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KARMAN BEAL, P.Eng., Intermediate
Civil/Structural Engineer
Education
B.Sc. (Civil Engineering) 2003 University of Calgary
Affiliations
Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and
Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA)
American Institute of Steel Construction, Inc. (AISC)
Experience (2004 - Present)
BECK ENGINEERING (1992) LTD.
Since joining Beck Engineering, Karman has worked on
a variety of civil and structural engineering assignments in the Oil & Gas
Industry as well as projects in the light industrial and commercial fields.
Recent projects she has been involved in have included:
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Analysis and design of
structures using computer modeling and analysis techniques. Structures
include steel skid packages, pipe racks, control buildings, vessel
supports, tower and stack bases, and other miscellaneous structures.
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Design of foundations for
buildings, skid packages (compressors, dehydrators, separators, etc.),
storage and process tanks, horizontal vessels, compressors and flare
stacks.
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Analysis and design of jib
cranes, monorails and overhead cranes as well as davits, vessel
attachments, lift lugs, etc.
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Design of concrete
foundations and structures, including concrete piles, shallow
foundations, grade beams, and slab-on-grade.
PROJECTS OF INTEREST
CanDyne Pump Services Inc.
Design and analysis of numerous pump skids for lift
conditions. Analysis also included design of overhead crane systems.
Exergy Engineers & Constructors Inc.
Designed numerous concrete foundations for a
fractionation plant expansion. Also, involved in the design of miscellaneous
steel structures.
Fortress Engineering
Structural design of a mobile dehydration unit for
lifting and transport cases as well as worst-case snow, wind and seismic
loads for the intended operating locations.
Gemini Engineering Limited
Involved in the design of a Wet Prill structure located
in Galveston, Texas. The structure was required to withstand hurricane force
winds.
Opti Canada Inc. - Long Lake Upgrader Projects
Designed concrete foundations for numerous large towers
and tanks. Also designed sulphur pit with removable concrete roof panels and
slab-on-grade for amine building.
O'Rourke Engineering Ltd.
Foundation design for numerous sites across Alberta and
B.C. Foundation types used include driven steel piles and screw piles.
Structural steel design of piperacks and equipment support frames.
Propak Systems Ltd.
Designed shallow concrete foundations for a plant
expansion in Kentucky. The site was located in a flood plain and had to be
designed for flood and earthquake loads.
Sherritt Power
Design of a substation expansion in Boca de Jaruco, Cuba.
The substation was located in a hurricane region and needed to be designed
to withstand large wind loads.
Swift Engineering Inc.
Completed designs for site upgrade, including review of
concrete foundation for larger compressor and foundation and steel support
analysis. Designed concrete and steel foundations for a compressor site.
Also, designed pipe supports and miscellaneous steel structures.
Tundra Engineering Associates Ltd.
Foundation design for numbers sites across Alberta.
Foundation types used include driven and screw piles. Structural steel
design of piperacks and equipment support frames.
2001-2002
PWGSC - PARKS CANADA DEDICATED UNIT
As an internship student, Karman worked on projects for
Western Canada's National Parks including trail bridge design and the
inspection and redesign of the Johnston's Canyon catwalk system. This
included completing surveys of sites where projects where to be constructed.
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