Sunil Palikhe CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
Name: SUNIL PALIKHE MIEAust CPEng
Year of Birth:1966Marital Status: Married Gender: Male
Contact address: Mobile: 0412390360
Work Experience
16 January 2012- Current WorleyParsons Adelaide South Australia
Position: Senior Civil/Structural Engineer (Metal and Mineral-Heavy Industry)
1. Kazakhmys Smelter Project SPS Estimate Phase 2, Kazakhstan (April 2012-August 2012)
-Complete Designs(Feasibility Study) offootings and concrete ground slab system for Wet Scrubber and associated different steel tank towers, fan-supports, etc. Preparation of associated different Material Take Offs (MTO) for different phases
- Ware house Option-1 (Grab and Tunnel option)
Complete Preliminary Design(Pre-feasibility study) offour lines ofconveyor tunnels, bored pier and steel supports for the columns of existing warehouse sheds (carrying gantry cranes) to facilitate excavation and construction of the tunnels. Design og concrete bridge for supporting the train. Design of Hopper Pit placed at the beginning of Tunnel. Preparation of associated different Material Take Offs (MTO)
- Ware house Option-2 (Tripper Conveyor and Front loader option)
Complete Design(Pre-feasibility study) ofTripper Conveyor Steel Support System and Concrete Bunkers. Preparation of associated different MTOs.
- Reclaimer Building
Complete Design(Feasibility Study) ofSteel Truss System supporting a Tripper Conveyor Support. Complete DesignofSteel support for double conveyor and hung floor system supporting the double conveyor.Design of some beams system. Preparation of associated different MTOs.
-Blending Building
Complete structural design (Feasibility Study) of blending building with different steel floors. The different floors support the heavy Day Bins, gantry crane support systems, Tripper Conveyors, Feeder Conveyors and other Conveyors systems including the conveyor gallery, etc. Structural design of related footing system, Tripper and other conveyor system, Agglomorator Pit, etc. , Preparation of associated different MTOs.
-Complete Structural Design (Feasibility Study) of footings and preparation of associated MTOs for following:
-about 25 m dia. Acid Storage tank with piled footing, -Different facilities for Water Demineralising Plant and Condensate Storage Plant such as different large storage and overflow tanks, different filtration tanks, Thickener, etc.
-Preliminary sizing(Pre-feasibility study)of Workshop Building for repair garage of Slag Carrier and other mobile machineries, etc
-Preliminary sizing(Pre-feasibility study)of 120 000 T capacity Concentrate Storage Shed with Tripper Conveyor hung from the roof
-Checking different other design calculations and associated MTOs prepared by other Engineers
2. BHP Billiton Olympic Dam Project SPS Estimate Phase 2, South Australia(16 January 2012-March 2012)
- Complete Design(Feasibility Study) oftwoConcentrate steel shedsand the associated footings. Preparation of associated different Material Take Offs (MTO) at different areas for different stages of studies
- Complete Design(Feasibility Study)ofsteel support system for 400 tonne capacity crane and the steel shed including associated combined footings (bored pier) for both the crane support systemand the shed.Preparation of associated different MTOs at different areas for different stages of studies
-Complete Design(Feasibility Study) offootings and concrete ground slab system for Neutral and Acidic Thickeners and associated different cooling and sludge towers,etc. Preparation of associated different MTOs at different areas for different stages of studies
-Matte Smelter Concentrate Treatment
Structural design (Pre-feasibility study) of ~220 m shed containing 3 gantry cranes (116T-25T at different elevations) catering Anode Furnace, PSConverter, Granulator, etc. Structural design of 116 t ladle support platform located inside the shed, Preparation of associated MTOs.
-Checking other MTOs prepared by other Engineers.
3. Nyrstar PortPirie Extension, Liquation Furnace
Detailed Structural Design of the footings for two Liquation Furnaces
4. Design of Locomotive and Wagon maintenance shed and related pits: Arrium, Whyalla Extension Project
5. Bungalow Magnetite Project
Design of RMS, IMS, DMS steel framed building and footing, Primary Crusher steel framed Building (1000T) with different cranes, etc. and footings,
6. BHPBilliton, Acid Plant Expansion
-Design of footings for SO3 FAT and IPAT Coolers, associated fans and different support systems for the ducts
-Assessment of support system and footings for the Drying Tower
-Assessment of footings for Absorption Tower Acid Pump (horizontal vessel) with added loads
-Assessment of footings for Absorption Acid Cooler (horizontal vessel) with added load
-Structural Assessment of support structures and footings for different structures and preparation of assessment report.
