Work Experience:
Graduate Civil Engineer
Rendel Limited
• Performed Category 3 check according to Eurocode standards for over bridges, culverts and tunnels passing across High-Speed 2 (HS2) mainline, with a combined value of around £161 million.
- Optimized the design by by proactively identifying areas for improvement and raising early warnings to the designers as per NEC3 contract.
- Coordinated regular interdisciplinary meetings, fostering effective communication and tracking project progress across engineering disciplines.
- Monitored project budget and performed thorough inspections of work in progress, ensuring adherence to cost targets and project requirements.
Engineering Projects:
Weser River Immersed Tube Tunnel
- Utilized LUSAS software to create line model for the longitudinal analysis of an immersed tube tunnel, ensuring accurate structural assessments.
- Automated load inputs in analytical models by generating scripts, enhancing efficiency in the analysis process.
- Developed spreadsheets to undertake the strut and tie designs to Eurocode requirements considering the
German National Annex.
- Produced an engineering report highlighting the minimum ballast requirement to achieve a factor of safety during the tunnel submersion on the riverbed.
- Led the initial assessment of prestressing requirements specifically for the transportation stage of the tunnel.
Chipping Warden Green Tunnel
- Conducted calculations for deadload, wind forces, thermal effects, and train loading following BS EN1991
standards.
- Analyzed precast tunnel segments using a 2D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) model in Midas software.
- Verified nominal concrete cover to meet HS2 durability requirements, ensuring long-term structural resilience.
- Verified tunnel segments' structural capacity for combined bending and axial loading using Autodesk Structural
Bridge design.
A43 Oxford Road Overbridge - Steel Composite Bridge
- Utilized LUSAS software for bridge analysis, ensuring accurate modeling and simulation of structural behavior
- Developed and utilized in-house Excel spreadsheets for detailed checks and calculations of bridge components
- Executed comprehensive checks for ultimate limit state and fatigue, covering girder, splice connection, shear studs, wingwall, bracing, welds, and piles.
- Attended weekly progress meetings, providing updates, and collaborating with the design team.
- Adhered to contractual agreements by promptly raising change requests for additional client-instructed work,
ensuring compliance and transparency.
HS2 Culverts
- Oversaw culvert projects totalling £450,000 in value, ensuring successful delivery within budget constraints.
- Utilized Autodesk Structural Bridge Design to perform 2D Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for structural analysis.
- Verified critical section capacity (ULS) and assessed crack width (SLS) to ensure structural integrity.
- Collaborated with the geotechnical team to guarantee the mobilization of earth pressure during construction.
- Validated concrete cover compliance with BS 8500 durability requirements and HS2 Standards.
Footpath ELL-20 overbridge & Impact protection structure
- Designed a retaining wall to protect the over-bridge abutment from train derailment using Lusas FEA software.
- Issued cost change request to the client for additional engineering checks required to assess the structure
- Carried out engineering general arrangement drawings and RC drawings checks
Bridleway AX-16 Overbridge – Prestressed composite bridge
- Built an excel spreadsheet to structurally validate the wing walls using hand calculations
- Determined section capacity of different bridge components including pier, abutment, and prestressed girder
- Calculated the long-term deflections and verified that minimum rail headroom under the bridge is achieved
- Validated reinforcement lap length and anchorage according to Eurocode 2 requirements
