Load paths, solved.
Connections, certified.
Drawings, fabrication-ready.
Sri Kandhan Engineering Solutions delivers structural design, connection engineering and detailing across oil & gas onshore/offshore facilities, bridges, and residential/commercial buildings — one engineering partner for every sector you build in, modelled once, checked twice, built right.
Authorised Tekla Diamond LicenceServing domestic & international clients
Engineering that begins at the connection, not the render
Sri Kandhan Engineering Solutions Private Limited is a structural design and detailing practice based in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, founded on a single principle: the integrity of a structure is determined at its connections. Our engineering process works backward from the connection — bolt groups, weld capacities, gusset geometry and fabrication tolerances — so that every model issued from our office can be cut, welded and erected without clarification or rework. We hold an authorised Tekla Diamond licence, which supports the delivery of fabrication-ready models and shop drawings to a consistent, internationally recognised standard for both our domestic and overseas clients.
Our practice serves three principal sectors: petrochemical and EPC facilities across onshore and offshore oil & gas installations; bridge and infrastructure detailing; and residential and commercial building design. Each sector is governed by its own codes, load considerations and tolerance requirements, and we treat them as three distinct engineering disciplines rather than a single method applied uniformly across all three. This sector-specific expertise, combined with an advanced software infrastructure spanning Tekla Structures, STAAD Pro, IDEA StatiCa, RAM Connection and SmartPlant 3D / Aveva E3D, allows us to deliver consistent, code-compliant engineering to clients across India and international markets.
- Tekla-to-fabrication workflows incl. CNC/tube-laser export
- IS 800 / IS 456 / BS 5950 / EC3 / AISC 360 code checks
- Blast & shear wall concept design to UFC 3-340-02
- Complex tee-brace & moment connection detailing
- One-way & two-way slab design to IS 456
- Steel deck & composite floor systems to AISC/SDI
Vision & mission
A trusted name in structural engineering, worldwide
To be recognised as a dependable structural design and detailing partner for oil & gas, infrastructure and building projects across India and the Gulf — known for engineering that fabricators can build from without a query, and for a standard of accuracy our clients don't have to double-check.
Precision engineered. Solutions delivered.
To deliver accurate, code-compliant structural analysis, connection design and detailing on schedule, every time — investing continuously in our engineers' skills and in the software platforms that let us work to international standards, so every project we touch is safer, faster to fabricate and built to last.
One engineering partner. Every sector, its own rules.
Pick a category — each runs on its own code compliance path, review checklist and detailing convention, but every drawing comes off the same desk.
Onshore & Offshore Petrochemical Facilities
Structural design and steel detailing for storage buildings, pipe racks, substations and process structures inside EPC petrochemical zones — coordinated against spec binders, insulation U-value requirements and block-wall vs. RC-wall trade studies. Offshore, this extends to FPSO topside and marine structures — see the dedicated FPSO scope below, or how our scope maps across the full upstream–midstream–downstream value chain.
- STAAD Pro analysis models with full code checks
- Tekla fabrication models & shop drawings
- Connection design reports (bolted & welded)
- Compliance checklists vs. client spec binders
- Pipe rack & substation structural packages
- Blast wall & RC wall concept studies
- FPSO topside & marine structural packages
Bridges & Structural Infrastructure
Girder, truss and deck detailing engineered for long-span loading and fatigue-critical connections, with full traceability from analysis model to erection drawing for road, rail and pedestrian structures.
- Girder, truss & deck detailing packages
- Bearing & expansion joint design
- Fatigue-checked connection details
- Erection sequence & lifting drawings
- STAAD analysis models & code checks
- Fabrication-ready Tekla shop drawings
Residential & Commercial Buildings
RCC and composite structural systems for residential towers and commercial developments — slab optimisation, seismic detailing to IS 13920, and coordinated RCDC output ready for the drafting table.
