geotechnical

Manicka Priya Natarajan

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OBJECTIVE

To utilize skills of Geotechnical Engineering by sharing and learning acquired skills through intense work towards applying my knowledge.

EDUCATION

- Masters (M.Tech) from National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, India in Environmental Geotechnology with First class- Distinction - 2015

- Bachelor of Engineering in Civil from Anna University - Jerusalem College of engineering, Chennai, India with First Class and a CGPA of 8.32 - 2013

- Higher Secondary from Sri Sankara Vidhyashramam Higher Secondary School, Chennai - 2009

- Completed Secondary Education from “The Hindu Senior Secondary school, Chennai -2007 WORK EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor – BS Abdur Rahman Crescent University. 17.07.2017 to Present Presently working with Crescent University, as Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering Department. The roles and responsibilities includes,

- Taking classes for UG - Geotechnical and Estimation and costing

- Conducting Laboratories – Geotechnical and Survey

- Guiding the students for project work

Manager- Geotechnical, Geofoundations and Structures Pvt.Ltd., India

04.07.2016 to 31.03.2017

worked with Geofoundations and Structures Pvt.Ltd.as a Manager in the Geotechnical Division. The roles and responsibilities includes,

- Planning of the lab tests and results on time for clients

- Guiding the lab staff for proper execution and reporting of test values

- Monitoring the lab tests and keeping record of progress and completion of work Project Associate in IIT- Madras, India 24.04.2016 to 13.05.2016 Worked as a Project Associate in Indian Institute of Technology- Madras, India in Ocean Engineering Department under the guidance of Prof.R.Sundaravadivelu and Prof. Murali. The roles and responsibilities includes,

- Design and drawing of Slipway, berthing structure and Jetty for harbours

- Analysis by STADD-Pro and Plaxis analysis

- Report preparation

Project Officer in IIT- Madras, India 10.09.2015 to 31.03.2016 Project Officer in Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, India under the guidance of Professor Dr.S.R.Gandhi in the Geotechnical Department. This role involves a great exposure in arriving to real time solutions for problems in soil and in existing foundation. The responsibilities includes,

- The design of various

shallow and deep foundation

Retaining wall

Stone Column design and drawing

Prefabricated Vertical Drain design

Compaction pile design

Pile design- vertical, lateral and uplift capacities

- Bearing capacity and settlement calculation

- Slope stability analysis, design in CADD and PLAXIS 2D

- Foundation, anchors and stone columns drawing in CADD recommendations based upon soil properties

Teaching Assistantship - NIT- Calicut, India Aug ‘13 to Apr ‘15 The National institute of Technology-Calicut offered a great opportunity to interact with the students

(acquiring their Bachelors) and help them with various laboratories and research activities including, strength of materials lab, survey lab, basic civil lab, environmental engineering lab, Geo technology lab, design and drawing class. It was a great platform to share knowledge CONFERENCES PRESENTED

Manicka Priya N, Dr.KodiRanaswamy, “Strength and Compressibility Characteristics of soft clay mixed with bottom ash”, Indian Geotechnical Conference, December 2015 Abstract: Construction of foundation on clayey soil is always a challenging task. In a site with clay soil of low strength, the bearing capacity is low on such sites there is a necessity of improving the soil. An attempt has been made in this research to utilize the by- product from thermal power plant which is bottom ash to study the property of soil randomly mixed with bottom ash. Namely compaction, consolidation and shear strength properties are studied. The tests are done for all mix of soil with bottom ash. There was a noticeable improvement in Strength and consolidation properties of treated soil.

PROJECTS HANDLED

Project title: Shear strength and Consolidation Properties of soft clay mixed with fly ash and bottom ash mixtures

Description: The project involved improvisation of soft clay with by-products from thermal power plant to improvise the shear strength and settlement properties. Duration: Aug ‘15 – Jul ’16 – Implemented when pursuing Masters Team Size: 2

Role: Material collection, Sample preparation, Experiment result interpretation and Final Report preparation

Project title: Feasibility of Coconut Based Bio sorbent for Effluent Treatment Process Description: The project was aimed at finding the efficiency of a by- Product, Coconut copra meal to remove heavy metals like Cadmium and lead by the process of adsorption. The heavy metals were first induced and tested after which a real paint industry effluent were obtained with permission and carefully tested the same. In both the cases the result was successful. Duration: Jun ‘12 – May ’13 – Implemented when pursuing Bachelors Team Size: 5

Role: Sample preparation, Experiment result interpretation, report organisation Project title: Design of Water Treatment Unit with Spatial Variation along the River Coovum Description: The river coovum which was first clean river, which due to man made changes turned in to effluent releasing drainage. An attempt was done to find out the penetration of drainage water on the either side of the river along the length and thus developing a treatment system for affected ground water area. Duration: Dec ’11 – May ‘12 – Implemented when pursuing Bachelors Team Size: 5

Role: Data collection, conducting experiment with the team, Design of plant element INTERNSHIP

- Completed an internship at Chennai Port Trust during the year 2011 and was exposed to the functions of the port Berths and Docks

- Worked as an Intern for Geo Foundations P.Ltd., Chennai during the year 2014 Responsibilities:

- Calculated and designed problems related to foundation and soil testing

- Was one of the members in site to monitor the field test of Standard Penetration Test (SPT) and Plate Load Test (PLT) at different site

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Received the Best Project Award for the main project execution during Bachelor’s degree (the

“Feasibility of Coconut Based Bio sorbent for Effluent Treatment Process”)

Secured General proficiency for academic performance when pursuing Bachelor’s degree

Enthusiastic member of National Service Scheme (NSS) in college

Actively participated in special camping program as a part of NSS where we as a group of 40 students along with our co-ordinator went to a nearby village and organized camps including, awareness programme, self-employment ideas for women, health camp, eye camp and cultural activities.

As a part of NSS we went to a Under privileged school conducted sports day and sponsored stationary and notebooks

Organised and managed several events and activity for college cultural event and symposiums

Head of Editorial committee for the college magazine in which I had the experience of managing a team effectively with a successful outcome of the magazine REFERENCES

Prof. Gandhi SR, Director, Sardar Vallabhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, ********@*****.**.**, Contact :026*-*******

Prof. N. Sankar, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, ******@****.**.**, contact: 049*-*******

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