DEPARTMENTAL RESEARCH SEMINAR
The Research Seminar series organized by the Department of Civil Engineering gives the research community of the department as well as those from other local and international institutions a forum for exchange of research findings. Both the academic staff and the full-time postgraduate students/research assistants of the department are invited to attend the seminar series.
Presentations
| Presenter | Prof. Hiran Yapa – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya |
| Date | 28th April 2025 |
| Time | 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
| Venue | SR 03 |
| Title | Inside the Fulbright Fellowship: Insights, Experiences, and Opportunities |
| Date | Time | Title | Presenter/s | Venue/ Mode of Presentation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28th April 2025 | 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Inside the Fulbright Fellowship: Insights, Experiences, and Opportunities | Prof. Hiran Yapa – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | SR 03 |
| 24th March 2025 | 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Improving Rail Track Foundations: From Academic Research to Industry Applications | Dr. S. K. Navaratnarajah – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Seminar Room 3 |
| 24th February 2025 | 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Structural Retrofitting using Ultra-High Performance Fiber Reinforced Concrete | Dr. Sahan Bandara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Seminar Room 3 |
| 27th January 2025 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Role of Materials Science and Engineering in Environmental Engineering Research | Prof. (Mrs) K.G.N.Nanayakkara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | RS 03 |
| 30th September 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Performance Assessment of Geopolymers in Treating Expansive Road Subgrades | Dr. M. C. M. Nasvi – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Seminar Room 1 |
| 26th August 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) [SL] |
Improving Hydrodynamic Model Predictions through Data Assimilation | Dr. Menaka Revel – Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Waterloo | Via Zoom |
| 27th May 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Building Digital Solutions and Challenges in Scale-Up | Dr. Kavinda Gunasekara – Chief Operating Officer, Global Water & Sanitation Center, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand | Via Zoom |
| 29th April 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Cyclic step formation in coastal/riverine environments | Mr. D.D. Dias – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Via Zoom |
| 18th March 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Constructed Wetlands for Wastewater Treatment | Dr. (Mrs) G.M.P.R. Weerakoon – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Via Zoom |
| 29th January 2024 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Ballast Degradation and Performance Evaluation of Rail Tracks in Sri Lanka | Dr. L.C. Kurukulasuriya – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Via Zoom |
| 04th December 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Selected CFD Applications in Water Sector | Prof. S. B. Weerakoon – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Via Zoom |
| 06th November 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Earned value management system | Dr. P.B.G. Dissanayake – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Via Zoom |
| 25th September 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Machine Learning Approaches in Structural Health Monitoring | Dr. Sahan Bandara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 28th August 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
LEACHATE TREATMENT WITH STABILIZATION PONDS | Prof. G.B.B. Herath – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 24th July 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Using Smartphone Sensors’ Data to Predict the Travel Mode | Dr. Muhammad Awais Shafique – Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Central Punjab | Online |
| 26th June 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Remote Sensing in Civil Engineering | Dr. (Mrs) H. K. Nandalal – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 22nd May 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Engineering the Human Body | Dr. (Mrs.) S. R. Herath – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 04th April 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Water resource development planning around tank cascade systems | Prof. K. D. W. Nandalal – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 27th February 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Story of Ambalm | Dr. A.G.H.J. Edirisinghe – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 23rd January 2023 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Concrete Cancer! Is it killing the concrete structure? | Dr. (Mrs) C.K. Pathirana – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 28th November 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm |
Digitalisation of the Water Sector – Challenges and Opportunities | Prof. Harsha Ratnaweera – Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 699 8255 8220 Passcode: C7N&StQa |
