Consultancy-Projects

What do we offer?

A. Seismic Performance Assessment and Design of Retrofitting Strategy

  • State-of-the-art Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis (Including epistemic uncertainty and aleatory variability)
  • Selection and scaling of Ground Motion suit matching target spectra
  • Conditional simulation of spatially varying multi-component ground motion field, if needed
  • Seismic performance assessment of proposed and constructed facilities
  • Retrofitting Strategy 

B. Structural Consultancy on Seismic Design

C. Condition assessment of structure through ambient signatures

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Some of the Recently Completed Consultancy Projects

  1. Request for Opinion on Proposal of Mechanical Couplers in Rebar for Pile Cap Type L-R3-CP-1, L-R3-CP-2 and L-R3-CP3 L&T Limited, Construction

    [Check for the adequacy of the reinforcement and the associated detailing. Safety assessment of the pier.]
  1. Proof Consultation and Site Visit for TSPS including Report Submission on Analysis and Remedial Measures: L&T Limited, Construction (with Prof. S.R. Gandhi)

    [Expert opinion, Model development of the entire sewage treatment in SAP2000 and redesigning it to prevent failure of the well due to tilting (if required)]
  1. Review of Design and Construction Scheme for the Scale Pit: SMP3: 3x350t BOF + 2×2 Strand Casters at Hazira: L&T Limited, Construction (with Prof. S.R. Gandhi)

    [Expert opinion, Review and assessment of the FEM analysis of the excavation scheme and design carried out in Plexis 2D using SAP2000t]
  1. Expert Opinion: IOCL Ambawadi Residential Colony: seismic evaluation for possible retrofitting (2022).

    [Onsite NDT and health assesment]
  1. Structure Stability & Retrofitting Scheme for existing single Storey buildings at Sabarmati, Ahmedabad, Gujarat.—RITES

    [Onsite NDT and core testing at lab, designing and assessing the health, and designing and developing retrofitting scheme]
  1. Site Visit and Extend Opinion Regarding Admissibility of New Construction of Retrofitting / Strengthening / Repairing of ESI Corporation Regional Office Building at Ashram Road, Ahmedabad

    [Site visit and review of the proposed retrofit scheme]
  1. Investigation of flange buckling of gantry girder at Talwada unit of Sheela Foam Pvt. Ltd
    (with Prof. Gaurav Srivastava)

    [Onsite vibration test, measurement, analysis of the data, reporting the source of misalignment and possible remedial measures]
  1. Design consultant for the project “Construction of Railway Over Bridge in Lieu of LC-105-B on Surendranagar Gate – Joravarnagar Railway Station of Bhavnagar Division of W. Rly. Area of Surendranagar Nagarpalika”.

    [Review and consultancy service for the design and detailing of the bridge]
  1. Project: Construction of Elevated Viaduct from Vastral Gam to Apparel Park upto ramp start in  Reach R-1 (excluding the portions of Metro Rail Stations) including construction of Viaduct for portion leading up to Interface location of Metro Depot (East-West Corridor) in Khokhra Area from diverging point Near Apparel Park Metro Rail Station. Specific Consulting Task:Condition assessment of already strengthened Pier P-106.

    [Providing layout of the UPV test, onsite supervision of the test performed by external agency, analysis of the test data and issuing final verdict for further disposal]
  1. Design Consultant for Sabarmati River Front Development Corporation Limited (SRFDCL)

    [Review and consultancy service for the design and detailing of a 3 Basement-Ground-plus-Five storied office building]
  1. Collapse of part of wet section of Soda Ash plant of Nirma Ltd., Porbandar on August 1, 2018—Root Cause Identification
    (with Prof. Manish Kumar)

    [Onsite survey, test / measurement, analysis of the data, reporting the possible root cause of the accidental collapse]