Mr Chandrasekar Muthukameswaran

Biography 

Chandrasekar is a Structural Engineering Lecturer, Structural Designer, and Consultant with over 32 years of combined experience in academia and professional civil engineering practice. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and a Master of Engineering in Structural Engineering from renowned universities in South India.

He began his professional career as a practicing engineer, gaining valuable industry experience as both a Site Engineer and a Structural Design Engineer. After four years in professional practice, he transitioned into academia, where he has served at several prestigious higher education institutions, including Adhiyamaan College of Engineering, Hosur (India), Hawassa University, and Debre Berhan University (Ethiopia).

During his tenure in Ethiopia, his significant contributions to curriculum development, engineering education, and research were formally recognized by both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Works. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities, he actively participated in structural design and consultancy projects through the consultancy wings of the universities. Among his notable professional contributions are the structural design and consultancy of the Gedeo Zone Stadium in Dilla, Ethiopia, and the structural design review of a two-span reinforced concrete T-beam bridge across the Genale River on the outskirts of Benza, Ethiopia.

Throughout his distinguished career, Chandrasekar has acquired extensive expertise in the application of several internationally recognized structural design standards, including the Indian Standards (IS Codes), Ethiopian Building Code Standards (EBCS), Eurocodes, British Standards (BS), and the South African National Standards (SANS). His broad exposure to diverse international design codes, combined with his practical engineering experience and academic leadership, enables him to bridge the gap between engineering theory and professional practice, contributing effectively to engineering education, research, and consultancy.

Brief Career Summary

• 2020+ Lecturer, Department of Civil, Mining and Process Engineering, FEBE, NUST, Namibia
• 2014-2019 Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, FoT, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
• 2012-2014 Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, SoE, Debre Berhan University, Ethiopia  
• 2004-2012 Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, FoT, Hawassa University, Ethiopia
• 1997-2004 Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, Adhiyamaan Col. Of Eng, Hosur, India
• 1997 – Free-lance Structural Eng. Consultant
• 1993-1996 Site Engineer, R.S. Constructions Planners and Builders, Chidambaram, India

Professional Affiliations 

• Professional member (NASE220217P001) Namibian Society of Engineers, Windhoek
• Associate member (EPA2022-1) Engineering Professions Association, Windhoek
• Life member (LM 2151) Indian Society of Structural Engineers, India
• Life member (M-166401-2) The Institution of Engineers (India)
• Life member (LM 26247) The Indian Society for Technical Education, India
• Life member (IINDVM-L-056) Institute for Steel Development and Growth, India

Research Focus Areas

• Structural health monitoring
• Affordable construction materials
• Economic structural design solutions & design of special structures
• Structural design of multistoried buildings
• Concrete technology – polymer modified concretes

Subjects Currently Teaching

Undergraduate

• Reinforced Concrete Design
• Structural Design of Steel and Timber

Postgraduate

• Structural Dynamics
• Advanced Design of Concrete Structures
• Bridge Engineering

Community Development Activities

• Structural Engineering consultation extended to practicing engineers who are former students of NUST
• Participating in activities of professional bodies as member
• Member - Red-cross, Ethiopia – Participated in various services activities of Red-cross Society, Ethiopia
• Adopted a school in rural area near Hawassa and supported for educational aids and sport facilities for the children

Selected Publications 

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• Chandrasekar M. K. and Tariku Nigussie, Rebar wastage in building construction projects of Hawassa, Ethiopia. International Journal of Scientific and Engineering Research, vol.9-2   282-287 (2018).
• Chandrasekar M. K., Moltot Zewdie and Tariku Nigussie, Engineered practices of adobe masonry production in Ziway, Ethiopia. Zede Journal of Ethiopian Engineers and Architects, vol.37 13-25 (2019).
• Tariku Nigussie, Chandrasekar M. K., and Moltot Zewdie, Strength and durability of adobe bricks with natural additives: The case of Hawassa and Ziway town Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Engineering and Technology, vol.1 88-105 (2022).

Conference presentations & invited talks

• Chandrasekar M. K., Tariku Nigussie and Moltot Zewdie, Mechanical behavior of un-burnt mud blocks and bricks with natural additives. Proceedings of 38th annual research conference of Hawassa University, 145-165, (2017). (recognized by Ministry of Construction, Ethiopia).