Dr.(Mrs.) K.G.S.D. Dilrukshi

B.Sc. Eng (Moratuwa), Ph.D. (Moratuwa)

Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa

Contact Information:
 
Address:
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa,
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
 
e mail:   dilrukshi@civil.mrt.ac.lk
Telephone: +94-11-2650567-8(Ext.2119)
Fax:           + 94-11-2651216

 
  
         Academic Qualifications
         Academic Achievements
         Professional Affiliation
         Working Experience 
        Teaching  
        Research Interest
        Course / Workshop Followed  
        Publications
Academic Qualifications
  • PhD Research Degree in Structural Engineering ( 01/08/2008 ) - University of Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

 

  • B. Sc. Eng. (First Class Honors) in Civil Engineering ( 01/11/2002 ), University of Moratuwa , Sri Lanka

 

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Academic Achievements
 

•  Overseas Special Training Fellowship - for short term postdoctoral research, form National Science Foundation Sri Lanka

•  "General research committee - Post Graduate research award (Merit award) for the best postgraduate research in Sri Lanka, form the Sri Lanka Association of Advancement Science in 2010

•  Visiting studentship from University of British Columbia, Canada to perform part of PhD research study.

•  Postgraduate research scholarship awarded by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka to study for a PhD Degree in Building and Structural Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

•  Special award for the final year undergraduate who obtained the highest average (second highest average in Civil Engineering) in final part II examination (2001).

 

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Professional Affiliation
     

•  Member of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka

•  Associated Member of Society of Structural Engineers Sri Lanka

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Working Experience

    •  February 2009 to Date - Senior Lecturer (Grade II): Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

     

    •  January 2012 to May 2012 - Postdoctoral Fellow Researcher : Simon Fraser University, Canada

     

    •  December 2007 to February 2009 - Lecturer: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

     

    •  May 2007 to December 2008 - Visiting Scholar : Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

     

    •  February 2004 to April 2007 - PhD Research Student: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

     

    •  December 2002 to January 2004 - Civil Engineer : Jacob GIBB (Ltd) UK -consultants for the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka on Dam Safety and Reservoir Conservation Project.

     

    •  O ctober 2002 to December 2002 - Instructor : Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa. ( 23-10-2002 to 12-12-2002 )

     

    •  September 2001 to January 2002 - Training Engineer: MAGA Engineering (Pvt.) Ltd. (Millennium Information Technology Complex construction at Malabe) - Industrial training as a requirement of B.Sc. Engineering course.

     

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Teaching
 

  • Undergraduate Teaching

    CE 3122- Masonry and Timber Design (Masonry Design)

    CE 3112 - Structural Analysis II (Finite Element Analysis)

     

  • Postgraduate Teaching

PCED 4 - Design of Masonry and Timber Structures (Design of Masonry structures)

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Research Interest
 

    •  Mechanics of Masonry

    •  Finite Element Modelling of composites

    •  Carbon Nanotube - Cement composites

    •  Nanomechanics

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Cources / Workshops Followed
 

•  Nanoscale Modeling and Simulations (Graduate course) - Department of Electrical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

•  Short course on Structural Dynamics and Finite Element Analysis of Structures organized by Structural Engineering Division University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka in collaboration with Queensland University of Technology, Australia (December, 2002).

•  Workshop on Finite Element Analysis of Structures conducted by Asian Center for Engineering Computations and Software (ACECOMS), AIT, Thailand, in collaboration with Structural Engineering Division of University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka [July 2004].

•  Short course on Structural Analysis and Design of Large Structures organized by University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka in collaboration with Queensland University of Technology, Australia [December, 2005).

•  Computational Mechanics 1 (Graduate course) - Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

•  Seismic Response of Structures (Graduate course) - Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia, Canada

•  Lanier Elasticity (Graduate course) - Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia , Canada

•  Linear Vibration of Structures (Graduate course) - Department of Civil Engineering, University of British Columbia , Canada

Publications
 

    •  Premadasa P.K.S, Liyanage S.K, Ariyarathna H.D.A.R, Induprabha S.A.D, Dilrukshi K.G.S.,"Experimental approach to investigate concrete-masonry interface",- International conference on   Civil Engineering Research for Industry , Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, December 2011

     

    •  Haadi M.S.B. & Dilrukshi K.G.S.,"Investigation of the effect of using isotropic and anisotropic modelling techniques to study the cracking in masonry walls due to thermal movements of an overlying slab"  - International Conference on Structural Engineering, Construction and Management , Kandy, Sri Lanka. December, 2011

     

    •  Induprabha S.A.D, Dilrukshi K.G.S. "Contribution to numerical modellling of concrete- masonry interface in concrete framed structures with masonry infill."- International conference on Structural Engineering, Construction and Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, December, 2011

     

    •  Induprabha S.A.D, Haadi M.S.B , Dilrukshi K.G.S. "Numerical approach to study the effect of bond between masonry and concrete for cracking in masonry walls due to thermal movements of overlying slab"- Procedings of the International Conference on Building Resilience, Kandalama, Sri Lanka, 2011.

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Dias W P S , Rajapakse R.K.D.N, Nonlinear modeling of cracks in masonry walls due to thermal movements of an overlying slab -Journal of Engineering Structures 2010; 32: 1411 - 1422

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Dias W P S , Investigation of Cracking in Masonry Walls due to Thermal Movements of an Overlying Slab Using Small Scale physical Models -Journal of IESL, Sri Lanka 2010; XXXXIII:22-31

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Numerical and physical modelling of cracks in masonry walls due to thermal movements of an overlying slab, PhD Thesis, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2008

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Dias W P S. Field survey and numerical modelling of cracking in masonry walls due to thermal movements of an overlying slab, Journal of National Science Foundation Sri Lanka 2008 ; 36(3): 205-213

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Dias W P S , Numerical modeling of thermal cracks in masonry walls due to thermal movements of an overlying slab, Proceedings of the International conference on Advances in continuum mechanics, materials science, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Peradeniya, September 2008.

     

    •  Dilrukshi K G S, Dias W P S ," Cracks in masonry walls due to thermal movements of overlying slab", Proceedings of the 12 th ERU Seminar, University of Moratuwa, November 2006.

     

    Articles Under Review:

    •  Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Nanofibers for Performance Enhancement of Cementitious Materials- An Overview : Submitted to the ICSBE Kandy, 2012

     

    •  Characterisation of Carbon Nanotubes Using Molecular Dynamics Simulations: Submitted to National Nanotechnology Conference, NSF

     

    Article Under Preparation

    •  Size dependency and potential function influence on shear modulus and Poission's ratio of Carbon Nanotubes

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