- RCC framing design & slab optimisation
- Seismic detailing to IS 13920
- RCDC reinforcement & bar-bending drawings
- Composite steel-deck floor systems
- Coordinated Revit structural models
- Foundation & footing design packages
Automotive & Industrial Machinery — Outsourced Drafting
Outsourced CAD design, drafting and detailing support for automotive OEMs, tier-1/tier-2 component suppliers, and general machinery & equipment manufacturers who need overflow capacity without adding in-house headcount. We plug into your existing model files and standards — no re-learning your part libraries.
- Product design from concept sketch through production-ready 3D models
- Press tool, die & injection-mould design for stamping and moulded components
- SolidWorks / CATIA / AutoCAD part & assembly models
- Sheet metal, jig, fixture & tooling drawings
- BOM-ready 2D production drawings with GD&T
- Reverse engineering from samples or point-cloud scans
- Structural steel design for plant, conveyor & machine bases
- File conversion & legacy drawing digitisation
Aerospace, MRO & Precision Engineering Support
Detailing and drafting support for aerospace component manufacturers, MRO facilities and precision engineering shops — from tooling and ground-support structures to the hangar and airside structural steel that houses them. This sits alongside our broader outsourcing desk covering "and other fields" — general manufacturing, capital equipment and product-design clients who need spare CAD capacity in Tekla, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, CATIA, Inventor or Revit.
- Product design from concept layout to certified production drawings
- Special tooling, jigs & fixture design for assembly, test & MRO stations
- Hangar, apron & MRO facility Tekla/STAAD steel packages
- Ground support equipment & tooling CAD models
- CATIA / SolidWorks component & assembly drafting
- AutoCAD/Revit 2D-3D conversion & drawing cleanup
- On-demand outsourced drafting seats, billed by hour or sheet
- NDA-backed, dedicated-team or per-drawing engagement models
The oil & gas value chain — and our scope within it
Upstream, midstream and downstream each run on a different set of structures, codes and clients. Here's the simplified value-chain framework, mapped against the structural design and detailing scope SKES delivers at each stage.
Upstream
- Seismic & geological survey
- Exploration & appraisal drilling
- Field development (platforms, jackets)
- Oil & gas production (wellhead decks)
- FPSO topside & module structural design
- Wellhead & production platform decks
- Jacket & topside connection detailing
- Marine & structural coordination (ABS/DNV)
Midstream
- Gathering & gas processing
- Pipelines & compression
- Terminals & storage
- LNG, marine & bulk transportation
- Pipe rack & pipe bridge structural design
- Gas processing & compressor station structures
- Storage tank foundations & support steel
- Terminal, jetty & marine loading structures
Downstream
- Refining
- Petrochemicals & chemicals
- Fuel distribution
- Retail & end users
- Refinery & petrochemical process structures
- Catalyst, chemical & tank farm structural design
- Substations, blast-rated & utility buildings
- Fuel depot & distribution facility structures
Note: this is a simplified value-chain framework — segment boundaries vary by company, market and business structure. SKES's core deliverable across all three stages is structural steel design and detailing: STAAD Pro analysis, Tekla fabrication models, connection design and compliance checklists against client spec binders. See the full sector breakdown above and FPSO scope below.
FPSO topside & marine structural engineering
Floating Production Storage & Offloading facilities carry a fixed-platform scope of work on a hull that moves — every topside member and connection is checked against roll, pitch and heave accelerations layered on top of the usual gravity, wind and process loads.
Module & pipe rack structural design
Equipment support frames, laydown structure and pipe racks sized for combined dead, live, environmental and vessel-motion load cases.
Module seafastening & deck-stool design
Structural interface connecting topside modules to the hull deck, accounting for hull girder deflection and differential settlement.
Turret & mooring interface structure
Foundation and support structure for internal/external turret systems, chain stoppers and fairlead arrangements.
Blast wall & fire-rated module design
Process module blast walls and fire-rated partitions sized against topside explosion overpressure and thermal radiation criteria.
Helideck & flare support structure
Helideck bridge and floor framing, plus flare boom and derrick support structure, coordinated for radiation and clearance envelopes.
