Portfolio of Dawson Preethi

Structural Engineer

I am a structural engineer with a wide range of competencies, including structural analysis and design, failure investigation, risk assessment, international standards, project management, and scientific writing.
I have a total of 26 years of professional experience in Oman, Cameroon, Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Sri Lanka.

  • Finite Element Analysis
    StaadPro, Prokon, Abaqus
  • Design Task Automation
    Repetitive design tasks macro programming VBA to AutoCAD, Excel, and MathCAD
  • Earthquake Engineering
    Dynamic analysis, EC8 compliance
  • Reliability Engineering
    FOSM, Monte Carlo Simulations by Excel and Python, R and Jupyter
  • International Standards,reporting, & publishing tools
    Eurocodes, BS, ACI etc. LaTex, HTML and CSS
  • Maritime Structures Design
    BS 6349
  • Concrete Design
    EC0,EC1,EC2,EC7,and EC8
  • Steel Design
    EC0,EC1,EC3,and EC8
  • Composite Design
    GRP, HDPE,Polycrete
  • Bridges, Buildings, Warehouses, Maritime
    Eurocodes, BS, ACI
  • MSc
    Structural and Foundation Engineering, Heriot-Watt University UK
  • MSc
    Water and Environmental Management, Heriot-Watt University UK
  • BSc
    Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka
  • PMP
    Project Management Professional PMI USA

Author

I have been a structural engineer for the past 26 years.
I spent the last two decades studying quantum mechanics, philosophy, literature, and psychoanalysis as a self-awareness attempt and background activity in all the spare time I had discovered when I was not engaged in academic studies.
During my tenure, I worked for eleven different companies in Egypt, Cameroon, the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Sultanate of Oman.
I hold a BSc in engineering from the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, as well as an MSc in structural and foundation engineering from Heriot-Watt University in the United Kingdom.
I am a project management professional (PMP).

  • Paper Story
    Novel (to be published)
  • Beginner's Guide to Marine Structures Engineering - Part I
    Releasing on Amazon on September 20, 2024
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  • Beginner's Guide to Marine Structures Engineering - Part II
    Releasing on Amazon on November 20, 2024
  • Beginner's Guide to Marine Structures Engineering - Part III
    Releasing on Amazon on January 20, 2025
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MacrOpus

MacrOpus is the institution established by Dawson to share his knowledge and experience with the industry. Dawson has produced many macros based on VBA in Excel to produce efficient drawings in AutoCAD based on design calculations.

  • MacrOpus
    Blog devoted to share macro programming.

  • Read the blog
  • VBA programming
    Resources and free downloads
  • AutoCAD
    Resources and free downloads
  • Concrete Detail Drawings
    In compliance with Eurocode 2

Python Scripts

Explore a collection of Python scripts I've developed for various applications. Click on each link to view or download the script.

Contact Dawson

dawsonpree@gmail.com

+94779968572

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