Rithesh P K
Summary
Experienced Structural Engineer with over 11 years of expertise in analyzing and designing Offshore and Marine Steel Structures. Demonstrated success in delivering projects meeting industry standards and client needs. Proficient in using advanced engineering software to enhance structural designs for efficiency and safety. Committed to ongoing learning and keeping abreast of the latest developments in structural engineering practices.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Structural Engineer
3C Metal Middle East
01.2020 - Current
- Company Overview: Dubai, UAE (https://www.3cmetal.com/)
- One of the senior structural engineer of the team.
- Handling projects independently and coordinating between the project team, engineering team and fabrication yard.
- Helping designers in preparing concept designs.
- Giving inputs to the designer on time and helping them in solving complex structures and structural connections by choosing appropriate load path and designing as per rules/guidelines using FE software/manual checks.
- Key Projects (Role: Lead Structural Engineer)
- #1. Design of equipment foundations, sea transportation analysis, sea-fastening design, lifting analysis and rigging design (padeyes, slings, shackles, spreader bars etc)
- #2. Design of 90ft burner boom and rig integration for Valaris rig DS-17;
- #3. Design of blast wall for blast loads and impact loads by plastic analysis;
- #4. Design of self-elevating XT carrier for Dhirubhai Deepwater KG-2 for Transocean;
- #5. Design of hose support structure and clamped padeye design (using slip-critical connection) for various rigs;
- #6. Design of land rig substructure for certification of API Specification 4F;
- #7. Design of MPD (managed pressure drilling) substructure for rigs such as Seadrill rig West Polaris etc. The design package includes, inplace design of the structure for operating and survival conditions, global hull strength analysis, fatigue analysis and connection design using FE software and manual calculations;
- #8. Design of skid beams and securing arrangement for well test equipment;
- #9. Design of bumper frame structure for impact loads and monorail structure for moving wheel loads;
- #10. Design of mouse-hole structure for drill pipe impact loads;
- #11. Design of clamped padeye beams on the derrick structure (specialised in slip-critical connection, bolt pre-tensioning by torque calculation, prying force calculation etc.).
- #12. Design of high pressure and low pressure piping wall thickness calculations;
- #13. Development of in-house spreadsheets to reduce modelling and calculation time.
Structural Engineer
Aries Marine Engineering Services
09.2013 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: Sharjah, UAE (www.ariesmar.com)
- Was one of the leading structural engineer of the team;
- Managed project requirements from clients, project planning, & execution of analysis jobs to accomplish the projects with efficiency;
- Handled client calls, technical discussions with classification society and subordinates at branch offices on a daily basis;
- Checking of analysis models, reports and structural drawings.
- Key Projects (Role: Lead Structural Engineer)
- #1. Design of container modules for the project “Containerised substation” and “water treatment plant” for the Zakum Development Company (ZADCO). The design has been performed in the software STAAD Pro. Using AISC and BS standards and ZADCO technical codes Client: Ali & Sons End User: Zakum Development Company (ZADCO), ADNOC;
- #2. Design of three storied accommodation block with helideck on top, for the project “Yinson Genesis” for Chalmers. The design has been performed in the software package SACS. The total steel weight of the structure is about 400MT. Inplace, lifting and sea transportation analyses were performed Client: Chalmers, Yinson Genesis End User: ENI Ghana;
- #3. Global hull strength analysis for “National Drilling Company” (NDC) Rigs Delma & Beynouna, as part of increasing the drilling capacity of their derricks, global hull strength analysis for the rigs have been performed for the rigs for global loads. The analysis have been performed by modelling the complete hull in FEMAP software Client: ADNOC (NDC), UAE;
- #4. Design of a helideck structure on the tanker Belema Sweet for the client M/s Ajivin Offshore. The design has been performed in the software package SACS.
- #5. Design of sea fastening members for the transportation of jackets and other structures for Clients such as Al Jaber, Esprit Korea, CCTC and TOTAL. The seafastening design consists of design of grillage beams, truss members and cables for lashing. The full design calculations has been done by hand calculation and by the FE software FEMAP;
- #6. Sea Transportation Analysis of Turret Modules: LPLT (2000MT) and UPLT (1400MT) Client: Bluewater Energy Services, Netherlands;
- #7. Sea Transportation Analysis of Jackets for East Anglia Wind Farm. Client: Lamprell Energy;
- #8. Hand calculation of joint connections for jacket structure for ADMA.
- #9. Design of crane foundations using various codes such as BV Rules, RINA Rules, API Rules etc.
Education
Master's Degree - Structural Engineering
National Institute of Technology
01.2013
Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering
Government Engineering College
01.2011
Skills
- Finite Element Analysis
- Engineering structures to withstand accidental impacts
- Skilled in manual computation
- Project Management
Accomplishments
- Received appreciation letter from Qatar Petroleum Development for optimising the renewals for legs for the project: Reassessment of PDP and LQP platforms;
- Received appreciation letter from Bluewater Energy Services, to efficiently accomplishing the sea transportation project of LPLT and UPLT modules in limited time due to sudden change in transportation barge. The project has been finished with MWS approval at first submittal;
- Adopted Random Wave Analysis method, to calculate the DAF value for wave loads on self-elevating units;
- Developed calculation sheets for impact analysis using plastic analysis method;
- Developed various in-house spreadsheets in MathCAD, SMath and Excel to standardise the structural calculations.
Qualification
Master's Degree in Structural Engineering
Areas of Expertise
- Design of portable offshore units and Containers based on DNV 2.7-1 & 2.7-3;
- Lifting Analysis of Offshore and Onshore Modules;
- Sea Transportation Analysis of Offshore Modules / Heavy Equipment and sea-fastening design;
- Deck Apparent Structures / topsides on ships / Vessels / floating offshore units (deck houses, crane pedestals, helidecks, mooring equipment foundations etc.);
- Fatigue Analysis of Structures;
- Global leg strength and life assessment study of jackets and topsides.
- Design of structures for impact loading.
Languages
Malayalam
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Upper intermediate (B2)
Tamil
Intermediate (B1)
Timeline
Structural Engineer
3C Metal Middle East
01.2020 - Current
Structural Engineer
Aries Marine Engineering Services
09.2013 - 01.2020
Bachelor's Degree - Civil Engineering
Government Engineering College
Master's Degree - Structural Engineering
National Institute of Technology
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