7. Kazakhmys Smelter Project SPS Estimate Phase 2.2
-Blending Building
Complete structural design (Feasibility Study) of blending building with different steel floors. The different floors support the heavy Day Bins, Tripper Conveyors, Feeder Conveyors and other Conveyors systems including the conveyor gallery, different cranes, etc. Structural design of related footing system, Tripper and other conveyor system etc. , Preparation of associated different MTOs.
-Complete structural design (Feasibility Study) of Different facilities for Water Demineralising Plant structures and footings and then preparation of respective MTOs
-Complete structural design (Feasibility Study) fordifferent Off Gas Duct support structures and related footings and related MTOs
-Checking different other design calculations and associated MTOs prepared by other Engineers
8. Acid Plant Expansion Project BHP Billiton
-Structural Assessment of steel supports and footings for Drying Tower
-Structural Assessment of footings for Absorber Tower Acid Pumps, Absorber Acid Pumps
-Preparation of reports for the assessment
9. Process Plant Upgrade Project BHP Billiton
-Design of platform and supports for the Particulate Cooler Fan
-Design of foundations for different Pump Systems
-Preparation of associated different MTOs
-Preparation of Engineering Work Package Report
-Checking different other design calculations and associated MTOs prepared by other Engineers
-Different regular meetings with the Client
-Acting as a LEAD
September 2008-05 January 2012Entura (Hydro Tasmania Consulting),Cambridge Tasmania, Australia
Position: Professional Consultant (Hydropower/Structural Engineer)
1. Somerset Dam Flood Damage Restoration Project (September 2011-October 2011)
- Design of reinforced concrete retaining wall for road near the energy dissipater
-Design of reinforced concrete retaining wall supporting downstream river bank
2. Neusberg Hydroelectric Project South Africa (August 2011)
Design ofdifferent reinforced concrete box culverts for the water conveyance system
3. Candowie Reservoir Upgrade Project (January 2011-July 2011)
-Complete Sizing, Stability check and Structural Design of the following:
Reinforced Concrete Parapet Wall (heightening of the existing dam: “L” wall put on the top of embankment)
Reinforced Concrete Return Wall (“L” wall next to existing wall)
Reinforced Concrete Training Wall (“L” wall next to existing wall)
Reinforced Concrete Spillway Section (wall retaining the existing embankment fill and water, stabilized by using vertical dowels and the horizontal anchors)
Ogee Crest (Heightening of the existing weir)
4. Tungatinah substation 22 kV Civil Design ( September 2010- December 2010)
Civil and structural design of following:
-Benching, Poles and foundations, Retaining Walls to resist road embankment and other
-General layout and coordination of storm water system design
-Modification of existing access road, etc.
5. Enlarged Cotter Dam (February 2010-December 2010)
- Determination of concrete outlines and design of reinforcement for the second stage concrete around the various steel Bell-mouth conical intake tube at various levels of the intake tower
- Structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete roof slab for the intake tower
- Plugging of diversion pipe
- Structural analysis and design of reinforcement for the concrete encasement to the diversion pipe
- Structural design of variousprecast panel buildings in the dam area
- Structural analysis and design of reinforcement for the walls around various pits
6. Rowallan Dam Upgrade Project
Review of archived structural calculations for the spillway walls and the spillway and the outlet works.
Structural assessment of the existing spillway walls under seismic loading.
7. Spiral Case replacement Project, Tungatinah Power Station
Verification of design proposed by the Mechanical design team
8. Keilor Terminal Station,5 th Transformer project:
Structural analysis and design of bored pier and other footings for various structures for 220 kV and 66 kV switchyard such as Disconnectors, CVTs, Post Insulators, Neutral Reactor, Bus Support Structures, Circuit Breakers, Transformer, Cooler, Transformer, Rack (gantry), Design of reinforced concrete fire walls and the entire bunding system
Other works
On site structural condition assessment of the existing structures
9. Hazelwood Terminal Substation:
Structural Modeling (Space Gass) and structural strength assessment of 4080 steel members and its connections, including reinforced concrete bored pier footing of the existing 500 kV three bay Rack Structure under new loading condition.
