About
Consulting Structural-Civil Engineer.
Experience in modifications to existing buildings; detailing remedial works to problem structures and design of civil services.
Sample Structural Consulting Services offered:
*Reporting and specifying remedial works to spalling concrete, cracked and bulging masonry walls and foundation settlement to dwellings.
*Design of new mezzanine floors to existing buildings.
*Structural steel roofing and framing
Sample Civil Consulting Services offered:
*Stormwater report and management.
*Design of Sewer Reticulation.
*Rationalizing potable water provisions.
*Bulk earthworks platforms.
Experience
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Structural Engineer
Young and Satharia · Full-time
Mar 2014 –
Dec 2022
8 yrs 9 mos
Durban, KZN, South Africa
Core Design Experience - Structural:
*Design of structural steel.
*Design of reinforced concrete structures.
*Design of structural timber elements.
*Design of structural masonry works.
*Limited design of high end facades including glazing facades and novel rivenstone together with associated support works.
Secondary Design Experience - Civil:
*Design of storm-water reticulation system for complexes up to size of regional hospital.
*Earthworks and platforms design.
*Concept design of sewer reticulation
*Scheme compilation for fire water mains
*Conceptualisation and general arrangement configuration for potable water reticulation
Skills for Successful Project Realisation:
*Coordination and facilitation with various stakeholders including artisans, project managers, clients and other professionals.
*Report writing and documentation.
*Communication at different levels including presentations, chairing of meetings and individual sit down power sessions to drive projects.
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Contract Lecturer - Structural and Water Engineering
Durban UIniversity of Technology · Full-time
Jun 2013 –
Dec 2022
9 yrs 6 mos
Durban, KZN, South Africa
Lectured on selected design topics involving structural steel design and reinforced concrete design to second year civil engineering students.
Lectured on water hydrology topics to second year civil engineering students including water hydrologic cycle and working with unit hydrographs/manning's eq's and the like for storm-water control
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Associate Lecturer - Structural Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand · Full-time
Mar 2013 –
Dec 2013
9 mos
Johannesburg, GP, South Africa
Lectured on selected reinforced concrete topics to second year civil engineering students.
Lectured on several construction materials topics to fourth year students undertaking QS studies and Construction Management.
Education
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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg
Masters in Civil Engineering, Civil Engineering
2012 – 2014
Successfully completed dissertation report involving performance of local cements in South Africa against selected cements from abroad together with pycnometer and solar chamber studies.
Successfully completed number of courses including pre-stressed concrete design, retaining wall design and water resources subject.