AQUADES Structural Consultants (P) Ltd.
                 (Formerly known as Structural Consultants)

Expertise In: • Design of Public Health Engeneering Structure • Induxtrial Buildings & Housing Complex • Water Purification Plants  • Overhead Tanks  • Bridge Structure  • Building Structure

                                                 Dr. S. S. Kulkarni
Profile:
Qualification: BE (Civil), Poona University, 1961
M Tech (Struct), IIT Kanpur, 1969
Ph D (Civil), University, 1975.
Experience: Asstt Lecture in CE, Walchand Coll of Engg Sangli, 1961-63.

Lecturer to Professor & Head of Department, AM, VRCE  Nagpur, 1963-99.

Consultant to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Mumbai for their Structural Designs.

Technical Consultant to Nagpur Municipal Corporation since, 2003 till date.

He is well known Expert in Failure Diagnosis of a structure and providing Rehabilitation Measures
Research Experience: Guided 8 Students for Award of Ph D Degree, NU.

4 Students completed ME (by thesis), M.Tech  (Struct) More than 50 Students.

Published over 50 Technical Papers in National, International  Journals and  Seminars/Conferences.

  Has provided Type Design of ESRs to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran. Besides numerous Designs and Drawings for various RCC Environmental Structures.

Has Provided Proof Consultancy to Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran for over 100 Projects.

Has been consulting Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran, Municipal Councils, Zilla Parishad and Ministry of Maharashtra for Failure Diagnosis and Rehabilitation Measures.
Awards & Prizes:  Dr S S  Kulkarni & Dr.  M M  Basole- Railway board 1st Prize, Gold Medal for Best Paper, “Analysis of  Undercarriage Frames of Railway Wagons”, J of CE of IE(I), Vol 58, Pt CI-6, May 1978.

Dr S S Kulkarni & P D Adgaonkar – Prize for Best Paper. “Typical Analysis of Frame Type Foundation of a Jaw Crusher with Low Operating Frequency”, 34 AGM,  IE (I) Nagpur, Dec 1980.

Dr S S Kulkarni & Dr M M Basole- 2nd Prize for Best Paper “Data for Optimised Designs of Water Tanks”, K of IWWA, Vol  XIII, No 4, Oct- Dec 1981.

Dr S S Kulkarni & Mrs Mohanrao – 2nd Prize for Best Paper “Optimum Design of a Rapid Sand Filter for TP of Capacity 5 MGD”, J of IWWA, Vol XV, No 3 , July-Sept 1983.

Dr S S Kulkarni & S A Nakhate – 2nd Prize for Best Paper “Analysis of Filter wall panel of a WTP” J of IWWA, Vol XVIII, No 3, July-Sept 1986.

Dr S S Kulkarni- Delivered Prestigious Date Memorial Lecture, “ Failure Diagnosis and Rehabilitation of Environmental Engineering Structures”. IWWA Nagpur Centre, Aug 1993.
Social Activities:  Chairman of ISET Local Centre, 1999-2001

Member of Council of Management, IWWA, 1998-2000

Chairman of IWWA Nagpur Centre, 1995-97

President  Rotary  Club of Nagpur, 1989-90

Hon Secretary, IE (I) Nagpur Centre, 1977-80
Membership of Professional Bodies: Life Fellow – IWWA, IE (I)

Life Member – ISET, IRC, IGS, ICI
Countries Visited: Participated in International  Conference on “Stress Wave   Propagation”, International Centre for Mechanical Science, Udine, Italy, 1975 on UNESCO Scholarship.

Invited by M/s BRUEL & KJAER, Copenhagen, Denmark, Oct 1889.

Invited for Budapest Congress by IWSA as Author of Special subject. “Rehabilitation & Upgradation of Treatment Plants”, Oct 1993.