On site structural condition assessment of other existing structures
10. Wemen Terminal Substation (220 kV-66 kV):
Review of entire substation civil design drawings submitted by sub Consultant for comments
Mentoring Graduate Engineers to design various support structures and footings in the switchyard
11. King Lake Substation:
Structural analysis and design of reinforced concrete footings for various support structures, in the switchyard, such as: Bored Pier footings for Circuit Breaker, Voltage Transformer, Disconnectors, etc.
12. Queenstown Substation:
Structural design of modified reinforced concrete footings and extended reinforced concrete firewall for the Transformers, T3, T4
13. North head Mini Hydropower Project:
Preparation of 3-D structural model and analysis of the dynamic stability of Turbine and Generator assembly in one
14. Circular Head Council, Smithton, Tasmania:
-Structural condition review of the swimming pool including enclosing structure
-Identification of where structural maintenance is required
-Assessment of foundation soil compatibility for new construction
-Preparation of layout for new construction, etc.
15. Sarawak Hydroelectric Scheme, Malaysia
Design of entire reinforced concrete powerhouse for the Belaga Hydroelectric Project (Pre Feasibility Study)
16. Liapootah Power Station
Structural assessment of existing reinforced concrete firewall
17. Other works
Some other works, such as, preparation of Aurora Station Design Manual (building type), review of other Engineers design calculations prepared for various projects, preparation of various spreadsheets to check the steel gratings and hatch covers in the powerhouse floors, preparation of various civil design proposals for various switchyard structures, and mentoring Graduate Engineers and other Civil Engineers in the structural field, etc.
May 2005 to August 2008 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Nepal
Position: Assistant Manager (Senior Hydropower/Structural Engineer)
A)Tender and Detail Design, Kulekhani-III Hydro Electric Project
1. Preparation of Proposal, Design Basis Memorandum, Overall Basic Design of the Project, Overall structural design of Semi Surface Power House and other Complicated Structures including Hydraulic designs and sizing of major structures (eg. Intake-Headpond, Connection Tunnel, Underground Forebay, Adits, etc.),Close interaction with the Client to achieve all these works. Leading Design Team,Preparation of Digital modelof semi surface Powerhouse
2. Preparation of Contract Documents for Tendering
3. Overall Supervision of the Tender Design Group
4. Co-ordination with Electrical, Electro-Mechanical and Management groups
5. Structural analysis and detailed design of semi surface reinforced concrete Powerhouse using 3-DFinite Element Analysis
B) Detailed Design, Chameliya Hydro Electric Project
1. Design of reinforcement for the Headwork Structures, AccessBridge (ArchBridge) and Spillway Bridge (Deck).
2. Supervision of Design Team
3. Assist Chief Design Engineer in Management and Technical matters including entertaining Contractors letters
4. Design Co-ordination with other groups
C) Other Works
1. Design of steel plate for the protection of the weir from erosion. Tinau Hydro Power Centre (Maintenance)
2. Design of Seepage control at flushing gate cavern (Tunnel) of Puwakhola Hydro Power Centre (Maintenance)
3. Structural design of Stitching work of fractured rock at landslide of Puwakhola Hydro Power Centre (Maintenance)
4. Preparation of Proposal for:
a. Study and maintenance design work for the Scouring problem of down Stream Apron of the Weir. Modikhola Hydro Electric Power Station
b. Study and design work for the worn out bridge over the penstock. Devighat Hydro Electric Power Station
c. Study and maintenancedesign work for the cracks appeared in the shotcrete near the Valve House. Kulekhani-I Hydro Electric Power Station
d. Review of entire civil design work of Galwagad Hydro Electric Project
Jan. 21 2001-May 2005 FICHTNER, STATCRAFT, CES JV (Fichtner JV)
Position: Structural Engineer (Power House and associated structures)
MIDDLE MARSYANGDI HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT, 71 MW, Nepal
Detailed Design and construction support at construction site
1. Preparation of Design Guidelines and standard design templates
2. Preparation of computer programs to ease analysis and design works.
3. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the 17 m high double chambered cut and cover Tailrace Gate Tower designed to operate two gates of the tailrace tube
4. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the 10x8x35m cut and cover Tailrace Tube (double opening).
5. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the 16x30m Apron Slab,placed at the end of Tailrace tube, including the associated retaining walls
6. Stability check of the Penstock anchor blocks
7. Design of permanent hill slopes at Under Ground Power House and Tailrace
8. Finalization of entire Powerhouse Concrete Outline
9. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the entire semi surface Power House (All the structures from Foundation to Roof,such as, Machine Floor, Generator Floor, Turbine Floor, Valve Floor, Draft tubes, Tailrace tube, Roof truss system and other various components of Powerhouse structure like Gantry crane beam, Reinforced concrete columns with corbel for supporting the gantry crane beam, etc.)
10. Analysis and design of reinforcement for the 18 m deep Bored pile wall around the Tailrace Platform
11. Analysis and design of other structures in the Powerhouse area like stepped chutes in the hill slope designed to pass the rain water, Surface and Sub Surface Drainage System around the Powerhouse slope, High retaining walls at various places of the Powerhouse area, etc.
12. Analysisand Design of Reinforcement for the Discharge Measurement Chamber –Portal for the Tunnel in Soil in one (10x8x15mChamber buried in soil)
13. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the 3x3x30m Under Ground Cable Duct and Footings for the switchyard structures
14. Review design drawings for the Tunnel in Soil, Penstock supports, alignment, etc.
15. Checking the Contractors variousworkingdrawings and bar bending schedules submitted for approval, etc.
16. Conducting Finite Element analysis for the complicated structures as required.
Nov.1998–31. Dec. 2000Morrison Knudsen International Inc.(USA) Nepal
Position: Senior Structural Engineer (Headworks Structures)
KALI GANDAKI “A” HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT 144 MW, Nepal
Detail Designand construction support at construction site
Majorworks performed, according to ACI Code, at the Headworks (dam site area)
1. Stability Check, Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for cut and cover Power Conduit (180x10x10m and Collection Chamber: 11x23 m)
2. Analysis and design of reinforcement for entire Forebay Monolith Tube (Opening in the concrete body of the left abutment of the diversion dam. Purpose of this tube is to allow the water used to scour out the silt deposited in the reservoir. Size: 80x13x11m)and the associated facilities. The facilities Involved in the tube are Radial gate in the tube and a three story Hydraulic and Electrical Equipment Building on top of the tube.
3. Analysis and Reinforcement Design for the 7.5m high Retaining Wall placed at the out-fall of the Monolith Tube
4. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Radial Gate Shaft (Bottom Outlet of the reservoir) the design included Base Slab, Walls, Radial gate trunnion supports, Trunnion support Beam andHoist Supports.
5. Analysis and Reinforcement Design for the whole Hydraulic and Electrical Equipment Building, which has 40 T Crane rail on the roof
6. Analysis and Reinforcement Design for the U/S Bridge Deck Slab (Span17m) at the Diversion Dam
7. Analysis and Reinforcement Design for the D/S Bridge Deck Slab (Span 17m) at the Diversion Dam
8. Analysis and Design of Steel Bracket for the cantilevering portion of the Bridge Deck at the Diversion Dam
9. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Roof Slab of Collector Channel (after Desander) with heavyconstruction vehicle loading
10. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Right Abutment Wall for the Collector Channel
11. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Top Slab of the Under Sluice (Main slab of the Collector Channel designed also for the heavy construction vehicle loads)
12. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Left Abutment RetainingWall (Diversion Dam)
13. Check for the bearing capacity of the wall of the Hydraulic and Electrical Equipment Building
14. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement around the attachment of Dogging Device for the Radial Gates atvarious places.
15. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Retaining Wall near the IntakeServiceBuilding
16. Analysis and Design of Reinforcement for the Electrical Equipment Room (a Cantilevering building off the right abutment)
17. Design of Steel Girder Systems, for Intake Deck, with a heavy crane loading
18. Design of Anchor Rods (vertical dowels) required for stabilization of the Intake Weir and the Middle forebay Wall
19. Various Hydraulic Calculations as required
20. Reviewother Engineer’s calculations
21. Planning and Lay-out of various Structures as required
22.Checking Contractor’s variousWorking Drawings and the Bar Bending Schedules Submitted for approval
For complete one month of May 2000 and for one week at every month.