Engineering Portfolio

Andrew Kilduff

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

M.S. Structural Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin
Table of Contents

Page 1: Resume
Page 3: Master’s Project
Page 4: Earthquake Engineering Final Project
Page 5: Revit Projects
Page 7: Prestressed Concrete Project
Page 8: Professional Experience
Page 9: Sample Writing
Page 10: References
 Andrew L. Kilduff
(415) 710.4200 (mobile) a.l.kilduff@gmail.com
1020 E 45th St. Apt #239 Austin, TX 78751 (Local)
55 Alpine Terrace, San Francisco, CA 94117 (Permanent)
Education
- Masters of Science, Structural Engineering
o The University of Texas at Austin – expected May 2013
o GPA: 3.5/4.0
- Bachelors of Science, Civil Engineering
o University of California, Berkeley – May 2011
o GPA: 3.2/4.0
Work & Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant – Ferguson Laboratory August 2012 to May 2013
- Capstone work on a Texas Department of Transportation and Federal Highway Administration
project on corrosion of post-tensioning ducts, anchors, connections, and tendons
- Review and consolidation of previous reports and theses, including a paper submission to the
Post- Tensioning Institute Journal
- Attendee of the American Segmental Bridge Institute (ASBI) conference in late October as
a representative for the Ferguson Laboratory
- Final project consisting of comprehensive report on long-term post-tensioning considerations based
on fourteen years of data obtained through two previous studies
University Grader – Elements of Steel Design Spring 2012
- Reviewed solution sets for inaccuracies and/or alternative solutions for a weekly meeting and report
- Graded and commented on each assignment under a time-sensitive deadline
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill Summer 2010
- Performed load takedowns and preliminary column design for the headquarters of a bank in
Chongqing, China with a 42 story tower with a podium
- Aided architects in placement of below grade parking structure and bank vault to maintain load path
- Edited an in-house carbon footprint program used to aide green design and LEED certification

Technical Skills and Licensing

- EIT Certification (California, Spring 2010) - Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint
- Revit Architecture - ANSYS
- SAP2000 - AutoCAD
- MathCAD
Selected Coursework
Earthquake Engineering Fall 2012
- Performance based design and detailing of steel and reinforced concrete structures
- Determination of earthquake sources, effects, and induced forces from ground motion
- Team project requiring design and analysis of a steel and reinforced concrete building
The Finite Element Method Fall 2012
- Introduction to theoretical principles and technical applications of finite element analysis
- Application of analysis to simple problems including beams and plates, later progressing into three-
dimensional dynamic problems requiring ANSYS computations

