Erim Gürdal is a chief design engineer at OSM Engineering and Consulting with extensive experience in structural earthquake engineering and design management. His qualifications include an M.Sc. in earthquake engineering and significant involvement in major infrastructure projects across Turkey and internationally. He is recognized for his creativity, adaptability, and commitment to staying updated on engineering advances.

1. PROSPECTIVE PROJECT ASSOCIATE FOR STRUCTURAL EARTHQUAKE
ENGINEERING & STRUCTURAL DESIGN MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Erim GÜRDAL, Structural Earthquake Engineer
Curriculum Vitae
Name of firm OSM Engineering and Consulting Ltd. Co
Name of staff Erim GÜRDAL
Position Chief Design Engineer
Profession Structural Earthquake Engineer
Date of birth 26.05.1975
Years with firm 8 Nationality TC
Membership of professional Chamber of Civil Engineers – Turkey
societies
Key qualifications
Good team player also reputed for being creative, adaptable and flexible Structural Engineer.
Capable of advanced engineering techniques. Always keeps himself up-to-date for the state of
the art engineering advances and applications. Rapid responder.
Engineering Services for Bridges, Viaducts, Marine Structures, Airports, Industrial Facilities,
Residential/ Commercial Buildings & Seismic and Structural Retrofit Design. Infrastructure works
including Retaining walls, Piling/Sheet pile Design.
Education
2000-2003 M.Sc. Degree in Earthquake Engineering/ Boğaziçi University – Turkey
M. Sc. Thesis on: Effects of Seismic Load Patterns in Pushover Analysis
(Summary: Five different invariant FEMA-356 load patterns, used in Pushover
Analysis, compared with invariant Modal Pushover Analysis (MPA, Chopra) and
Incremental Response Spectrum Analysis (IRSA, Aydinoglu), also adaptive load
distribution mentioned in FEMA-356 is calculated by the special case of Incremental
Response Spectrum Analysis (IRSA, Aydinoglu). For convenience, a 9-storey
Benchmark Steel Moment Resisting Building from SAC project is used for the
analysis, and equivalent displacement method is used for performance evaluation.)
1994-1999 B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering/ Yıldız Technical University -Turkey
1981-1994 T.E.D. Zonguldak College, Zonguldak, Turkey
Other training
1999 Computer Adaptive Design Certificate from Turkish Chamber of Architects &
Engineers (Autocad R-14 /2000)
1992-1993 1 year Exchange Student in Parana College, Maringa, Parana, Brazil,
Employment record
2005- TURKEY: Chief Design Engineer
OSM Engineering and Consulting Ltd. Co
2003-2005 TURKEY: Design Engineer
OSM Engineering and Consulting Ltd. Co
1999-2003 TURKEY: Project Design Engineer
MIS Industry Machine & Construction Co.
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2. Experience record
Some of the Specific Major Projects Involved in Design
o Manifa Causeway Project ;Manifa Oil Field Development Project
Roads Bridges
which includes 5 Short Bridges with 180m in length, 1 long bridge
Retaining Wall, with 2.4km’s in length, 3 berthing area with ro-ro facility and stock
Substructure area, 41 km’s of roadwork’s, 8 culvert crossings, approximately 20
Experience km’s of cable channel composed of precast units, detailed design,
SAUDIARAMCO, 2007.
o Bahcelievler-Degirmenbahce Junction Underpass, Design of RC
Substructure, Istanbul, 2006
o Water Supply to Al Jabal Al Gharbi Project- Abu Ziyyan Reservoir
(300,000m3) analysis and Design of Manholes Junctions, Thrust
Blocks and Peripheral Structures ,2006, Abu Ziyyan Libya
o Sariyer-Buyukdere, Istinye junction and connection roads, retaining
wall and pile design & analysis –Istanbul 2006
o Kadıköy-Uzunçayır junction and connection roads, design and
analysis-Istanbul 2006
o Acıbadem-Hasanpaşa underpass system, structural analysis and
design of retaining walls and piles-Istanbul 2006
o İskenderun (Sugözü) Power Plant Retaining Wall Design for Coal
Storage, İskenderun, 2005
o Walter –Bau/ Tepe Diyarbakır JV:Diyarbakır Waste Water Treatment
Plant, Aqueduct 2003
o Walter –Bau/ Tepe Diyarbakır JV:Diyarbakır Waste Water Treatment
Plant, Retaining Walls 2003,
o Walter –Bau/ Tepe Diyarbakır JV:Diyarbakır Waste water Treatment
Plant, Emergency Overflow and Manholes 2003,
o Kadikoy Waste-Water Management Project Pre Treatment and Sea
Outfall Project İski-Lidya Yapi & BPR Istanbul- Turkey 2000/2002
o Omerli Drinking Water Plant Project ISKI- Kanalet Insaat Inc. Istanbul
2000-2002
o Kucukcekmece Waste-Water Treatment Center Project İski-Mis
Makina Istanbul- Turkey 2001/2003
o Aleppo Airport Pumping Station Project AVM International Ltd. Syria
2000
o Kurdaha Pumping Station Project mechanical projects and
production AVM International Ltd. Syria 2000
o Antalya Waste Water Treatment Center and Sea Outfall ASKI-
Hidrotek A.Ş.- AVM International Ltd. Antalya-Turkey 2001-2002
o Adana Waste Water Treatment Plant ASKI- VA TECH VABAG,
YUKSEL-ENER Consortium (2002)
Ports, Harbours and
Marine offshore works o Ambatovy Project- Design Calculations For Temporary Mound
Structure & Sheetpiling Design For Hdpe Pipe Installation /
Madagascar, 2010
o Turkish Coast Guard Command, Design and Seismic Performance
Detailing of Naval Wharves, Turkey, 2010,
o Enerjisa Combined Cycle Power Plant, Cooling Water Buried Outlet
line Pipe Bridge, Bandırma, Turkey 2009
o Qatar Container Terminal Berth 7 at Mesaieed Port, Upgrading the
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3. existing Temporary Berth 7 and construction of a New Container
Terminal (Design of Marine and Infrastructural Facilities of the
Project including Landside Crane Beam supported on piled
foundation, app. 830m Quay Wall, Container Stocking area, Heavy
Duty Pavement Design, RTG Runways, Revetment and Reclamation
works, substation & workshop buildings etc) Qatar Petroleum, 2009
o Enerjisa Combined Cycle Power Plant, Coastal Works including
Revetment Calculations, Intake and Outlet Buried Pipelines,
Bandırma, Turkey 2008
o Qatar Gabbro Berth-3 Expansion At Mesaieed Port, Detailed Design
of Quay Wall and Berth Structures Qatar Petroleum, 2008
o Ro-Ro Berth, North and South Berthing Facilities, Manifa Causeway
Project, SAUDIARAMCO, 2007.
