{"id":27521,"date":"2026-01-28T14:29:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T08:59:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/?page_id=27521"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:48:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T08:18:56","slug":"gihan-dissanayake","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/gihan-dissanayake\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. GIHAN DISSANAYAKE"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"27521\" class=\"elementor elementor-27521\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2dde869 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2dde869\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7e80dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c7e80dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55dc0ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"55dc0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a3a9d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"61a3a9d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8039be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8039be0\" 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<p><strong>Office Address:<\/strong><br \/>Department of Civil Engineering,<br \/>University of Peradeniya,<br \/>Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka.<\/p>\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<div class=\"elementor-element 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Open links with Enter or Space, close with Escape, and navigate with Arrow Keys\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<details id=\"e-n-accordion-item-7710\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" open>\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7710\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Biography <\/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-7710\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef9df9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ef9df9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7710\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56eba72 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"56eba72\" 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-6db8ef6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db8ef6\" 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<p>Gihan Dissanayake currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Peradeniya (UoP), Sri Lanka. He earned his BSc (Hons) in Civil Engineering from UoP in 2007 and completed his MPhil in Civil Engineering in 2016,with ongoing PhD research in vibration-based structural health monitoring and nonlinear damping for damage detection. He is a Chartered Civil Engineer (C. Eng.) and a member of the Engineering Council of Sri Lanka. He is also a member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), Associate Member of the Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka (SSESL), and a Green Associate Professional with the Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL). He has over 18 years of experience in structural design, analysis, and construction supervision, specializing in the use of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and structural health monitoring. His research focuses on damage detection and repair in structures, and he has<br \/>published in peer reviewed journals and books. Gihan Dissanayake has contributed to both academic and professional fields, applying his engineering experience to advance the quality of civil engineering education and research.<\/p>\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-7711\" 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-7711\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Educational Qualifications <\/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-7711\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6419d8b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6419d8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7711\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d9b99 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c6d9b99\" 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-d9ce1cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9ce1cf\" 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>B Sc. (Hons.) Civil Engineering (13th August 2007) &#8211; Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>\u00a0MPhil &#8211; Civil Engineering -Full Time (28th March 2016) &#8211; Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>Reading for PhD &#8211; (Registration PG\/PhD\/20\/04) &#8211; Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/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-7712\" 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-7712\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Research Interests <\/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-7712\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-111bba1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"111bba1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-accordion-item-7712\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-987de8a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"987de8a\" 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-6a8e5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a8e5bc\" 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>\u00a0Structural analysis and design<\/li><li>Vibration-based structural health monitoring of structures<\/li><li>Nonlinear Damping and Damage Detection<\/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-7713\" 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-7713\" >\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-7713\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-119927c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"119927c\" 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-7713\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e2da6e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e2da6e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f7cdd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5f7cdd\" 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>\u00a0December 2025 &#8211; to date \u2013 Senior lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>\u00a0March 2016 &#8211; December 2025 \u2013 Senior structural engineer, ICB (Pvt) Ltd, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>November 2012 &#8211; June 2013 &#8211; Engineer (Planning and Design), National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>\u00a0September 2009 &#8211; November 2012 &#8211; Civil Engineer\/ Project Engineer, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>August 2007 &#8211; September 2009 &#8211; Structural engineer, NCD Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd., Sri Lanka<\/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-7714\" 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-7714\" >\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-7714\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c770b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3c770b\" 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-7714\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-484d083 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"484d083\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a40d029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a40d029\" 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>\u00a0Corporate Member, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)<\/li><li>Member, Engineering Council of Sri Lanka<\/li><li>\u00a0Associate Member, Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka (SSESL)<\/li><li>\u00a0Member, Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (GBCSL)<\/li><li>\u00a0Member, International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety (IABMAS)<\/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-7715\" 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-7715\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Publications <\/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-7715\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7efa88 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7efa88\" 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-7715\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-869b867 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"869b867\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63a9c02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63a9c02\" 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>Journals<br \/>\u00a0G.B. Dissanayake, A.J. Dammika, C.S. Bandara, J.A.S.C. Jayasinghe, P.B.R. Dissanayake, A novel mode-dependent nonlinear damping identification-based method for damage detection and localization: Development and application for concrete beams and bridges, Structures, Volume 80, 2025, 109900, ISSN 2352-0124, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.istruc.2025.109900.