Engineering Project

RACHANA KAJI

**** ****** ***** **, ******** City, TX-77459

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

Phone #: 361-***-****

OBJECTIVE: Seeking a challenging full-time or part time position in the field of Civil and Structure Engineering.

EDUCATION:

Master of Science – Civil Engineering (2009-2011) (GPA 3.66)

Texas A & M University-Kingsville

Bachelor of Engineering – Civil Engineering (First Class with Distinction-70.5%)

Government Engineering College, Surat, India (2004-2008)

RELATED COURSE WORK:

• Finite Element Methods in Engineering

• Advanced Structural Engineering

• Structural Dynamics

• Prestressed Concrete

• Advanced Reinforced Concrete Design

• Transportation Engineering

• Geographic Info System (GIS)

• Transportation Engineering Design

• Numerical Methods in Mechanical Engineering

• Solid and Hazardous Waste Engineering

• Hydrology

EXPERIENCE:

Field/ Structural Engineer (2008-2009, Modi Construction Pvt. Ltd., India):

• Responsible for the design of Residential multistory building

• Supervising the construction quality and quantity as per drawing specification

• Preparing Preliminary Engineering Reports, Daily Reports and bills

• Communication and follow up with design office for unmatched drawing dimension, drawing change note

• Estimated construction materials such as steel, cement, concrete, etc.

• Supervised the co-workers on the field as per design while constructing footings, columns and slabs

PROJECTS:

Stress Analysis of Utility pole using Finite element Method (Summer 2011):

Graduate Research Project at Texas A & M University,

• Created dodecagon geometry type model of electrical pole using FEM software (ABAQUS 6.5)

• Applied the load and boundary conditions as per design conditions and found the Von Mises stresses on different regions of pole

• Created a mathematical model to find out diameter, moment, shear stress and normal stress at different height of pole

• Compared the software results with a mathematical model and found the percentage error between two results

• Checked the adequacy of design using manual ASCE 48-05

Effect of Splash Zone Length on Steel Piles with Partial Section Loss (Spring 2010):

Graduate class Project at Texas A & M University,

• Determined the effect of increased splash zone height on the behavior of a steel pile subjected to partial section loss

• Determined critical load and critical stresses, finite element based software (ABAQUS) used to perform Euler buckling and stress analysis considering different percentage of section loss in the splash zone

• Proposed quadratic equations with the help of statistical analysis for both sections studied

Active, Semi-active and Hybrid Control for Seismic Vibration (Spring 2011):

Graduate class Project at Texas A & M University,

• Detailed study of Active, Semi-active and Hybrid Mass Dampers

• Studied the implementation of above control systems in buildings

Fibers As Structural Element for the Reinforcement Of Concrete (Spring 2010):

Graduate class Project at Texas A & M University,

• Studied the purpose of fibers in the concrete

• Studied different types and properties of synthetic and natural fibers

• Compared the properties of fibers

GPS mapping (Arc-GIS) (Spring 2010):

Graduate class Project at Texas A & M University,

• Located various motels around Kingsville with the help of GPS (Global Positing System)

• Collected information about motel like number and price of rooms, facilities available in motels, check in and checkout timings, address and phone no. of motels

• Gathered information is useful to visitors

Analysis and Design Day and Night time Speed Limit in Texas, USA (Fall 2009):

Graduate class Project at Texas A & M University,

• Conducted a wide-ranging Survey for four different location in South Texas with help of radar gun

• Presented a detailed synthesis on current state speed limits and studied collected data

Constructed a prototype model of Labyrinth Weir (Spring 2008):

Undergrad Research Project at Government Engineering College, India

• Lead the team of 6 in comparing Labyrinth weir with normal weir.

• Constructed a prototype model of Labyrinth weir, took readings on trapezoidal single-cycle and trapezoidal multiple-cycle weir channel, plotted the graph between Cd (coefficient of discharge) and H/P and Ql/Qn and H/P for each cycle using Origin 7.5 and concluded that with the increase in crest length, the coefficient of discharge decreases.

• Concluded with detailed experiment that the Labyrinth weir is more efficient than the normal weir and the discharge is also more.

Analyzed various Ground Improvement Techniques (Spring 2008):

Undergrad Research Project at Government Engineering College, India

• Studied several ground improvement techniques such as Compaction, Geosynthetics, Vibrofloatation, Stone columns, Admixture stabilization, Grouting, Ground water (lowering and exclusion techniques), Pre-loading and vertical drains, and Thermal stabilization.

• Analyzed different processes and equipments used in above techniques.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

Engineering: ABAQUS 6.8, AutoCAD, ArcGIS 9.3, HEC-HMS 3.3, RTMS

Programming: MATLAB, C language, MS Office 2003/2007

SCHOLARSHIPS AND ACTIVITIES:

• Texas A & M University- Kingsville, Frank M. Dotterwiech Scholarship- Civil Engineering Department (Aug 10-11)

• ACSA-American College Student Association- Competitive Based Scholarship (Spring 11)

• J. Watumull Scholarship Honolulu, Hawaii- Competitive Based Scholarship (Fall 10)

• Graduate Assistance in Civil Engineering Summer Camp 2011

• Participated in various activities in technical event at SVNIT, Surat, India (2007)

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