Award Winning News: ISSN – IIRAC Awards 2023:
The World Research Council and ISSN Awards proudly recognize you to receive your high society ISSN International Research Award for the research “Flexural Strength of Composite High-Density Polyurethane Foam filled Light Gauge Square Steel Tubes” under the title “INTERNATIONAL BEST RESEARCHER AWARD”, for your excellence in Structural Engineering.
Educational Qualifications:
She received BTech -Civil, MTech-Structures & PhD (Civil Engineering) from JNTUH, Hyderabad and MBA (HR) from Osmania University, Hyderabad.
She is a Chattered Engineer and Fellow of Institute of Engineers India Ltd.
Professional Experience:
Dr. PADMAJA GOKARAJU, in her 39yrs of experience, as a passionate Structural Engineer, gained in-depth knowledge about various steel products, manufacturing processes and advanced design of Steel Structures. With her outstanding analyzing, designing and detailing skills, knowledge on latest Indian and International standards like BIS,AISC,MBMA,EC codes etc., with her rich experience in idealizing structures and using advance structural engineering software, she has provided most innovative and optimized design solutions for many steel structures like integrated warehouses, complex industrial buildings, process plants,stadiums,aircraft hangers,auditoriums,multifloor buildings, Light gauge steel modular buildings, petrol filling stations, towers etc. using wide range of steel products, adhering to engineering ethics on offering structurally sound solutions to global and national clients.
She is associated with M/s Kirby Building Systems and Structures India Pvt. Ltd., a group company of Alghanim Industries,Kuwait,a first PEB manufacturing company in India since inception in 1999.She took active part in promoting Pre-Engineered Building Design concepts to all leading Indian consultants, educational institutions including IITS and constomers,which helped in converting many structural steel/RCC, public and private sector buildings to PEB.Her dedicated engineering services and quality work added value to Kirby and PEB industry to expand in India.
She initiated for product enhancement engineering of Cold Rolled, Light Gauge Steel Sections for roof and deck profiles, seismic resistant modular buildings, industrial racking system, testing of many ongoing project related products and design of composite floors in PEB.She actively involved in standardization of inhouse steel design and detailing.
Presently she is heading engineering team for M/s Kirby India, in the role of Vice President. She is a senior position women employee in Global Engineering Department of M/s Kirby International.
Her PhD Thesis is “Behaviour of Composite High-Density Polyurethane Foam Filled Aluminium and Light Gauge Steel Tubes”, an experimental research work under guidance of Dr.V.V.V.S. Murty (PhD from IIT Kharagpur, Dean R&D at SIET, Hyderabad) and Dr.N.V. Ramana Rao (Director NIT Warangal).
Through research, she introduced a new Composite Filled Tube, developed using circular aluminium and Light gauge square GI steel tubes filled with high-density PU Foam for structural applications.
Many of her technical papers got published in International/National Journals and Conferences and gained the attention of many International Institutions and research groups.
Awards:
ASTRA 2023: “Asia’s Outstanding Researcher Award” for the research “Quasi Static Axial Compression of Empty and PU Foam Filled Circular Aluminium and Light Gauge Square Steel tubes” for specialization in Civil/Structural Engineering.
“Outstanding Women Structural Engineer” from Indian Association of Structural Engineers-IAStructE 2022.
She strongly believes in sustainability, giving back to society.
She is a “Women in STEM” and encourages women leaders.
As a passionate Civil Engineer, she plays an active role in mentoring new generation engineers.
