tariq chaudhary
Bio
Currently as Associate and Senior Structural Engineer with Desai/Nasr Consulting Engineers, Inc. (December 2001 through present). Formerly as Design Engineer with Obayashi Corporation, Tokyo, Japan (October 1999 - Nov. 2001) and as Senior Engineer with National Engineering Services Pakistan, Lahore, Pakistan (April 1993 - August 1996).
Work experience includes computer modeling, finite element analysis, structural analysis and design of steel/concrete buildings, highway bridges underground reservoirs and towers; seismic analysis and design of structures; rehabilitation of existing buildings; vibration-based structural identification; alignment of bridges, preparation of bid documents.
EDUCATION
- Ph.D. Structural Engineering, 1999
University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan - M.S. Structural Engineering, 1992
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York - Bachelor of Science in Engineering with Honors, 1990
University of Engineering and Technology
Lahore, Pakistan.
MAJOR PROJECTS INCLUDE
- Greektown Casino Hotel, Detroit: 30 story reinforced concrete structure with conventionally reinforced and post-tensioned slabs, beams and transfer girders. Lateral system consisted of shear walls.
- Greektown Casino -2000 Cars/2 Below Grade Level Parking Structure, Detroit, Michigan
- Boulevard shops, Rochester Hills, MI: 2 story, 39,000 ft2 foot-print, steel frame retail and office building.
- ZF Tech Addition (78,000 ft2 manufacturing area & 90,000 ft2 office space), Northville, Michigan
- ZF Tech Addition - Newton, South Carolina
- Southpoint Community Christian Church - Trenton, Michigan
- St. Peters Church, Macomb, Michigan.
- Victor Park Plaza, N&J Building, Livonia, Michigan
- Eaton Academy extension, Birmingham. Michigan
- Michigan State University - Food Science Building, East Lansing Michigan
- St. Joseph Mercy Macomb - 4-Story Patient Tower - Clinton Twp., Michigan
- Torrey Road Bridge - Fenton, Michigan
- Newburgh Road Bridge - Wayne, Michigan
- Brommen Medical Center - Pedestrian tunnel - Norman, Illinois
- 52 million gallon capacity underground LNG storage tanks, Incheon, South Korea.
- Pre-stressed concrete Highway bridges on Motorway M3 & N70 National Highway (max. span 150 ft, max. length 3000 ft), Pakistan.
LICENSES EARNED
- Registered Professional Engineer - Michigan, Oregon, Province of Alberta, Pakistan
- Structural Engineer - in- Training - United Kingdom
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Member - American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member - Structural Engineers Association of Michigan
PUBLICATIONS
- Structural Analysis Of Multi-Story Frames Through Neural Network
- An Expert System for Repair of Concrete Structures
- "FEM" Modeling of a large Pile Group for Settlement Control in Weak Rock