| 31st October 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Gaps in Pedestrian Crossing Studies | Dr. W.M.V.S.K. Wickramasinghe – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 663 1093 2592 Passcode: NWr&r2fh |
| 29th September 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (40 mins + 20 mins) |
Synthesis and Characterization of Novel Cementitious Materials | Dr. Chathurani Chandrasiri – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 632 1982 8752 Passcode: 0xf*vxQ$ |
| 29th August 2022 |
1.00 pm – 2.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Soil Stabilization in Unsealed Road Pavements | Dr. Dilan Robert – RMIT University | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 661 4021 7124 Passcode: 2dMQP?ST |
| 25th July 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Socio-hydrology in Disaster Risk Management | Dr. (Mrs) M. M. G. T. De Silva – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 655 4435 7655 Passcode: B0P3=x?k |
| 27th June 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Damping and Natural Period Evaluation of Tall RC Buildings using Ambient Wind Vibration Data | Dr. H. A. D. Samith Buddika – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 695 0811 4755 Passcode: QVrD3qc! |
| 30th May 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Time Discounting Concept for Route Choice Decisions | Dr. Samal Dharmarathna – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 624 8545 4674 Passcode: 5=r9Gt0N |
| 25th April 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Urban Stormwater Management and Pathways of Contaminants to Surface Water | Dr. (Mrs) W.C.T.K. Gunawardana – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 656 7512 1524 Passcode: 4xRt#%fK |
| 28th March 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Experimental Modal Identification and Its Applications in Civil Engineering | Dr. Dammika Abeykoon – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 653 9563 9800 Passcode: gi!.4Fnx |
| 22nd February 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Sustainable Urban Mobility: Challenges in Planning and Formulation of Policies – a tale of three cities | Dr. I.M.S. Sathyaprasad – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 665 6551 5164 Passcode: %WP6vX@# |
| 25th January 2022 |
2.00 pm – 3.00 pm |
Use of multi-scale tools for understanding of complex biological wastewater treatment processes | Dr. Lashitha Rathnayake – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 674 2979 9785 Passcode: QDc8=ZJz |
| 21st December 2021 |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Way Forward with Research Commercialization | Prof. P. B. R. Dissanayake – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 617 0767 8146 Passcode: @mz#d1YQ |
| 26th October 2021 |
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. |
Necessity of Consistent Simplified Models and Automated Model Construction for Large Seismic Simulations | Dr. J.A.S.C. Jayasinghe – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM Link) Meeting ID: 692 7279 3398 Passcode: ^s9UADG# |
| 04th August 2021 |
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. |
Effect of Ocean Bathymetry on Coastal Impact of Tsunami in Sri Lanka | Prof. J. J. Wijetunge – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM) |
| 02nd June 2021 |
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. |
Use of Recycled Rubber in the Construction of Rail Tracks | Dr. S. K. Navaratnarajah – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM) |
| 28th April 2021 |
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. |
Fatigue Damage Assessment of Structures | Dr. Chaminda S. Bandara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online (ZOOM) |
| 31st March 2021 |
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. (30 mins + 20 mins) |
Weather Forecasting and Their Engineering Applications | Dr. Panduka Neluwala – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Online |
| 24th February 2021 |
2.00 p.m. – 3.00 p.m. |
Geopolymers and Some of Their Applications | Dr. M.C.M. Nasvi – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | EOE Pereira Theatre |
| 27th January 2021 |
11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. |
Non-structural Cracking of Concrete : Causes and Mitigation | Dr. H.D. Yapa – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | EOE Pereira Theatre |
| 30th December 2020 |
02.00 p.m. – 03.00 p.m. |
Role of Water Engineers in CKDu Affected Areas: A Research Perspective | Prof. (Mrs) K.G.N. Nanayakkara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | ONLINE |
| 25th November 2020 |
11.00 a.m. – 12.00 p.m. |
Gas Migration in Differently-Characterized Porous Media: Applications on the Earth and Beyond | Dr. Chamindu D.T.K.K. Deepagoda – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | EOE Pereira Theatre |
| 28th October 2020 | 11.00 am – 12.00 noon (30 mins + 20 mins) | Seismic Hazard Maps and Their Engineering Application | Dr. K. K. Wijesundara – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | EOE Pereira Theatre |
| 30th September 2020 | 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm | Saving Lakes – Case Study: The Kandy Lake | Prof. K.B.S.N. Jinadasa – Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya | Seminar Room 1 |