Durlabh Bartaula, Msc Email & Phone Number

Canada

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Hired as a Field Engineer and QA/QC Coordinator to ensure utmost quality control and assurance of civil, structural, and piping works. Key contributions:
• Performed detailed technical analysis, material take-offs, and raised technical queries (TQs) for various civil, structural, and piping works for mining site works.
• Prepared detailed layout plan for pre-engineered formworks and designed other temporary structures ensuring safety, constructability, and reusability for various concrete structural members.
• Reviewed civil, structural, and mechanical drawings to prepare information for site works and ensured compliance with Canadian Standards such as CSA A23.1-3, CSA S16, ASME B31.3 besides client’s specification..
• Prepared and implemented a inter/ intra-team communication system to efficiently track project progress and compliance to the commitment as per contract requirements.Clients:BHP, Suncor

Canada

• Hired as a Stress Engineer to test, enhance and further develop various tools for efficient stress analysis of oil and gas pipelines. Key contributions:
• Developed and tested methodology to perform dent assessment as per API 1183 for plain dents and detailed Level 3 FE analysis as per API 579 for dents interacting with severe corrosion.
• Improvised Python scripts to generate input files for commercial FE analysis package Abaqus to perform thermal stress analysis of buried pipelines based on ILI data, alignment sheet, and other raw information.
• Prepared proposal and secured funding for research and development project related to reliability-based integrity assessment of pipelines with special focus on defining limit states and calculating reliability.
• Developed tools to perform code compliance check as per ASME B31.4, 31.8 and CSA Z662 coupled with analysis results from Abaqus incorporating both material and geometric non-linearity.

Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Involved in freelance projects under supervision of a Professional Engineer.

Surrrey, British Columbia

• Hired as a technical contact person for a concrete forming company to assist Project Manager, Site Superintendent, and other stakeholders. Key contributions:
• Reviewed structural, architectural, and mechanical drawings to prepare information for site works. Gained intimate knowledge of BCBC, NBCC. Identified structural concerns, discrepancies and brought to attention of the.
• Reviewed formwork design, and drawings (based on CSA S269.1) from consultants, inspected on site forming works for quality control.
• Prepared quantity takeoffs, request for information (RFIs), and other reports as required. Got acquainted with construction project practice in BC.
• Developed Autodesk Revit models (BIM) of commercial buildings for accurate estimation of formworks, and concrete works.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

• Recruited as an Engineering Co-op Intern through MITACS accelerate program to help a team of researchers in works related to integrity management of oil and gas pipelines. Key contributions:
• Developed finite element (FE) and extended finite element (XFE) model of pipes for damage modelling. Created a user-friendly tool to generate input files for commercial FE analysis package Abaqus.
• Built PIRAMID© (Pipeline integrity evaluating and managing software) models of 20 different pipelines for integrity analysis. Automated the coordination between PIRAMID, and QGIS using Python.
• Prepared interactive dashboard (using PowerBI) for data visualization of a large database. Performed efficient data modeling using Power Query making data visualization process flexible.
• Performed a detailed literature review and reported performance of SCC inspection programs available publicly.Background of the role:The role was under Mitacs Accelerate program. Mitacs Accelerate is a program that.

Edmonton, Canada

• Appointed as Graduate research and teaching assistant for research works related to fatigue crack growth integrity management in oil and gas pipelines using numerical and stochastic-filtering based methods. Additional.
• Developed a Python based tool for fatigue crack integrity management of oil and gas pipelines by coupling pseudo In-line inspection (ILI) tool measurement data with physics- based model.
• Provided office hours, delivered seminars (including application of S-Frame), and marked assignments of 120 undergraduate students on various topics of structural analysis with a team of 2 other teaching assistants.

Lalitpur, Nepal

• Hired as a Civil Engineer/ Project Manager in a start-up company with a primary task of helping the company to grow and increase revenue. Lead a team of 9-16 members to provide residential and commercial building.
• Performed detailed structural analysis and design (including seismic aspects) of reinforced cement concrete (RCC) and steel structures of over 20000 sq. ft. using SAP 2000, ETABS, STAAD Pro, and RAM as required. Cross.
• Analyzed and designed 1200 meters long cable structure (Zip-line) with an elevation drop of 140 m. A unique and optimized design of saddle (using Ansys) and tower made fabrication possible locally and reduced the cost.
• Implemented Autodesk Revit for optimized operation of building construction projects from conceptualization to completion phase. Amplified the efficiency of the workflow by 40%.
• Prepared detailed specifications, drafted service contract terms, preformed detailed market study, and created database to quote competitive rates. Gained approximately US $1,000,000 in revenue.
• Lead and trained team for efficient data collection and drafting of over 120 “as built” drawings using AutoCAD of residential and commercial buildings as per local municipal standards within period of 3 months. Helped.

Kathmandu, Nepal.

• Hired as a Civil Engineer on a contract basis (part time) for a reputed Architectural consulting firm, with the task of helping team of Architects and drafts person in project planning and designing phase with.
• Performed detailed structural analysis and design (including wind and seismic aspect) of a portal frame structure/ industrial shed over 30000 sq. ft. along with a gantry girder carrying electric overhead crane using.
• Prepared bill of quantities of various overdue projects bringing them to completion and gained approximately US $50,000 in revenue.

Kathmandu, Nepal

• Recruited as Project Manager on a contract basis (part time) in a top tier construction company with national level construction projects awarded through public procurement procedure. The main duties involved.
• Supervised formwork setup, reinforcement detailing and concreting of sub and super structure of 3 bridges simultaneously and increased efficiency by 30%. Added revenue of US $350,000.
• Identified under design of various structural components and coordinated with the design consultants of the client to ensure structural safety and integrity. Under designed structural components included longitudinal.
• Supervised various works in highway widening project which included rigid-pavement, earth retaining structures, and drainage works in one of the busiest highways entering nation’s capital city. Prepared bill of.

Lalitpur, Nepal

• Appointed as SAP 2000 trainer and Surveying training team member (part time) for 88 undergraduate civil engineering students. Key contributions:
• Trained students to perform topographical survey, road, and bridge alignment survey using auto-level, theodolite, and total-station.
• Trained students to perform structural analysis and design of structure using SAP 2000. Supported students with the queries regarding practical application of the software to the real-world project.

Master'S Degree, Structural Engineering

The research work was focused on the use of numerical, physical and data-based model for reliability and prognostics of structures..

Bachelor'S Degree, Civil Engineering

Activities and Societies: Student Council Committee Member, Civil Engineering Club Member, Red Cross Volunteering.Elective courses: - Time.