Engineer Design

Kunal Dewangan

Structural Design Engineer

RAIL/ METRO/ HYPERLOOP/ STEEL STRUCTURES

Doha, Qatar/ +974-******** / adhdqu@r.postjobfree.com

UPDA Accredited, PMP Certified

SUMMARY

* ***** *********** *tructural design engineer, having experience in underground metros, elevated metros, hyper loop and steel structures, looking for a suitable career opportunity, in challenging projects, where my experience and expertise will be put to a good use.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Job Title : Contributor

Company : Hyperloop Transportation Technology U S

Date of Employment : Oct 2017 – up to present

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Static and dynamic structural analysis using FEM of Tube and Pylon structure for Toulouse (France) test project. (Autodesk Solid works/ Staad Pro)

2.FEM Analysis for buckling of tube due to internal vacuum pressure, FEM modeling of tube and pod to check for deflection, determining the ride quality. Create vacuum proofing details critical to maintain vacuum environment inside the tube.

3.Coordination with propulsion and levitation team regarding forces on track and load transfer to steel tube. Creating patent document preparation with engineering calculations and solutions for HTT as a technology company.

Job Title : Civil Structural Engineer

Company : Unicorp - Advanced Vision JV Doha Qatar

Date of Employment : Oct 2017 – up to present

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Analysis of structures like underground manholes, buildings and steel structures using manual calculations in excel sheets by applying codes like BSEN1991 and QCS2013 etc. ( Design of telecom manholes, surface water drainage manholes, treated sewage effluent manholes, street light foundations, high mast foundations, traffic signal foundations etc)

2.Studying design drawings to establish generic design parameters like earth pressure coefficients, concrete crack widths, bearing pressures, strengths of steel, concrete and presenting them in shop drawings, structural design calculations, material submittals etc.( Checking materials like ductile iron covers, waterproofing systems, expansions joints etc)

3.Preparing construction shop drawings for site engineers with location coordinates, levels, dimensions, reinforcements and construction method statements.(Using Civil 3d and Auto CAD)

4.Calculating cost estimates and quantity take offs of concrete, reinforcement steel, structural steel for chambers, foundations and truss frames by tabulating weights in spreadsheets and getting price quotations from procurement department.

5.Defining construction methods of underground chambers to be either pre-cast or cast-in-situ based on size, weight and transportability of structural parts and continuity of waterproofing membrane and coats.

6.Coordination of location, levels, size and room dimensions of electrical substations with architectural drawings, landscaping drawings, and mechanical utilities drawings etc.

7.Coordination with subcontractor, clients and consultants for approval of construction drawings, variation claims, material submittals by incorporating and negotiating technical comments and suggestions.

Job Title : Structural Engineer

Company : Salini Impregilo (ISG-JV. Doha. Qatar)

Date of Employment : July 2015– September 2017

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Studying geotechnical investigation report with borehole details of soil parameters like water table level, hard rock level, soft soil and clay patch levels at various locations around underground structures and use them to determine pile depth and excavation depth.

2.Structural design optimization by static and dynamic analysis of underground stations, underpasses, pedestrian bridges, access structures, switch boxes by manual recalculation of design drawings against bending, shear, torsion and deflection.

3.Issue structural shop drawings, bar bending schedules, method statements and construction sequence after approval from design verification engineer (DVE) for overhead track exhaust frames, station piles, kingposts, diaphragm walls, anchors, roof slabs, platform slabs, base slabs, lining walls, internal walls etc.

4.Determine physical aspects of underground metro like alignment of tunnel, spatial arrangement of concourse floor, platform floor, screen doors, ticketing booths and traffic diversions affecting external accessibility based on expected population growth in next 120 years and architectural drawings.

5.Suggest modification of structure’s to avoid construction issues like rebar congestion, impractical connection designs, improper lap length, improper anchorage lengths, clash of slabs, beams, columns with ventilation ducts, firefighting pipes, electrical bus ducts, plumbing pipes and other utilities in BIM model.

6.Formulating material submittal document of various materials like concrete, steel, waterproofing, steel fire protection, cathodic protection, finishing materials, glazing materials, insulating materials based on fire safety studies, durability studies, compression lab tests, elongation tests etc.

7.Perform probability based flood level studies dependent on local topography and flood recurrence time to finalize the opening levels of station access structures, elevator, escalator and travelator.

Job Title: Structural Design Engineer

Company: Perfect Engineering FZCO Sharjah UAE

Date of Employment: December 2014 – April 2015

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Dynamic load analysis of steel structure like canopies, roof sheds, lift frames, ware house sheds by modeling wind loads, accidental loads, storms, overheating, self-weights and moving crane loads in staad pro to ensure that structures are stable in serviceability and ultimate limit states for bending, shear and deflection.

2.Determining steel erection stages, labor requirements, traffic diversion plan, specifications of cranes and vehicles, transportation of steel frame parts, connection details with existing structures and with each other.

3.Quantity estimation and preparation of bill of quantities for tendering of new steel projects by studying architectural and structural concept drawings and calculating weight of steel by getting rate quotes from sub-contractors.

4.Formulating quality standards based on project requirements of steel grade, galvanization, painting, finishing, fire rating, and inspecting quality of fabricated structural steel, in terms of grade, paint thickness, dimensions, finishing, fire proofing thickness, galvanization thickness, in workshop before delivery to client.

