SUMMARY
Graduate geotechnical engineering student with experience in numerical and experimental geotechnics
EDUCATION
MS in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering
Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA GPA: 3.9/4.0 Expected Sep 2013
• Thesis: Study of small strain shear modulus of marl using resonant column apparatus
• Courses: Ground Engineering, Continuum Mechanics, Geological Engineering, Groundwater Seepage, Finite Elements in Elasticity, Offshore Engineering, Adv. Mathematics for Engineers and Physicists
• Passed FE exam - MI April 2013 (EIT)
• Student member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Geo-Institute chapter
• Member of Geo-Institute Graduate Student Organization (GIGSO) at Purdue University
Bachelor of Technology, Civil Engineering
National Institute of Technology, Calicut, India GPA: 9.3/10.0 May 2011
• Ranked 1 and awarded gold medal in the Civil Engineering 2011 class consisting 90 students
• Secured all India Rank of 29, in 2011, top 0.1% in Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering, Civil Engineering
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Purdue University Jan 12-Present
• Experimental investigation on the small strain shear stiffness of soft calcareous clay, marl using resonant column
• Developed a map of marl deposits in Indiana on arcGIS platform from a database which could aid Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) in future projects
• Prepared training material including videos and participated in training INDOT personnel on proposed classification of organic soils and marls
Teaching Assistant: Geotechnical Engineering I, Purdue University Jan 12-May 12, Jan 13 – May 13
• Instructed weekly laboratory sessions on fundamentals of Geotechnical Engineering
• Assessed, supported and guided undergraduate students individually outside class
Project Assistant, Indian Institute of Science May 10-Jul 10, Jun 11-Dec 11
• Investigated the effect of consolidation on bearing capacity of clays under the influence of pipelines and square footing using finite element analysis
• Examined the effect of preloading on the bearing capacity of soft clay using ABAQUS
• Developed 3D ABAQUS models for analysis using modified cam clay parameters
Undergraduate Project, National Institute of Technolog...
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