Prof. A.A.D.A.J. Perera
B.Sc(Eng), M.Sc.(Loughbo’r), Ph.D.(Loughbo’r), CEng., MIE(SL)
Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, 
University of Moratuwa

Contact Information:
 
Address:

Department of Civil Engineering,

University of Moratuwa,

Katubedda, Moratuwa

104000.


E-mail:  ajp@civil.mrt.ac.lk
Telephone: +94-11-2650567-8 (Ext.2213)
Fax:           +94-11-2651216

 

 
       Profile
       Qualifications
       Summary of Skills
       Special Awards 
       Professional Experience
 
       Short courses conducted for industry
       Research Monographs
       Books Published
       Research Publications
Profile
  • Senior Lecturer (GI)
  • Head / Division of Construction Engineering and Management
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Qualifications

  • B.Sc(Eng)

  • M.Sc.(Loughbo’r)

  • Ph.D.(Loughbo’r)

  • CEng.

  • MIE(SL)

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Summary of Skills
  • Project Management
  • Cost effective Construction Methods and Materials
  • Management Information Systems
  • Computer Aided Estimating

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Special Awards
  • Fulbright Fellowship award 1999, Fulbright foundation, USA.
  • University of Moratuwa Senate Research Award 2003 and 2004

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Professional Experience
Feb 1990 - to date Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.
Aug 1999- Mar 2000 Research Fellow, Department of Construction Engineering, Faculty of Architecture, A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
Sep 1985 - Feb 1990

Post Graduate Research Student, Loughborough University of Technology, U.K.


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Short courses conducted for industry
  • Time and Cost Management of Projects
  • Computer Aided Estimating
  • Project Management
  • Computer Aided Drafting
  • Computer Aided Design
  • Housing Technologies

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Research Monographs
1. Performance of Masonry Cement, Report Submitted to Holcim(Lanka) Ltd. March 2005.
2. Assessment of Damage and Needs to Restore Schools Affected due to Tsunami Disaster on 26th December 2004, January 2005.
3. Interim Sand Study : Alternative for River Sand, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, August 1997.
4. Introduction of Compressed Soil Blocks to Sri Lanka, Final Report submitted to GATE/GTZ Small Scale Project, June 1995.
5. Evaluations of Existing Practices of Low Cost Housing Methods, A report submitted to ILO/UNDP and ICTAD, May 1992.
6. Cement Satabilized Laterite Soil Blocks, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, February 1993.
7. Two Storey Low Cost Houses by Using Soil:Cement blocks, Small diameter Poles, MCR Tiles and A new Floor Slab System, 1995.
8. Improvements to Cement Block Manufacturing, Report Submitted to REDECO, Sri Lanka Land Reclmation and Development Board Colombo, 1997


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Books Published
  • Treasures of Education

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Research Publications
1. Jayasinghe, C., Perera A.A.D.A.J. and West S. The Application of Hand Moulded Stabilized Earth Blocks for Rural Houses in Sri Lanka,  EarthBuild 2005, International Earth Building Concference, University of Technology, Sydney, 19-21 January 2005.
2. Perera, A.A.D.A.J. & Imriyas, K., KBS for Construction Cost Control, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka, Transactions 2004.
3. Perera, A.A.D.A.J., & Imriyas, K., Integrated construction project cost information system using MS Access and MS Project, Construction Management and Economics, Spon Press, U.K. March 2004.
4. Perera, A.A.D.A.J. & Jayasinghe, C. Strength characteristics and structural design methods for compressed earth block walls, Masonry international, Journal of The British Masonry Society, Vol 16, No.1 1-38, 2003.
5. Perera, A.A.D.A.J. & Imriyas, K., KBS for Construction Cost Control, The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineers, USA, 2003
6. Perera, A.A.D.A.J., Management Information Systems for Contractors, Transactions, PP 102-111 October 2001, institution Engineers, Sri Lanka.
7. Jayasinghe, C. & Perera, A.A.D.A.J., Hand moulded cement stabilized soil blocks as a walling material, Transactions, PP 170-185 October 2001, institution Engineers, Sri Lanka.
8. Perera, A.A.D.A.J., & Imriyas, K., Integrated Project Cost System, Engineering Research Unit Annual Symposium - in Transactions 2001, University of Moratuwa
9. Jayasinghe, C. and Perera, A.A.D.A.J. An alternative Concrete floor Slab System for residential buildings, vol XX)U ll, No: 2, PP 54-65, September 2000.
10. Jayasinghe, C. and Perera, A.A.D.A.J. .Precast reinforced concrete beam slab bridges for small spans - in Transactions, PP 74-85, October 2000, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.
11. Jayasinghe, C. and Perera, A.A.D.A.J. Load Testing on Precast reinforced concrete slab system in Transactions, PP 96-106 October 2000, Institution Engineers, Sri Lanka
12. Jayasinghe, C. and Perera, A.A.D.A.J.  Stabilised soil block technology for Sri Lanka, Engineering Research Unit Annual Symposium - in Transactions PP 147-160 1999, University of Moratuwa,Sri Lanka.
13. Jayasinghe, C. and Perera, A.A.D.A.J.  Load bearing characteristics of Cement  stabilised soil blocks, Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka, Transactions 1999.
14. Perera A.A.D.A.J., Seneviratene T. and Ganepola P. “Kajughalanda Low Cost Housing Project", Best Practices : Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements – Habitat II , 1996
15. Perera A.A.D.A.J.  “Puwakpitiya and Kosgama Low Cost Housing Projects", Transactions, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1995.
16. Perera A.A.D.A.J.  “Soil Block Houses", Transactions, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1994.
17. Perera A.A.D.A.J.  “Landcrete Blocks", Journal of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, June 1994.
18. Perera A.A.D.A.J.  “An Evaluation of Low Cost House Construction Methods", Transactions, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 1992.
19. Chandrakeerthy S.R.de.S., Perera A.A.D.A.J. and Premachandra “Design of Concrete Flat Roofs", Transactions Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka 1984.


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