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Structural Engineer in Vancouver, BC. I build infrastructure that lasts, and the automation that makes it possible.

Arun Kishore, P.Eng. Licensed structural engineer delivering civic infrastructure across Canada and the U.S., building the automation tools that make the work faster, and first-place winner of Associated Engineering's 2026 InnovAEtion award.

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Free Engineering Tools

FREE TOOLS FOR ENGINEERS

Calculation Tools

Open-source structural engineering calculators built to save you time. No sign-up required.

Snow/Wind Station Locator

Closest design stations to GPS coords

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Section Properties

Structural steel section properties

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Development Length

Tension/Compression/Hooked dev. lengths

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LOADINGS

Dead Loads

Density of typical materials

Snow/Wind Station Locator

Closest design stations to GPS coords

NBCC 2020

Seismic Tank Loads

Rect. liquid containing tanks

ACI 350.3-06

Blast Loads

Blast load calculations

UFC-3-340-02

Load Combinations

Factored load combinations

NBCC

STEEL

Section Properties

Structural steel sections

CSA

Piping Dimensions

Std pipe sizes, weights, flowrates

ASME B36.10

Weld Capacity

Weld capacity per CSA S16 Cl.13.3

CSA S16

Bolt Capacity

Bolt capacity per CSA S16 Cl.13.3

CSA S16

Bolt Prying Action

Prying action on bolted connections

CONCRETE

Development Length

Tension/Compression/Hooked

CSA A23.3-19

Shear Friction

Concrete shear friction capacity

RC Corbel

Reinforced concrete corbel design

Shear & Torsion

RC beam shear and torsion design

One-way Slab Design

RC slab design per CSA/ACI

Proof of Concept

BROWSER ADD-ONS

Hilti Profis Aid

Recommendations to mitigate anchor failure

These tools are free; Some even Open-source.

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Selected Work

Things I've built beyond the day job, each one solving a problem I hit in the work.

ETABuddy

An ETABS run can throw hundreds of warnings, and chasing down a single one can eat 20 minutes. ETABuddy is a command-line toolkit that groups the warnings, searches them with local embeddings, and drafts a diagnosis in seconds.

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Calculator Suite

Every structural engineer reruns the same load takeoffs, wind pressures, and section checks. loadings.struct.work is a growing set of free calculators that handle those lookups in the browser, no spreadsheet required.

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Self-Hosted Stack

Gitea for code, Ollama for local models, and the deploy pipeline behind this site, all on hardware I own. Self-hosting is how I learned DevOps end to end and kept my data mine.

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1st place, InnovAEtion 2026, Associated Engineering's company-wide innovation award.

Latest from the Blog

Technical deep-dives into Canadian structural engineering.

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What I Do

I operate at the intersection of structural engineering expertise and software automation, a rare combination that delivers projects faster and under budget.

Structural Engineering

LNG facilities, sea dams, civic infrastructure. CSA/ACI/AISC expertise.

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Automation Tools

Python/VBA tools for SAP2000, SAFE. FEM automation that saves 200+ hours.

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AI & Data Solutions

DataRaft: Custom LLMs for crash data classification and analysis.

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Indie Software

PrintMatch and other tools solving everyday engineering problems.

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WHAT COLLEAGUES SAY

"Not very often does one come across a talent like Arun Kishore. His sheer passion towards structural engineering, stupendous design skills, and knack of keeping things simple and fun despite challenging deadline-oriented assignments is something I personally admire."
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Vivek Kannan

Kellogg MBA | Georgia Tech MS | Amazon AWS

"I can attest to his incredible programming skills. His knack for simplifying and automating intricate design processes drastically reduced the time required to design structural elements, giving our team more time to optimize and arrive at a more efficient design."
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Aditya Sura Ananda, P.E.

Senior Consultant @ Rimkus | Structural Engineering

"Arun is meticulous and motivated. His work clearly indicated his punctuality and care for detail. With his good sense of humor and his work efficiency, he will be a great asset and an overall winner wherever he goes."
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Raja Yellepeddi

Software Engineer at Google

Notes on engineering automation

Occasional notes on the tools I build and how I build them. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Let's Work Together

Whether you need structural engineering expertise, automation consulting, or just want to connect, I'd love to hear from you.

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