Pappu Baniya

About Pappu Baniya

MSCE Structural Engineering | Structural Engineer | Bridge Load Rating | Bridge Inspection | Familiar with Various DOTs project

Experience

1. Structural Engineer

   AI Engineers, Inc.

   Jan 2019 — Present · Middletown, CT, US

   Analyzed and load rated (using LRFR and LFR methodology) existing highway bridges using AASHTOWare BrR, MathCAD, LARSA, CSi Bridge, CANDE, DESCUS, Staad.Pro, Mathcad, Excel, and VBA.2. Performed and assisted in performing National Bridge Inspection Standards (NBIS) bridge inspections in compliance with the client (DOT based) requirement.3. Performed and checked software generated specification checks and results with manual calculation and macro tools.4. Familiarization and well versed with codes such as AASHTO MBE, AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specification, AASHTO Standard Specification and various state (CTDOT, RIDOT, SCDOT, VDOT, MDT) specific bridge load rating and design codes.5. Compiled and formatted load rating reports based on DOT-specific guidelines for various clients.6. Load rating of various types of structures such as:a. Straight and Curved Bridges multi-girder steel bridges, multi-girder pre-stressed bridges, slab bridges, floor-system structures.b. Buried structures such as culverts, arches (masonry, reinforced concrete, metal), corrugated metal pipes (CMP), reinforced concrete pipes, concrete frames etc.c. Complex structures such as trusses (including gusset plates), girder systems and/or floor systems with multiple ramps and approaches, multiple segmental bridges (prestressed and post-tensioned), multi-girder system with various kinks, multiple skews, splices etc.d. Substructures such as piles and pile-caps made of timber, concrete, and steel materials.

Education

• Tribhuvan University, IOE, Pulchowk Campus

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Civil Engineering

  2011 — 2015

• The University of Toledo

  Master’s Degree, Structural Engineering

  2016 — 2018