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EDUCATION University of Southern California. GPA 4.0/4.0 Los Angeles, CA Masters of Science in Structural Engineering. May 2018 Coursework: Finite Element Analysis, Design of Advanced Reinforced Structures, Timber and Masonry Design, Advanced Steel Structures, Earthquake Engineering-Response of Structures and Advanced Building Estimating.

Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology. CGPA 9.35/10 Surat, India Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering. May 2016 Coursework: Structural Analysis, Design of Concrete Structures, Design of Steel Structures, Computer Aided Design of Structures, Ground Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Engineering Mathematics.

TECHNICAL SKILLS CAD, Analysis and Design Software: Revit, AutoCAD, StaadPro, Midas Gen, SAP2000.

Tools: MATLAB, ABAQUS.

Programming Language: C, C++ and MySQL.

Documentation Software: Microsoft Office, Adobe Reader, Nitro pdf.

Operating Systems: Windows, Mac.

WORK EXPERIENCE University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. Grader, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering. August 2016-Present

Evaluated assignments and quiz papers for the course of CE205: Statics.

Utilized SAP2000 to solve the questions.

Evaluating assignments and quiz papers for the course of CE458: Theory of Structures II.

IIT-Madras, Chennai, India. Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering. May 2015 - July 2015

Assisted professor in developing an Ultra High Performance Concrete Mix Design. 1. Used traditional components along with silica fumes, super plasticizer, steel fibers, quartz powder to achieve higher particle packing

density. 2. Conducted tests (compressive strength, slant shear test, split tensile strength, flexure strength) related to the concrete using ASTM

code. 3. Observed the durability feature of concrete by exposing it to various durability tests such as (sulfur attack, chloride attack, water

penetration, etc).

Assisted 2 Master of Science students with the research work and testing of samples associated. 1. Developed 150+ samples of tiles and bricks using the sugarcane bagasse ash. 2. Conducted all the related tests like water absorption, abrasion test, diagonal tension test, flexural strength test, etc., according to

the ASTM standards. 3. Learned SEM, UV spectroscopy, adiabatic and semi-adiabatic tests for concrete.

Gokul Developers, Surat, India. Civil Engineer Intern June 2014-July 2014

Supervised the construction of 2 floors of a G+4 story commercial building during the internship- formwork placing, casting of columns, slabs, beams, inverted beams.

Conducted slump cone test of the concrete to ensure proper workability.

Learned thumb rules for quick estimation of quantities of materials and prepared the estimates accordingly.

Acquired the skill of reading construction plans and verified the steel quantities as per the structural design and plan.

PROJECTS

Analysis and Design of 5 Story RC building.

Detailed analysis and design of a 5 story reinforced concrete structure.

Utilizing ACI 318-11 code and moment coefficient method for the analysis of slabs, beams, continuous beams, columns.

Seismic analysis on building to calculate seismic forces on each story.

Lateral Force Resisting Element (Shear Wall) using NEHRP guidelines.

Employing MS Excel Spreadsheets for all design calculations.

Analysing and designing the same structure on ETABS 2015 for comparing the results.

Modelling the same on Revit 2017 with detailed reinforcement. Design of Wood-Masonry building.

Designed 3 story Wood-Masonry building of span 80 feet*60 feet for Greater Los Angeles area.

Designed masonry shear walls, anchor walls, diaphragm, chords, drag members, cross ties along with the connections.

Incorporated TCM, NDS 2015: Wood Construction, SDPWS 2015 and MSJC codes.

Analysis and Design of Double Layered Grid Structure.

Analyzed and designed a big space structure of size 37.2m*43.2m in the span with Mero joints using Staad.pro and Midas Gen.

Juxtaposed the structural behavior with and without the application of earthquake forces and presented a seminar on the topic. Design of RCC Structural Elements using Excel according to ACI code.

Developed excel sheet for the design of RC Beams- Singly Reinforced, Doubly Reinforced and Flanged Beams, Beams for Torsion, Slabs and Flat plates, Shear Walls for the lateral load.

Developed Interaction Diagram for Rectangular and Circular Column.

Analysis of Shell Intersection of Pipes under Loading.

Devised and modified different MATLAB routines for the “8 node 3D-Shell element” and verified the performance of MATLAB routines with standard 3 test cases provided.

Simulated stress and thermal analysis of the element under shell edge pressure and thermal load in ABAQUS (simulation software by SIMULINK). Compared the results of ABAQUS simulation with the results generated in the MATLAB code.

Design of Ultra High Performance Concrete.

Explored several concrete mixes designs to create a modified mix design of own.

Prepared and tested samples, compared the results with the standard M30 concrete and achieved 10% satisfactory results with a concrete of strength of around 100MPa or more.

Delivered a seminar on the work undertaken and received appraisal from the jury.

INVOLVEMENT

Organizer, Annual Techno-Cultural Fest, SVNIT. Feb 2016 & Feb 2014

• Publicity • Gathering sponsors • Event scheduling • Celebrity selection, hospitality and security • Crowd management • Paperwork • Administrative work • Coordination with Deans, Faculties and students.

Secretary-Day Scholars, Member of Students’ Council 2015, SVNIT. August 2014 - May 2015

• Ratify treaties • Welfare of students • Regulating activities • Acknowledging issues within the University.

Student worker, Front Desk Service at Library, SVNIT. May 2013 - May 2014

• Call answering • Guiding new users through the system • Perform routine computer functions • Inventory management and book searching.

Student Worker, Computer Lab, Central Computer Center, SVNIT. August2014 - May 2015

• Call answering • Distributing mails • Handling queries • Troubleshooting with computer peripherals • Inventory Management • Resolving issues with projectors, wireless routers, printers, LAN Connections • Assisting technical personnel with seminars and presentations.

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