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, D.M.A.G.B., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2016. Evaluation of shear strength parameters of rail track ballast in Sri Lanka. *Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka*, 44(1), pp. 61-67. ISSN: 1391-4588. Books\/ Book chapters<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., 2016. *Geotechnical Behavior of Railway Ballast &#8211; Insights into Gradation, Fouling, and Shear Strength for Enhanced Track Stability*. Lap Lambert Academic Publishing, Omni Scriptum GmbH &amp;amp; Co. KG, Heinrich-B\u00f6cking-Str. 6-8, 66121 Saarbr\u00fccken, Germany. Email: info@lap-publishing.com.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2023. Experimental investigation of dynamic behavior of prestressed concrete bridge girders. In: Dissanayake, R., et al., *Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment*. ICSBE2023. *Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering*, vol. 517. Springer, Singapore. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-97-3737-6_42.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Siriwardane, S.C., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2023. Experimental investigation on characteristics of combined viscous and Coulomb damped system. In: Pavlou, D., et al., *Analytical and Experimental Methods in Mechanical and Civil Engineering*. OES2023. *Structural Integrity*, vol. 28. Springer, Cham. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-3-031- 49723-0_20.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2022. Damage prediction by using nonlinearity of damping. In: Dissanayake, R., et al., *ICSBE2022*. *Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering*, vol.362. Springer, Singapore. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/978-981-99-3471-3_4. Conference<\/li><li>Dissanayake, D.M.A.G.B., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2015. Effect of mud pumping on shear strength of track ballast: an experimental study. *Proceedings of the Civil Engineering Postgraduate Research Symposium (CEPRS)*, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, pp. 20-26. ISBN: 978-955-589-213-1.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2015. Effect of rail track ballast degradation on shear strength. *Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering*, Sri Lanka, pp. 641-644. ISBN: 978-955-1411-01-5.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2015. Effect of fouling on shear strength characteristics of rail track ballast. *Proceedings of the 109th Annual Sessions*, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Vol. I (B), pp. 53-60.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2015. Site investigation of rail track modulus of ballasted rail track. *Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Advances in Civil &amp;amp; Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS)*, Sri Lanka, 9th March, pp. 328-333. ISSN: 2279-1329.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2015. Effect of gradation on vertical deformation and bearing index of rail track ballast. *Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Advances in Civil &amp;amp; Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS)*, Sri Lanka, 9th March, pp. 322-327. SSN: 2279-1329.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2014. Direct shear testing of rail track ballast using a large-scale direct shear apparatus. *Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment*, Sri Lanka, 12th to 15th December, pp. 109-112. ISBN: 978-955-589-187-5.<\/li><li>Buddika, S., Dissanayake, D.M.A.G.B. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2021. Seismic retrofitting of reinforced concrete structures using concrete jacketing &#8211; A review and application. *MODULUS*, Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka, April, Vol. 31 No. 01.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2024. Condition assessment of prestressed concrete girder bridge by nonlinear damping identification. *Proceedings of Annual Sessions*, Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka, pp. 94-105. ISBN: 978-624-6028-09-1.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2024. Exploring the role of nonlinear damping in damage detection of beam-like structures: a modal response analysis. The 15th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 20th\u201322nd December 2024.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2025. Effect of corrosion on damping behavior of reinforced concrete elements. The 16th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 12th\u201314th December 2025. Abstracts<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G., Kurukulasuriya, L.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2014. Grading effect on behavior of railway track ballast. *Proceedings of the Peradeniya International Research Sessions*, 4th &amp;amp; 5th July, Sri Lanka, Vol. 18, p. 145.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2023. Non-linear damping identification for damage prediction of concrete beams. *Proceedings of the Peradeniya International Research Sessions*, Sri Lanka, Vol. 24, p. 136. E-ISSN: 1391-4111.<\/li><li>Dissanayake, G.B., Dammika, A.J., Bandara, C.S., Jayasinghe, J.A.S.C. and Dissanayake, P.B.R., 2024. Damage detection of prestressed concrete girder bridges through nonlinear modal damping identification. *Proceedings of the Peradeniya International Research Sessions*, Sri Lanka, Vol. 25, p. 15. E-ISSN: 1391-4111. Dissertations: Master of Philosophy: Dissanayake, G.B., 2016. Damage detection and performance evaluation of ballast in rail tracks. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, February.<\/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-7716\" class=\"e-n-accordion-item\" >\n\t\t\t\t<summary class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title\" data-accordion-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"e-n-accordion-item-7716\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class='e-n-accordion-item-title-header'><h3 class=\"e-n-accordion-item-title-text\"> Workshop\/Trainings <\/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-7716\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-480ebb4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"480ebb4\" 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-7716\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841390a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"841390a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c26b7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c26b7a1\" 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>Special training on \u201cProcurement Methods for World Bank &amp; Foreign-Funded Projects\u201d at the Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad, focusing on international procurement standards and best practices.<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mr. Gihan Dissanayake Senior Lecturer Office Address:Department of Civil Engineering,University of Peradeniya,Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka. Biography Gihan Dissanayake currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Peradeniya (UoP), Sri Lanka. 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