Cable tray & piping support systems
Deck-level support systems for piping and cable trays, designed for the combined motion, wind and process loading unique to a floating hull.
Disciplines across oil & gas, bridges and buildings
Structural design and detailing is our core deliverable, but every drawing we issue is coordinated against the disciplines around it. Here's the full multidisciplinary picture our structural scope sits inside, on both onshore/offshore petrochemical work and steel bridge and building projects.
Civil & Structural Engineering
Foundations, steel and RCC framing, pipe racks, blast/shear walls, bridge girders and building frames — our primary scope across every sector.
Piping Engineering
Plant and pipe rack layout, stress analysis, support design and flexibility studies for onshore and offshore process piping.
Process Engineering
PFDs, P&IDs, equipment sizing and safety system philosophy that set the loads and layouts structural design has to accommodate.
Mechanical — Static & Rotating
Storage tanks, pressure vessels, pumps, compressors and skid-mounted packages, with foundation and support loads passed to structural.
Electrical Engineering
Power distribution, substation buildings, hazardous area classification and cable routing coordinated with structural cable tray support.
Instrumentation & Controls
Safety instrumented systems, fire & gas detection and control room layouts that drive blast-rating and access requirements on structures.
HSE & Safety Engineering
HAZOP, QRA and fire & explosion risk analysis outputs that define blast wall ratings, escape routes and structural fire protection.
Marine & Naval Architecture
Hull structure, stability, mooring and classification requirements that govern the motion-based load cases on FPSO topside structural design.
Precast building design, RCC detailing & bar bending schedules
Alongside structural steel, our buildings scope covers full reinforced-concrete detailing — precast element design, cast-in-situ RCC framing, and the bar bending schedules (BBS) that turn a reinforcement drawing into a site-ready cutting & bending list.
Precast building & panel design
Precast wall panels, columns, beams and hollow-core/double-tee slabs, with connection design for panel-to-panel and precast-to-cast-in-situ joints, lifting inserts and erection sequencing.
RCC framing & slab design
Column-beam framing, one-way/two-way slab optimisation, footing & raft design, and seismic detailing to IS 13920 — coordinated RCDC/ETABS/STAAD output ready for the drafting table.
Reinforcement & rebar drawings
Column, beam, slab and footing reinforcement cage drawings with splice locations, development length, lap length and junction detailing marked out for site execution.
Bar bending schedule (BBS)
Member-wise BBS generated from the reinforcement model — bar diameter, cutting length, bend/hook allowances and shape codes to IS 2502, plus consolidated rebar takeoff for procurement.
Six platforms, one connected workflow
Analysis, connection design and detailing are run as a single pipeline — not six disconnected tools — so a change in one model shows up correctly everywhere else.
Autodesk Revit
Federated structural and architectural models for clash detection, coordination and multi-discipline sign-off across EPC and building projects.
- 01 Import architectural/MEP models and align grids & levels
- 02 Build the structural model and run clash detection
- 03 Issue coordinated, sign-off-ready federated drawings
Tekla Structures
Fabrication-grade steel detailing, connection modelling and shop-drawing generation, including direct DSTV/STEP export for CNC and tube-laser cutting. Delivered under our authorised Tekla Diamond licence, available to both domestic and international clients.
- 01 Model members & connections to the analysis geometry
- 02 Detail bolts, welds and fabrication tolerances
- 03 Export shop drawings and DSTV/STEP files for CNC
STAAD Pro
Full structural analysis and code-based design — gravity, wind, seismic and blast load cases — checked against IS 800, BS 5950, EC3 and AISC 360.
- 01 Build the analytical model and apply load combinations
- 02 Run gravity, wind, seismic & blast load cases
- 03 Verify code checks and issue design summary
RAM Connection
Rapid connection design and capacity checks for standard shear and moment connections across large structural steel packages.
- 01 Pull member forces from the analysis model
- 02 Auto-size shear/moment connections to code
- 03 Batch-check capacities across the full package
Mat3D
Finite-element verification of non-standard and complex joint geometries — tee-braces, gusset plates and combined-load connections — beyond code-table coverage.
