020 - Apr 2020

The project is to design a single span of a highway bridge and evaluate dead and moving live loads. Bentley Leap Concrete software used to analyze and design a single span according to the latest AASHTO design code for shear and moment and provide the resulting design stresses after construction and after 20yrs of service.

Referenced with a research paper with different with the addition of steel fibers into the prestressed I-shaped girders to check their impact in durability, permeability, and toughness of the girders will be greatly improved.

It was observed that steel fiber addition will effectively increase the service life of the girders and ultimately the lifespan of the bridge. The enhanced beams will provide greater design controls and more effective and cost friendly designs for I-beams designed for the O-40 bridge and other structures.

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