Civil Engineering

ATHIRA S

Karthika, MNRA **-B,

Madavilla lane,

Sreekaryam,

Trivandrum-695017

Email: **********@*****.***

Phone: 828*******

Career Objective

To pursue a successful career, seeking for a job where I can utilize my skills and knowledge efficiently for organizational growth.

Education

Currently pursuing M.Tech in Geotechnical Engineering at College of Engineering Trivandrum. Secured GPA of 9.65 in the first 3 semester M.Tech Degree Examination.

B.Tech Civil Engineering (2013- 2017)

Federal Institute of Science and Technology Overall: 8.26 CGPA Percentage:82.6 XII (2012 - 2013) CBSE,

Saraswathi Vidyalaya, Trivandrum

Overall: 92%

X (2010 - 2011) CBSE,

Sri Vidya Mandir, Salem

Overall: 93.1%

Professional Experience and Internship

Maccaferri Environmental Solutions Pvt Ltd (July 10, 2019 – July 31, 2019) – Internship Renowned as the world leader in gabion retaining, offer engineered solutions including reinforced soil structures, coastal protection, soil stabilization, landfills, natural hazard mitigation and river control works. A 20 days internship at Chennai where we were taught to analyse different field problem and design the gabion retaining structure.

Lee buliders (March 27, 2018 – April 30, 2018) worked as trainee for 30 days as part of a PEB cold storage construction for KINFRA (Kerala Infrastructure Development Corporation) at Koratty

Seguro foundation and structures private limited (2016) - Internship site work of construction of concrete footbridge across Aluva manapuram for a period of 20days

Field visit - Kuthiran tunnel construction at Kuthiran, Thrissur district as part of curriculum Projects

Main Project (M.Tech, Final Year): “Durability and strength characteristics analysis of modified coir fiber in flyash clay mixture”

This paper focus on modification of coir fiber in improving the durability of fiber and increasing the strength characteristics of weak clay soil mixed with optimum flyash. The present work involves modification of coir fiber using physical and chemical treatment. Physically they are treated with bitumen and chemically it is nanomodified using calcium chloride and sodium hydroxide. The modified and unmodified coir fiber were subjected to alkaline and neutral pH conditions for alternate wetting and drying cycles, for the assessment of their durability, measured in terms of tensile strength. The modified and unmodified coir fiber were added to soil flyash mix in different percentage(0.5,1, 1.5) to study the unconfined compressive strength and CBR of the soil. The modified coir fiber was found to resist adverse chemical and physical conditions much better than the unmodified coir fiber. Nanomodification of fibers increased their tensile strength and caused a better interaction with the soil flyash matrix by an enhanced interfacial adhesion. The strength parameter of the soil was also improved upon the addition of modified coir fiber. Thus modified coir fiber showed an excellent potential for its long term use in adverse condition and improving the bearing capacity of weak soil.

Mini Project (M.Tech, Second Semester): “Study on the volume and strength characteristics of flyash kaolinite clay mixture with inclusion of RECRON 3s fiber” An experimental investigation was conducted to evaluate the effects of RECRON 3s fiber inclusion on geotechnical characteristics of kaolinite soil that was stabilized with flyash.The study was focused on the strength and volume characteristics by conducting compaction

,unconfined compressive strength and shrinkage limit. The test result showed that RECRON 3s fiber enhanced strength characteristics and helped in reducing volume.

Project work (B.Tech): “Soil stabilization using terrazyme for road construction” The Project study was conducted on the material which is a Bio-enzyme called terrazyme which was to improve the sub-base characteristics of a road by conducting compaction, unconfined compressive strength and CBR test. From the test it was inferred that a small quantity of this enzyme (0.05%) had significant improvement in UCC and CBR values of the soil. Its effect was studied for different curing days and found that with time there was strength improvement.

Published a journal at IJERT - “Soil stabilization using terrazyme for road construction” ISSN:2278-0181, Vol 6 Issue 03,March 2017

MTech Thesis Paper Invited for oral presentation- International scientific committee has invited for oral presentation at ICSMGE 2020, 27th International conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering to be held at Sydney

Seminars

Performance of Numerical Analysis on Settlement of soft foundation by composite and deep Mixed Column

A Comparative study was analysed for sand-deep mixed column and deep mixed column using finite element software ABAQUS.

Effect of nanomodified natural fiber as a sustainable reinforcement material It discusses about the recent approach in modification of fiber called nanotecnology, where fiber is impregnated with nanosized particles using various chemical. Comparison is made between coir fiber treated with calcium chloride, magnesium chloride, aluminum ch;oride, iron chloride.

Soil Nailing using GFRP

The components, manufacture process, construction sequence of GFRP are explained. Its advantage over conventional material are explained with ductility and tensile strength test using case studies.

Technical Skills and Abilities

● Auto CAD

● STAAD PRO

● MS project

● SLIDE

● Mac Star

Certifications and Trainings

• Member of Indian Concrete Institue, ICI

Member of Indian Geotechnical Society,IGS

Successfully completed training workshop on power communication with mPOWER

Activiely worked with Janaseva Sisubhavan at Aluva

Attended an online certification course on “Basics on Remote sensing and GIS technology” Electives

Expansive soil

Ground Improvement techniques

Environmental geotechniques

Strength

• Adaptable to multi cultures

Optimistic.

Good listener

Personal Details

• Date of Birth – August 17, 1995

• Blood Group – O

+ve

Language Known : English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil Reference

Reference available upon request

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