Giuseppe Suriano

About Giuseppe Suriano

US Citizen. Over 15 years of structural engineering experience in several industries. 8 years of graduate studies: Two Masters in Structural Engineering. Master in Economics. Master in Construction Management.Designed heavy industrial structural steel and concrete facilities, food, beverage plants, mining, semiconductor fab facilities, steel and aluminum mills, telecom and grain towers, radar towers, oil and gas, offshore platform internal support structures. USA and Eurocodes, worked with RISA, STAAD, SAP, MathCAD, Matlab and Enercalc, Excel VBA MAcros to deliver special engineering solutions. PE License in the States of TX, OK, FL, KY and Alberta, Canada. NCEES Record. Current. California PE in process.My expertise lies in applying detailed engineering calculations for permanent and variable actions, seismic design, and load combinations. As a registered Professional Engineer, I am committed to lead structural engineering for complex projects with a detail-oriented approach, ensuring compliance with rigorous standards while fostering collaboration and innovation within multidisciplinary teams.Some detailed analysis include:Structural matrix w/ or w/o p-delta analysis by spreadsheet or structural software. Stability analysis (buckling) by differential equation matrix analysis for calculation of effective length (K value) for all buckling modes for different structures. Flexural, Torsional Flexural buckling. Dynamic multi-modal analysis response. Steel frames and connections limit states structural analysis by ASD and/or LRFD.Calculation, design and detailing of Piles, Shallow foundations, Slabs over grade, Retaining walls, Slender/short concrete columns, beams, beep beams (Strut and ties), One/Two way Slabs, Shear Walls. Seismic analysis design. Moment Layer Analysis (fiber model). FRP Strengthening of Concrete. Static and Dynamic Analysis for Equipment and Vibrating Machine Foundation.Structural Engineering for Welded Oil Storage Tanks. Venting Analysis. Bleeder Venting Analysis. Tank Anchorage for Overturning and/or Internal Pressure. Emergency Venting. Tank Strapping Inspection and Calibrated Volume vs Height Table. Open Floating Roof, Internal Floating Roof, Cone Roof, Dome Roof, Geodesic Roof, Riveted, Lap Welded, Butt Welded, Insulated, Non-Insulated.Wood Framed Structures analysis and design. Sawn, built-up members, Glulam. NDS, SDPWS. Shear walls and diaphragm. Masonry shear walls and anchor design. TMS/ACI 530.Finite element matrix analysis. Linear, Quadratic, Cubic finite elements. Constant Strain Triangle elements by hand.

Experience

1. Senior Design Engineer

   Fluor Corporation

   Oct 2022 — Present · Greenville County, SC, US

   Structural Engineering for Heavy Industrial Structural Steel Facilities under US Code and Eurocode (food, steel mills, aluminum mill, and semiconductor. Structural Software RISA Floor, RISA 3d, RISA Foundation and RISA Connection, STAAD, Enercalc, MathCAD, Euricode Load combination 6.10a, for favorable G (Dead Loads0. Load Combination 6.10b for all Variable Actions leading plus the rest of the variable action plus unfavorable permanent actions. Combination load for Accidental under National Annex Psi defined factors. Application of all national annex factors. Math Cad Templates for Primary Load Cases calculation under USA Codes and Eurocodes for Permanent and Variable Action. STAAD Structural Software for Structural Design with Eurocode Parameters, Code 1993-1-1:2005. Reliability Class 1 Structure Type.RFI, request for information, checking calculations of steel connections on large projects, produced go-by job-documents for other engineers. US codes (AIST, AISC, ASCE, ACI)

Education

• Liceo Nuestra Senora del Rosario

  Bachiller en ciencias

• Universidad Metropolitana (VE)

  Advanced Program (Graduate Degree), Construction Management

  1995 — 1996

• UCAB - Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

  Bachelor of Science (BSc), Civil Engineering

  1987 — 1995

• North Carolina State University

  Master of Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering and Mechanics

• Universidad Central de Venezuela

  Graduate Degree, Structural and Earthquake Engineering

  2008 — 2010

• UCAB - Universidad Católica Andrés Bello

  Specialist (Graduate Degree), Enterprise Economics

  1999 — 2004