Engineer Civil Engineering

RISHAV POUDYAL, EIT

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EDUCATION

MS, Civil Engineering (Structural) GPA 3.84 Salt Lake City, UT University of Utah May 2016

BS, Civil Engineering GPA 3.94

Tribhuvan University

Kathmandu, Nepal

December 2012

SOFTWARE

• SAP 2000 • RAM • AutoCAD • Abaqus • Matlab • Seismosignal

• ETABS • STAAD Pro • Revit • Fortran • Mathcad • Deepsoil EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistant

• Performed numerical simulations on the structural integrity and mechanical performance of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) rods in an impact accident during transportation, using Abaqus.

• Held monthly meetings between Co-PIs and the consultant from Idaho National Lab (INL), and prepared quarterly reports.

Graduate Teaching Assistant

• Structural Loads and Analysis • Geotechnical Engineering Clean Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Kathmandu, Nepal

Site Engineer June 2013 - June 2014

• Supervised the rebar cages and slab casting for the last two stories (plinth area 18650 ft2) in a nine story business complex, Central Business Park.

• Handled the construction of boundary shear wall, underground parking ramp, basement grouting and aluminum composite panel (ACP) cladding, meeting the deadlines.

• Communicated with consultants from Singapore (RSP) regarding working drawings, preparing bill of quantities (BOQ) and ordering on a weekly basis, resulting in efficient management. Ingenious Developer Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal

Design Engineer January 2012 - June 2013

• Performed detail design and ductile detailing of special moment resisting frame structures, meeting the requirements of the National Building Code (NBC) for seismic design category E and F.

• Retrofitted a four story school building that included concrete jacketing with steel mesh reinforcement, inclusion of shear walls, and steel bracing, which resisted the 2015 Gorkha earthquake of magnitude 7.8Mw.

• Designed clinical laboratory building, security guard house and cafeteria for a public hospital. RELEVANT PROJECTS ON DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURES

• Seismic design of reinforced concrete T-beam bridge.

• Ground motion analysis using shake table.

• Seismic design of nuclear reactor containment with validation using Abaqus.

• Design and analysis of steel and RC structures.

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