- 01 Model the joint geometry & applied load cases
- 02 Run CBFEM finite-element stress verification
- 03 Confirm capacity and issue the connection report
RCDC
Automated RCC design and detailing for slabs, beams, columns and footings, streamlining reinforcement drawings for residential and commercial structures.
- 01 Import framing layout and design load cases
- 02 Auto-design slabs, beams, columns & footings
- 03 Generate reinforcement & bar-bending drawings
IDEA StatiCa
Component-based finite-element (CBFEM) verification of steel joints, base plates and complex connections beyond the scope of standard code-table checks.
- 01 Rebuild the joint geometry with real member cross-sections & welds/bolts
- 02 Apply governing load combinations from STAAD/analysis output
- 03 Run CBFEM analysis, confirm utilisation & issue the connection report
SolidWorks
3D parametric modelling of fabricated assemblies, brackets, lifting attachments and mechanical packages that interface with structural steelwork.
- 01 Build parametric part & assembly models with mating constraints
- 02 Run interference/motion checks and engineering drawings with GD&T
- 03 Issue fabrication drawings and BOM for shop manufacture
CATIA
Advanced surface and assembly modelling used for complex mechanical/piping interfaces and large multi-body assemblies on EPC packages.
- 01 Develop part & surface geometry to client-supplied standards
- 02 Assemble and validate large product structures (kinematics/clash)
- 03 Release associative drawings and neutral-format exports (STEP/IGES)
Synchro 4D
4D construction sequencing that links the Tekla/Revit model with the project schedule to simulate erection sequence, logistics and site constraints ahead of time.
- 01 Link the 3D model (Tekla/Revit/IFC) to the project schedule (P6/MS Project)
- 02 Simulate erection sequence, crane access and site logistics
- 03 Identify clashes/conflicts early and issue the agreed look-ahead sequence
Software Training Programs
Structured, project-driven training on Tekla Structures, STAAD Pro, IDEA StatiCa, RAM Connection and SmartPlant 3D / Aveva E3D for engineers, students and corporate teams, with a certificate of completion issued by Sri Kandhan Engineering Solutions.
- 01 Foundation-to-advanced modules on your chosen platform
- 02 Hands-on exercises using real project geometry
- 03 Assessment and certificate of completion on successful sign-off
From load case to lifting hook
A fixed sequence, because skipping a step is where fabrication queries come from.
Analysis & concept design
STAAD Pro modelling of the primary structure against governing load cases, with concept sizing for members, foundations and lateral systems.
Connection design
Every joint checked in RAM Connection or verified in Mat3D/IDEA StatiCa where geometry or combined loading falls outside standard code tables.
Coordinated modelling
Revit federation across structural, architectural and MEP to resolve clashes before a single shop drawing is issued.
Detailing & documentation
Tekla Structures shop and erection drawings, or RCDC reinforcement drawings for RCC scope, issued to fabrication tolerance.
Fabrication support
DSTV/STEP export and query resolution through cutting, welding and erection — the drawing set is supported, not abandoned, at handover.
Codes we design to, by name
Includes hands-on experience delivering against ADNOC's own Group Projects & Engineering specifications (AGES-SP series) on large-scale petrochemical EPC facilities, alongside FPSO topside scope built to API RP 2FPS and marine classification rules.
What a fabricator notices about our drawings
Connection-first modelling
Joints are designed before they're drawn, so geometry doesn't get discovered at the shop floor.
Multi-code fluency
Indian, British and American code bases run side by side for projects that answer to more than one authority.
Fabrication-aware export
Models built with CNC and tube-laser output in mind, cutting rework at the DSTV/STEP handoff.
One point of accountability
Analysis, connections and detailing tracked by one team, so revisions propagate instead of getting lost.
Structures, in the field and on the model.
A look at the sectors we work across — click any image to view it larger.
Countries we serve.
Structural engineering and detailing delivered across borders, on time zone.
India
UAE
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
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Tamil Nadu, India