Profile of Rahul P. S.

Name: Rahul P. S.
Position: Director | Regional Technical Head | Associate Principal
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Summary: A key member of RWDI’s wind engineering team, Rahul has contributed insight and analysis to some of the most notable projects around the world, including the groundbreaking Hudson Yards development in New York City, and the Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir, the world’s tallest temple. As an experienced Wind Engineering Consultant, Rahul offers design guidance to architects, structural engineers and developers in the Asia Pacific region and helps to develop cost-effective building designs that are well adapted to local climates. RWDI Clients around the world benefit from Rahul’s rich technical insights and his extensive project experience that includes wind loading studies for a wide diversity of structures – from supertall towers to uniquely shaped facilities like the Frost Museum of Science in Miami.

An experienced wind engineer who has supported the design of notable structures around the world

EDUCATION
- Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), Anna University, India
- Master of Technology (Machine Design), University of Kerala, India
- Master of Engineering Science (Structures and Fluid Mechanics), Western University, Canada
AFFILIATIONS
- Professional Engineer, India
- Associate Member, American Society of Civil Engineers
- Member, American Association of Wind Engineers
- Life Member, Indian Society for Wind Engineering
- Member, Australasian Wind Engineering Society
- Member, UK Wind Engineering Society
- Member, Institute of Civil Engineers United Kingdom
- Member, Cyclone Resistant Structures Sectional Committee, CED 57, Bureau of Indian Standards
- Member, Structural Safety Sectional Committee, CED 37, Bureau of Indian Standards
SPECIALTIES
- Air traffic control structures
- Cladding wind load studies
- Geometric optimization of buildings
- High-rise structures
- Quality assurance
- Structural wind load studies
- Technical coordination
- Wind engineering
- Wind tunnel testing