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Stability of Structures Fall 2012
- Analysis of elastic and inelastic buckling of restrained columns, frames, beams, and beam-columns
- Torsion and flexural-torsion buckling analysis
- Design of stability bracing for frames and element cross-sections to prevent buckling
Dynamic Response of Structures Spring 2012
- Single and multidegree-of-freedom systems modal analysis of dynamic loading, harmonic
excitation, and damping as applied to earthquake, wind, wave, and traffic loading
- Direct integration of equations of motion and analysis in time and frequency domains
Advanced Reinforced Concrete Structures Spring 2012
- Energy absorption, energy dissipation, and ductility of reinforced concrete members
- Limit design of beams, design and maintenance of unconfined and confined columns
- Detailing of beam-column connections, shear walls and two-way slabs
Prestressed Concrete Spring 2012
- Design and behavior of both pretensioned and post-tensioned concrete structures including effects
of wobble, curvature, relaxation, and creep
- Inspection and failures analysis of prestressed concrete members and systems
Advanced Structural Metals Fall 2011
- Design for inelastic section behavior for flexure and moment-curvature analysis
- Plastic beam and frame analysis including event-to-event, equilibrium, and kinematic methods
- Analysis of column strength, frame stability, and wide flange sections in torsion
Masonry Design Fall 2011
- Introduction to masonry construction techniques, operations, materials, and cost estimating
- Structural design of low-rise masonry buildings using The Masonry Society official standards (TMS)
- Reinforced shear wall and bearing wall details for both allowable stress and strength design
Timber Design Fall 2010
- Design and behavior of wood and glue-laminate members and connections in accordance
of American Wood Council standards (NDS)
- Structural design of timber frames for gravity and wind loading
Current Coursework
- Corrosion: Electrochemistry of material corrosion in aggressive environments, final report and
presentation specifically inspecting grouted prestressing tendon exposed to chlorides
- Steel Bridge Design: AASHTO specifications, straight and curved systems, concrete deck placement,
fatigue, bracing systems, and a final group project report and presentation
Extracurricular
Cal Men’s Lacrosse Fall 2007 to Spring 2011
- Four year member of the California lacrosse team and elected as a captain during senior season
- Served as transportation coordinator in ‘09-’10 season and responsible for coordinating airplane,
hotel, and bus reservations for players, coaches, and managers
- Served as vice-president during ’10-’11 season and oversaw negotiations for new equipment contract,
team fundraising, and alumni relations
Intramural and Recreational Sports Fall 2007 to Spring 2013
- UC Berkeley: Coed 5v5 soccer and men’s league softball
- UT Austin: Coed and men’s league soccer and softball
- Lake Tahoe Lacrosse Tournament: adult league, summer 2012

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Master’s Project
The University of Texas at

• Projects assess the corrosion resistance of

current and future commercially available
post-tensioning systems
• Tested mechanical properties of the
prestressing strandand grout
• Design and fabrication of a new test
specimen to better isolate project
variables
• Monitored and autopsied two sets of
specimens after four and eight years of Typical project specimen
chloride exposure
• Funding from Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT) and the Federal
Highway Administration (FHWA)
• Advised by Dr. Jack Breen
• Final project report will be the culmination
of previous research reports, thesis, and
dissertations
Testing setup

• Completed report comparing new test

• Attended American Segmental Bridge Institute
Old specimens (background) compared to the
new specimens (foreground)
specimen design to previous specimens
developed for UT Austin post-tensioning tests
• Submitted to Post-Tensioned
Institute Journal, currently awaiting
approval
(ASBI) 2012 conference
• Coordinated with manufacturers about
using new products for future research

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Earthquake Engineering Final
Project

• Four person team designed and detailed a four story hospital located in Hilo, Hawaii
• High seismic design category, D, and highest building importance factor, IV
• Problem statement inherent torsion from asymmetrical gravity loading
• Elevated water tank and special roof areas considered in design procedures
• Designs for lateral force resisting systems in both reinforced concrete and steel
Special Moment Column

Pan Joist

Special Moment Beam

Steel moment frame

Special concrete moment connection

Individual Responsibilities
• Design of reinforced concrete gravity system
• Pan joist floor system implemented due to strict
clear height restrictions
• Utilized new ACI provisions for gravity
system designed in seismic regions
• Reinforced concrete shear wall design in short direction
• Analyzed seismic induced moment, shear, and axial
loading requirements in SAP2000
• Considered interaction with Special Moment Frame in
orthogonal direction
• Boundary region detailing requirements were required
• Final design was governed by drift
• Compiled final report and wrote design recommendations SAP2000 shear wall model

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Revit Modeling
The University of Texas at

• Introduction to Revit, including topography, mass models and families, and structural
systems to reflect building designs
• First two projects setup the principals for modeling in-place masses of typical and
irregular geometry
• Varying materials were used including concrete, steel, and wood

Initial project designs, “FOBA Building” in Tokyo, Japan

• Final project based on the structural drawings of the José María Sánchez García
Rowing Center in Alange, Badajoz, Spain
• Presentation included three 24x36 sheets including site plan, floor plan, two sections,
one elevation, two renders, and two parallel views

