Raja Rajan Kalidoss

Masters in Geotechnical Engineering along with more than 13 years of design experience in infrastructure projects like High-speed rail, Metros, Bridges and Marine projects for both permanent and enabling works. Experience includes design of RCC piles, geotechnical capacity for marine piles, well foundation, secant piles, open foundation along with enabling works support like cofferdam, load out jetty, temporary access bridges, dewatering etc. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.

• Successfully Lead & delivered geotech design for HSR C4 package
• Involved in Disputes & Arbitration for different projects as Technical Experts
• Successfully won disputes for HSR package which is one of the highest claim made by contractor in infrastructure project

• Leadership quality
• Adaptability
• Good Organizational Skills

• High-speed Rail project (Mumbai to Ahmedabad - C4 package), Lead Geotechnical Manager for team of 15 Geotech engineers to deliver design of 237km elevated viaduct which has more than 30,000 RCC bored cast in-situ piles and 500 spread foundations which includes 13 major river bridges and 4 stations., Enabling works design includes well sinking, anchors for well sinking effort, cofferdam design, load out jetty, temporary access bridges, piling platform design for all river bridges.
• Underground Metro Projects, Dewatering Design, Enabling work design for all underground metro projects. Few of the projects like Chennai Metro, Bangalore Metro, Mumbai Metro, Patna Metro and Kolkata Metro. Till now dewatering design successfully delivered for more than 35 underground stations.
• BMRCL - Package 2 & Package 3, Review of Secant pile design as earth retaining support system, Earth & Rock anchors design of temporary support
• Defence projects for Indian Air force, Sheet pile design for 20m deep excavation with anchors and strut support system
• Ishwar Gupta bridge project, Kolkata, Deliver of all enabling works design for waterfront structures construction including site establishment works like casting yard, stacking yard and temporary site office.
• Mumbai Trans harbor link - MTHL Mumbai, Design of Temporary Access bridge for 4km length inside sea, Instrumented in implementing bi-directional pile load test, Design of temporary liners design in middle of sea for erection of launching girders
• DFCC - CTP 1,2 and 14 projects, Design of enabling works includes temporary retaining system, slope stability, support system near existing railway track.
• Kachi Darga project over Ganga river, Estimation of well sinking and providing design support to well sinking support system.
• Khulna Mongla project, Bangladesh, Review of permanent piles design and deliver of enabling works for sub-structure construction.
• Dhurgam Chervu bridge project, Hyderabad, Recommendation for geotechnical capacity for open foundation for 240m long span bridge., Temporary bund with slope stability design for construction of 2 pylons.
• Coal Berth (CB-4) @ Kamarajar Port, Chennai, Design of Piling gantry for marine piling, Design of Enabling works, Technical review of bought out items (fenders, bollards, crane rails) from vendors
• JNPT Port, Mumbai, Design of permanent pile termination based on rock socket, Design of pile load test, Design of Enabling works
• IWT Varanasi, Review of all Enabling works
• Charra & Gopalpur Port, Gujarat, Review of Design of Breakwater, Design of Load out jetty
• Barapullah Phase 2, New Delhi, Design of segmental launcher (Ground supported staging), Review of Bearing design from vendor, Design of Enabling works includes formwork, staging, casting & stacking bed, EOT foundation, etc., Review of permanent drawings & co-ordinate with consultant for conversion of super-structures.
• Dahej Stand by jetty, Petronet, Dahej, Gujarat, Soil Exploration both onshore & offshore, Driving of steel piles both onshore & offshore, Erection of I-girders & slabs in offshore, Pile load test (Offshore & Onshore) & Plate load test, Computational of pile capacity using API codes

• Place of Birth: Puducherry
• Father's Name: Mr. Kalidoss .S
• Date of Birth: 11.08.1987
• Nationality: Indian
• Marital Status: Married

• Presented Journal papers in DFI 2021, DFI 2018 and IGC 2018 and authored more than 6 technical papers in Deep Foundation Institute (DFI) and Indian Geotechnical Society (IGC)
• Technical Paper published on IABSE titled "Temporary works paves way to permanent profit" Volume 46, Paper 7, Page 47-50, year 2016
• Technical Paper published on ICJ tilted "Influence of Geotechnical engineering for operational excellence in infrastructure projects" year 2015
• Industry expert for Syllabus committed for M.E. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering - Anna University, Chennai

• Life Time Member in Indian Geotechnical Society
• Member in Deep Foundation Institute - India
• Syllabus committee member for M.E. Soil Mechanics & Foundation Engineering as Industry Expert - College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University - Chennai