ASHWIN KRISHNAKUMAR

• Designed reinforced concrete shear walls as part of the Main Wind Force-Resisting System (MWFRS), performing flexural and shear checks under wind loads and optimizing reinforcement layouts for constructability.
• Designed special structural shear walls and link beams in accordance with the seismic detailing requirements of ACI 318 Chapter 18.
• Designed reinforced concrete foundation systems, including mat foundations, piled mat foundations, and pile caps, considering gravity and lateral load requirements.
• Performed structural analysis and design checks for reinforced concrete elements under gravity and wind loads in accordance with ACI 318 and ASCE 7.
• Designed reinforced concrete link beams using the Strut-and-Tie Method (STM) and steel embed plate connections, including checks for plate strength, headed studs, welds, and load transfer.
• Designed reinforced concrete diaphragms, considering the effects of walking (discontinuous) columns and the transfer of kick forces and lateral loads.
• Studied the effects of out-of-plane stiffness modifiers on shear walls in ETABS, considering minor-axis bending and combined orthogonal shear demands, and verified shear capacity in accordance with ACI 318.
• Developed Excel-based calculation tools and utilized AI-powered platforms such as VIKTOR to automate structural calculations and streamline reinforcement design processes.
• Used Grasshopper to extract slab, wall, and column geometries, visualize pile demand-to-capacity ratios (DCR), and calculate column tributary areas.

• Performed seismic analysis of multistorey buildings in accordance with IS 1893, including checks for torsional irregularity, storey drift, and lateral displacement.
• Designed reinforced concrete structural elements, including beams, columns, slabs, and shear walls, under gravity and seismic loads in accordance with IS 456.
• Developed and reviewed structural analysis models using ETABS to evaluate building behaviour under gravity and seismic loading.
• Assisted in the structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete residential and commercial buildings up to G+8 storeys in accordance with Indian Standards.
• Designed isolated footings by checking soil bearing pressure, flexure, one-way shear, and punching shear.
• Prepared structural design calculations, reinforcement details, and engineering markups for structural drawings.

GPA: 8.70

CGPA: 6.55