Structural Engineering

HAO-YUAN CHOU

**** ***** ***** ****. *** ***B • Ann Arbor • MI 48105

734-***-**** • ********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a summer internship with the Stantec where my strong analytical and problem solving skills will be utilized. My

work experience and thorough coursework will provide solid support to your structural engineering department.

(Available start date: 5/6/2017 )

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, Ann Arbor

Current student in M.S.E. program major in Structural Engineering

G.P.A. 3.46/4.0

Course Highlight Earthquake Engineering, Dynamics of Structures, Advanced Design of Reinforced Concrete structure

TAMKANG UNIVERSITY, New Taipei, Taiwan

Bachelor of Civil Engineering, June 2016

G.P.A. 3.84/4.0

Course Highlight Reinforced Concrete I & II, Structure Matrix Analysis, Structure Theory I & II

WORK EXPERIENCE

Summer Intern at Tseng Ching-Cheng Structural Engineer Firm, Taipei, Taiwan June 2015 - September 2015

Seismic Retrofitting of a Damaged School Building Using the ‘Column-Jacketing’ Method

Tested material’s properties, such as compressive and tensile strength, in the laboratories and on-site

Supervised the steel rebar installation and concrete consolidation for structural components based on the drafting

Performed inspections in structural elements by phases

Fixed design error in construction with other experienced engineers

Wrote daily record to report status to the construction manager

Reported problems in construction during monthly meeting with the owner and the contractor

Intern at Sun-Sea Construction Corporation, New Taipei, Taiwan January 2016 - June 2016

Construction of the New Conference Building in the Tamkang University

Conducted the construction layout with laser tools

Communicated with contractors to ask them to adjust schedule

Handled with on-site and laboratories testing such as compressive strength test, UT testing and lump testing.

Recorded daily progress and reported to the chief engineer

Assisted structural engineers in design change in construction

Inspected steel rebar installment in columns and beams based on the building code in Taiwan

SKILLS

Computer Software: Matlab, MS Excel/Word, Rhinoceros, Ansys, AutoCAD, Open Sees, ETABS

PROJECTS

Evaluated Performance-Based Earthquake-Resistant Design of a Steel Building

Utilized the AISC, ASCE 7-10 code for material properties and the FEMA P-58 code for seismic analysis

Generated Response Spectra via Matlab

Performed probabilistic seismic hazard analysis

Modeled and analyzed non-linear behavior in a software called ‘OpenSees’

Estimated the repair cost for certain hazard level

Conceptualize a Free Form Shell for a Roof to Cover the Footprint of an Existing Civic Building Enclosure

Established a suitable funicular form for the roof using the ‘Membrane’ tool in ’Rhinoceros’

Performed a surface structural analysis in ‘Ansys’ under different load pattern

Utilized the ‘Evolute’ tool in ‘Rhinoceros’ to optimize the free-form surface

Created the real surface model by 3D printing

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