o Al Khatmat Commercial Bulk Berth Port, design and analysis of a
seaport for 150000DWT Bulk Carriers, Al Khatmat, Sultanate of
Oman 2006
o LISCO Bulk Berth Port Extension Project, design and analysis of a
seaport for 180000DWT Bulk Carriers, Misurata,Libya 2006
o Zueitina Oil Company North Jetty and West Breakwater Repair and
Strengthening Works Zueitina, Libya, 2005
o Unimar 480 MW Combined Cycle Power Plant, Cooling water outlet
Pipe Buried Bridge. Marmara Ereğlisi Tekirdağ 2004
Seismic & Structural o Istanbul Topkapi Palace - Archeological Museum-Seismic Evaluation
Strengthening Projects and Retrofit Design of Masonry and Reinforced Concrete Structures-
Istanbul-Turkey -2008
o Istanbul American Robert College-Seismic Evaluation and Retrofit
Design of Sage Hall-Istanbul-Turkey-2006
o Siemens Co. Kartal No:9 Seismic evaluation and strengthening
repair of RC factory building, Istanbul 2005
o Siemens Co. Kartal No:3 Seismic evaluation and strengthening
repair of RC factory building, Istanbul 2004
o Hotel HYATT Regency Bishkek Evaluation Report of Existing Cracks,
Bishkek Kyrgyzstan, 2004
o Hotel HYATT Regency Bishkek Strengthening Repair of Kitchen
Floor, Bishkek Kyrgyzstan, 2004
o Siemens Co. Kartal No:17 Seismic evaluation and strengthening
repair of RC factory building, Istanbul 2004
o Total Oil Company Ambarlı Seismic evaluation and strengthening
repair of RC factory building, Istanbul 2004
o Adana Sunar Company , Glucose and Production Factory Seismic
evaluation and strengthening repair of RC factory building, Adana
2004
o Siemens Co. Kartal no 4 Seismic evaluation and strengthening
repair of RC factory building, Istanbul 2003
o Türkiye İş Bankası Yenicami şubesi, Eminönü. Seismic evaluation
and Strengthening of masonry buildings , Istanbul 2003
Airports o Esenboğa Airport The Guesthouse for Foreign Guests structural
design of the facility and peripheral structures; Ankara Turkey 2008
o Batumi International Airport Terminal Building, structural design &
analysis of an international airport and peripheral structures - Batumi
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4. Georgia 2006
o Tbilisi International Airport Terminal Building, structural design &
analysis of an international airport and peripheral structures - Tbilisi
Georgia 2006
Process and Industrial
Plants o Libyan Police Training Academy structural design and analysis –
Libya Tripoli 2010- on progress
o Al Fallah Tripoli Residential Buildings; 430 Housing Units Project
structural design and analysis-Tripoli Libya,2010 -on progress
o ALEV High School Structural Design and Analysis – Istanbul Turkey
2010
o Al Fallah Tripoli Residential Buildings; 1187 Housing Units Project
structural design and analysis-Tripoli Libya,2009
o Raif Dinçkök Yalova Cultural Center Modern Architectural Facility -
structural design and analysis – Yalova Turkey 2008
o Hotel Belle Vue Batumi -structural design and analysis –Batumi
Georgia, 2007
o Jotun Boya A.Ş.Jotun Gebze Chemical Production Plant - -structural
design and analysis –Kocaeli Turkey ,2007
o TLS Adapazarı Textile Logistic Service Facilities, structural design
and analysis, Adapazarı-2005
o Anadolu Flygt A.S. Factory Building-structural design and analysis –
Gebze 2005
o İskenderun (Sugözü) Power Plant Steel Structure Warehouse,
İskenderun, 2005
o Textile Factory Düzce, İstanbul İplik San. ,2004 ,Bolu
o Teknokent Project Scientific Research & Development Center
(ARGE) Hacettepe University-Southern Campus, Ankara,2004
o Deva Holding A.Ş. Medicine Product and Social Facilities 2004,
Gebze,İstanbul
o Deva Holding A.Ş. Medicine Product and Social Facilities 2003 ,
Çerkezköy
o Walter –Bau/ Tepe Diyarbakır JV:Diyarbakır Waste water Treatment
Plant, Interceptors and Pumping Stations 2003,
Language speak read write
Turkish native language native language native language
English very good very good very good
Portuguese very good good fair
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