Rakesh Ranjan, Ph.D., E.I.T. (Ontario, Alberta)
Junior Bridge Engineer | Structural Engineer
rakeshstr77@gmail.com, +1 519-721-4287, www.linkedin.com/in/ranjanuw
Immigration Status in Canada: Permanent Resident
Summary of Qualifications:
- 6+ years of experience in performing non-linear finite element modelling using commercially available software (ABAQUS, SAP 2000, CSiBridge)
- Highly skilled in performing fatigue and fracture mechanics analysis, material tests, and fatigue tests for welded joints
- 5+ months of experience in the design of new highway and railway bridges, and rehabilitation of old bridges suffering from fatigue/crack issues
- 14 months of research experience on the development of improved design code provisions for aluminum pony truss bridges
- 13 months of industrial work experience as a civil engineer at a nuclear power plant construction site
- Credited a graduate course on bridge engineering and familiar with Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (CHBDC CSA S06-2019)
- Strong interpersonal and time management skills strengthened through 4 years of leadership experience serving for UWaterloo civil and environmental engineering graduate student association
- Credited 2/3 beginner level French course sponsored by Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI)
Relevant Experience:
Junior Bridge Engineer March 2021 – Present
AECOM, Edmonton, Canada
- Load evaluation for bridges, fatigue and fracture evaluation of cracked bridge members
- Design of new highway and railway bridges and rehabilitation of ageing bridges
Research Professional January 2020 – February 2021
Polytechnique Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Developed design code recommendations for the analysis and design of aluminum pony truss bridges
- Performed 3D finite element analysis for three real pony truss bridges located in Quebec using SAP2000
Postdoctoral Fellow September 2019 – December 2019
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Graduate Research Student September 2014 – August 2019
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Developed and validated a two-dimensional fracture mechanics analysis model; applied the model to study fatigue strength improvement in impact treated welded joints; applied the model to study the effect of geometric and welding defects on the fatigue performance of friction stir welded joints
- Performed finite element modelling in ABAQUS to obtain stress distribution needed for fracture mechanics analysis; performed hundreds of fatigue tests to validate the developed model; and performed several material tests to obtain required input data for fracture mechanics analysis
Officer (Civil Engineer) June 2011 – July 2012
Indian Oil Corporation Limited, India
- Supervised civil construction work at Rajasthan nuclear power plant construction site
- Reviewed technical documents such as work procedures, quality assurance procedures, investigation & testing procedures, segmental methodologies, pour-plan, construction drawings or sketches related to the construction of a nuclear power plant
Additional Experience:
Teaching Assistant (part-time) September 2015 – August 2018
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
- Delivered tutorials and conducted laboratory sessions for different courses such as Structure and Properties of Materials, Advance Mathematics for Civil Engineers, Solid Mechanics, Rehabilitation of Structures, Civil Systems and Project Management
VP Internal, President, Councillor
May 2015 – June 2017, May 2017 – June 2018, May 2018 – June 2019
Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Student Association (CE2GA), UWaterloo
- Chaired CE2GA council meetings to plan and co-ordinate the social events (Coffee House Social, CIV Talk, Board games, BBQ Social and Bonfire) organized by CE2GA
Education:
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering September 2014 – August 2019
University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Thesis: Probabilistic Strain Based Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Weldments
Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering August 2012 – June 2014
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India
Project: Reliability Analysis of Composite Beams Subjected to Fire Load
Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering August 2007 – May 2011
Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India
Selected Academic Achievements / Scholarships:
- SAE Henry O. Fuchs Student Award (October 2020)
- Graduate Merit Scholarship, University of Waterloo (September 2018 – December 2019)
- David Johnston International Experience Award ($3000, January 2017 – April 2017)
- Sponsored Researcher Fund (funding through the UK India Education & Research Initiative while staying at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, March 2014 – April 2014)
- Received 1st prize in ‘Connections’, an aluminum bridge fabrication competition in the national level technical festival (AVISHKAR -2008, ₹4,000) during undergraduate study
Relevant Software Skills:
SAP 2000, CSiBridge, ANSYS, ABAQUS, AutoCAD, MATLAB, FORTRAN
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