{"id":13163,"date":"2025-01-18T03:14:21","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T03:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=13163"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:23:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:53:35","slug":"mp-ranaweera","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/mp-ranaweera\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. M.P. 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Ranaweera\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5648b38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5648b38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2db268 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f2db268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e8ebdd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e8ebdd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Emeritus Professor<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc4f5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"dc4f5ec\" 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Ranaweera is a distinguished figure in the field of Structural Engineering. He obtained his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 1969 and a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Ceylon in 1965. Over his illustrious career, Prof. Ranaweera has served in various academic and professional capacities, including as an Emeritus Professor at the University of Peradeniya. His areas of expertise span both Structural and Civil Engineering, where he has contributed significantly to research, education, and professional practice.<\/p><p align=\"justify\">Throughout his career, Prof. Ranaweera has held several visiting appointments at prestigious institutions such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of California at Santa Barbara, and Clarkson University. His research interests focus on the practical and theoretical aspects of civil and structural engineering, contributing to both local and international projects.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1391\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1391\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Educational Qualification <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd987d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dd987d7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1391\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ca1025 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ca1025\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa6021d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa6021d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>1969 &#8211; Ph.D. (Cambridge), Structural Engineering<\/li><li>1965 &#8211; BSc.Eng (Ceylon), Civil Engineering<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1392\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1392\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Professional Qualification <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b21eb50 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b21eb50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1392\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70538ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70538ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df61083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"df61083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Honorary Fellow, Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Member, American Society of Mechanical Engineers<\/li><li>Chartered Engineer<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1393\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1393\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Appointments <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a4f65a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7a4f65a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1393\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d43f3d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4d43f3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-089bb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"089bb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><ul><li>Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya<\/li><li>1990 : Senior Professor of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya<\/li><li>1984 &#8211; 1990: Professor of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>1981 &#8211; 1984: Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>1978 &#8211; 1981: Asst. Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA<\/li><li>1976 &#8211; 1978: Research Associate, University of Leicester, UK<\/li><li>1969 &#8211; 1976: Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Ceylon<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1394\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"5\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1394\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Visiting Appointments <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7258f66 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7258f66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1394\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5557d45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5557d45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1421b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e1421b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>1987 &#8211; 1988: Visiting Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, U of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA<\/li><li>1989: Visiting Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA<\/li><li>1994 &#8211; 1995 : Visiting Researcher in Materials, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA<\/li><li>1996 &#8211; 1997: Visiting Researcher in Materials, University of California at Santa Barbara, USA<\/li><li>2002 : Visiting Professor of Civil Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, USA<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-1395\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-1395\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Memberships <\/h3><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-icon'>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-opened' ><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class='e-closed'><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"tk tk-graduation-cap1\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-574e6bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"574e6bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-1395\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f11a45 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f11a45\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bd091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46bd091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1989 (M2483)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prof. M.P. Ranaweera Emeritus Professor Office Address:Department of Civil Engineering,University of Peradeniya,Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka. mpranaweera@gmail.com Biography Prof. M.P. Ranaweera is a distinguished figure in the field of Structural Engineering. 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