Final 3D rendering

Rendered section cut showing structure

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Revit Modeling
The University of Texas at

• Exploded view used to show structural elements that form the rowing center
• Further details included in the final project were:
• Coping of steel braced frames
• Glass to steel connections
• Cross-section of concrete decking at location of the stairs
• Sizing and weight of materials
• New family created for steel rods connecting stairs to roof

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Prestressed Concrete
Project

• Individual project analyzed a pretension, multiple span concrete beam by hand

calculations and in SAP2000
• Considerations included service stresses, ultimate strength, camber and deflection,
secondary (hyperstatic) moments, and prestressing losses
• Geometry selected to alter the location of critical sections under maximum and
minimum services loads
• Written report detailed the procedures and results in both sets of calculations,
especially noting:
• Accuracy of hand calculations compared to SAP2000 results
• Capacity for SAP2000 to consider time dependent effects
• Efficiency and ease of SAP2000 versus Response-2000 prestress program

Live load and prestressed SAP2000 model

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 Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill
LLP

• Interned in the Structural Engineering division in the summer of 2010

• Worked with one other structural engineering intern as well as architecture interns
from Chile, China, and across the United States
Projects
• Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank Financial Building
• Provided load takedown over 42 story tower and
adjacent podium
• Sized composite columns using Chinese building
codes and standards
• Decreased dimensions at intervals and
evaluated constructability
• Included loading from parking structure and
underground vault
• Worked with architects on the parking garage layout
to maintain load path from tower, through
underground structure, and into the foundation
• Discovered underground subway tunnel after talking
with local building officials and located it with
Chongqing Rural Bank final project rendering
respect to the foundation Courtesy SOM.com and SOM San Francisco
• Resulted in a switch from mat foundation to
driven piles due to increased soil forces on the
tunnel
• Green Building Calculator
• Verified program calculations
• Checked and debugged user interface and code
• Evaluated data used for calculations against
EPA numbers

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Sample

Sample taken from the final project report “4A Engineering Report on
CareAmerica, Hilo, Hawaii” in Dr. James Jirsa’s Earthquake Engineering course, Fall
2012

With the given dead and live load, our pan joist calculations began by
calculating the moment demand. ACI moment coefficients from section 8.3.3 were
used to get the final load. The most critical load for interior and exterior spans was used
for easy of design. This allows us to design for constant reinforcement throughout the
typical interior floors. Treating the joist as a T-beam, the loading resulted in the
compression block contained within the flange resulting in easier analysis. The final
design of the joist is repeated every 30” on center and is shown below (Figure 3).

Figure 3. Typical Pan Joist (Floors 1-4)

Checks for proper strain in the reinforcing steel were done. In addition, based
on the ACI 21.13 code for non-lateral load gravity members, the joist section required
two continuous bars. This far exceeded the required steel area so it controlled the
design process. The detailed calculations and values for the moment calculations can be
found in Appendix C.1.
The comparatively large area of the pan joist compared to the low loading
meant shear was nearly inconsequential. Benefitting from ACI 8.18.8, the concrete
shear resistance was increased by 10%, nearly providing 0.5φVn. One stirrup was
required though, and is placed at one half the effective depth of the joist. This value
was rounded down to the nearest integer resulting in s = 7in.

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Reference

Academic/Professional Peer

Dr. Jack Breen Alan Wang

Professor Emeritus
Master’s Project Advisor
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 471-4578
jbreen@mail.utexas.edu
Design Engineer
Leslie E. Robertson Associates
alanwang101@gmail.com

Dr. Michael
Engelhardt Professor
The University of Texas at
Austin (512) 471-4592
mde@mail.utexas.edu

Dr. Loukas
Kallivokas Professor
The University of Texas at
Austin (512) 232-5769
loukas@mail.utexas.edu

Mark Sarkisian
Director of Seismic Engineering
Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP
(415) 352-6803
mark.sarkisian@som.com