Spandana Tadivaka, E.I.T

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PROFILE

A recent graduate of University at Buffalo (SUNY) specialized in Structural and Earthquake Engineering, actively seeking entry-level employment opportunities to see myself excelling in structural designing and working in an organization that motivates me to utilize my skills and academic experience. EDUCATION

MS in Civil Engineering, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Specialization: Structural and Earthquake Engineering, GPA= 3.2/4.0 June 2018

BE in Civil Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, GPA= 76/100 May 2016 RELEVANT COURSES

Prestressed Concrete Design for Highway Bridges

Advanced Concrete Materials

Concrete Structures

Advanced Design of Steel Structures

Bridge and Highway Infrastructure Mgmt. and Public Policy

Risk and Reliability in Structural and Geo-tech. Engineering

Mechanics of Infrastructure

Mechanical Behavior of Geo-materials

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Analysis Softwares SAP2000, AbaqusFEA, ArcGIS

Modeling Softwares/ Others

Standards

AutoCAD, Revit, MATLAB, MS-Office

ACI 318-14, AISC, AASHTO LRFD, Indian Standards (IS) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Intern Elixir Met Form Ltd, India June 2015- July 2015 Assisted in designing under-reamed pile foundations for prefabricated light gauge steel structures in a weak soil, subjected to wind loads

Intern Geomap Systems (P) Ltd, India May 2014

Created Infrastructure & Environment GIS maps using ArcGIS software, for Greenlands Community, Hyderabad.

Identified problems in site characteristics such as garbage disposal locations, traffic patterns and limited parking spaces

Suggested improvements to the community president for further development of the community ACADEMIC PROJECTS/ CREDENTIAL

Tensile Performance of ECC (Engineered Cementitious Composites) with Marble Powder and BFS (Blast Furnace Slag), University at Buffalo, Jan 2018- May 2018.

Particle Size Distribution analysis was utilized to obtain optimum proportions of BFS, Marble Powder and Silica Sand. Uniaxial tensile behavior was studied to achieve a tensile ductility of 2%. New York Bridge Asset Management Plan, Jan 2018- May 2018

Analyzed Life Cycle Costing (LCC) for preservation and safety of 30 bridges in New York state.

Bridge Asset Management plan was prepared considering the policies and funding issues.

The (LCC) includes demand, preservation, replacement and rehabilitation costs for a period of 30 years. Common Failure Modes in Prestressed Concrete Structures due to Seismic Events, Jan 2017- May 2017

Examined reconnaissance studies to determine the failure patterns of prestressed concrete structures so as to establish specific failure modes which could be further utilized in implementing designs.

These failure patterns were studied for a seismic environment since prestressed concrete still experiences similar failures as normal concrete.

The tasks involved collecting, researching and reviewing specific journals and providing necessary information regarding the failure modes.

Optimization of Cruciform Specimens- A Parametric Study, Aug 2016- Dec 2016

Designed cruciform specimens using AutoCAD and AbaqusFEA for bi-axial loading.

The structural design and strain concentration zones of the cruciform were optimized in order to simplify the fatigue life evaluation.

Mechanical Properties and Durability of High Strength Fiber Reinforced Concrete using Ultrafine GGBS (Ground Granulated Blast-furnace Slag), Osmania University, Dec 2015- May 2016

First best undergraduate engineering project award during Bachelor’s

Designed Ultra-fine GGBS mixtures with partial replacement of cement with Ultra-fine GGBS along with addition of hooked steel fibers to achieve a target strength of 80MPa. Flexural behaviour, Modulus of Elasticity and Resistance to Acid Attack were studied.

Credential- LEED Green Associate, USGBC, 2018

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