5.Getting approval of cost and weight variations from design verification engineers and clients for changes in final fabricated structure to tender stage steel weights and quantities.

6.Creating concept design calculations and drawings of various steel structures, bridges and canopies and presenting concept drawings to prospective clients based on their requirements of space availability and budget.

Job Title: Structural Engineer

Company: Systra MVA consulting pvt Ltd, New Delhi India

Date of Employment: September 2013 – December 2014

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Dynamic structural analysis and design drawing preparation of elevated metro stations, C shaped pre-stressed concrete girders, foot over bridges, workshop sheds, by modeling various structural elements like track supporting framed structure, steel structures, concrete girders, piles and pile caps in analysis software’s like staad pro, Etabs, oasys and check its stability and strength against external loads, forces etc.

2.Forecast future connectivity to new routes at metro stations and leave extra spaces in corridors to account for increasing train capacities, end users, and apply conservative loads including factors to platform slabs, concourse slabs, considering future increased live loads and corresponding equipment loads.

3.Perform seismic analysis of metro stations and metro bridges based on conditions like sub surface soil, earthquake zone, probability studies of recurrence of earth quake using generic formulas for peak ground acceleration and ductile detailing of structures.

4.Develop construction timeline program and manpower requirement, based on project value and design complication as every stage of construction with specifications like type of professionals and labors required.

5.Define construction methods, material grades, finishes, galvanization, fire protections, water proofing, drawings standards, document control procedures, design brief, design standards to be issued to contractors, sub-contractors and client representatives specific for individual projects or packages.

6.Coordinate with clients by participating in workshops to solve complex structural design problems and establishing a standardized solution with stated implications to project costs and completion times.

Job Title: Design Engineer

Company: Freyssinet Menard India Pvt Ltd, New Delhi India

Date of Employment: October 2012 – September 2013

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Design of post tension beams, slabs, bridges and similar long span structures by finite element modeling and dynamic analysis of post-stressed tendon profile encased in concrete medium in ADAPT software.

2.Inspection of anchor heads, wedges, cable supports and tendons at site to maintain tendon profile, plan and location as per shop drawing.

3.Organize manpower at site as per cycle of slab concreting, stressing and grout filling in sequential order.

Job Title: Graduate Engineer Trainee -Civil

Company: Shapoorji Pallonji Co Ltd, India

Date of Employment: August 2011 – September 2012

Duties and Responsibilities:

1.Responsible as site structural engineer, overseeing execution works, including reinforcement laying, formwork erections and casting of concrete by maintaining records of concrete pours, maintain levels of concrete pour and ensure that site details are as per drawing details.

2.Manage a team of supervisors and foreman by recording their daily activities for construction of 14 story commercial building in Mumbai, and new plate mill for steel plant project in Rourkela near Kolkata.

3.Managing site support activities like applying work permits by ensuring safe conditions, requisitioning cranes, boom trucks, managing labor gangs, giving safety pep talks to workers and deliver construction materials to site.

Educational Qualification/licenses

Engineers Australia stage one accredited EA ID: 7095196.

Bachelors in Technology in civil engineering from NIT Kurukshetra, Haryana India June 2011.

MMUP-UPDA Qatar accredited civil engineer 11 June 2018.

Professional development

1.Employed as “Contributor” with Hyperloop Transportation Technologies(HTT-US) Tubes and Pylon Team, working on shares earned per work hour basis, designed tube, pylon and concept drawings for HTT test track in Toulouse France.( 15-Oct-2017 to present)

2.Accredited civil engineer with MMUP-UPDA (Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning- Urban Planning Development Authority) Qatar by passing a computer based technical test.(11-June-2018 – Advanced Vision Company)

3. “Cross Rail at Bond Street Station” by ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers), Qatar Mohsin Raza & Richard Mulligan August 2016.

4.“Operational Perils of Sub surface Rail and Road Tunnels” by ICE(Institution of Civil Engineers), Qatar Sept 2016.

5.Training on “Prestressing Technology” by Ashwani Tyagi ( Technical manager- Systra MVA Consulting Pvt Ltd India) Jan2014.

6.Training on “Metro Station Design and its seismic behavior” by Anand Pandey( Managing Director- Systra Mva Consulting Pvt Ltd India) Feb 2014.

Character/ Skills

1.Expert in performing manual calculations for performing structural analysis of complex structures to calculate strength and life of structures.

2.Understand the working of various basic and complicated structural mechanisms in variety to situations and loadings like seismic analysis, wind load analysis, fire rating of concrete, foundation settlement, quick sand conditions, buoyancy of underground structures, flexure, shear, torsions, deflections etc.

3.Able to create complicated details of connections between large concrete masses like metro station, connection of tunnels to metros, connection of tunnel segments with each other, connection of steel structures with concrete, connection of steel structure with each other using bolts, welds etc.

4.Understand the functioning and relationship of structures with other disciplines like architecture, electrical, mechanical and plumbing.

5.Proficient in use of analysis software Staad pro, Oasys, Auto CAD and manageable knowledge of Etabs, Adapt, SAP, Revit and Civil 3d.

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