BSc Eng(Moratuwa),MEng(Tokyo),PhD (Moratuwa)

Address:
Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa,
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

E-mail:   dn@civil.mrt.ac.lk

Telephone: +94-11-2650567-8(Ext.2007)
Fax:           + 94-11-2651216

       Profile
       Academic & Professional Qualifications
       Overseas Training & Experience
       Academic & Professional Experience

       Publications
       Awards / Scholarships
       Research Interests     
       Post-Graduate Research Projects    

• Senior Lecturer, Building & Structural Engineering Division, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa
  

• Ph.D. ( University of Moratuwa , Sri Lanka , 2011)

  Thesis Topic: Specification of Movement Joints for Masonry Structures in Sri Lanka

  Supervisor: Professor S. R. de S. Chandrakeerthy

• M.Eng. (University of Tokyo, Japan, 1988)

  Thesis Topic: Computational Model for Cracked Concrete under Cyclic Compression.

  Supervisor: Professor Hajime Okamura

• B.Sc. Engineering Hons. (University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,1985)

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• Technical training at Taisei Corporation, Tokyo , Japan ,.(April 1988 to September 1988)

• Research Associate, Department of Construction Engineering, Saitama University , Japan . (October 1988 to October 1990)

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Academic & Professional Experience

Senior Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.

• Teaching undergraduate courses,  (i) Mechanics of materials (ii) Applied Mechanics 
• Supervising postgraduate and final year undergraduate research projects.
• Consultancy in structural Engineering and construction materials .
• Course-Coordinator, Post Graduate Diploma / M.Eng Degree course in Structural Engineering Design, 2000/2001,2001/2002,2007/2008 & 2009/2010 batches.
• Student Counsellor, University of Moratuwa, 2007-2011.
• Convenor, Field Selection Committee, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa , (2006 - 2009)
• Academic Coordinator (level 1), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa , (2007 - 2009).
• Academic Advisor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa , (2007- to date)
• Assistant Course-Coordinator, M.Eng Degree / Post Graduate Diploma course in Structural Engineering Design, 1995-2000.

Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.

• Teaching undergraduate course, ‘Strength of  materials’ (part I)
• Lecturer in charge of Practical classes of Mechanics of materials and strength of materials.

Temporary Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.

• Teaching undergraduate course ‘ Strength of  materials’ (part I)
• Conducting Practical classes of Mechanics of materials and strength of materials.

• Supervising final year undergraduate projects.
• Conducting practical classes for the subject ‘ Construction Materials’.
• Assisting in Mathematics tutorial classes.
• Participating in seminars, Exam supervision and other University duties.

Research Student, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.

• Research titled ‘Computational Model for Cracked Concrete under Cyclic Compression ‘    was completed for the Master of Engineering degree at University of Tokyo, Japan.

Temporary Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa.

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D. Gunatilaka, A. Machida, H. Mutsuyoshi, Influence of Existing Cracks and Strain Rate on the Behaviour of Concrete under Cyclic Compressive Loading, Transactions of the  Japan Concrete Institute, Volume 12, 1990.

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• The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship, Japan in 1988.

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• Movements in Masonry Structures.
• Non-Destructive Testing of Concrete.
• Pervious Concrete

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• Non-Destructive testing of concrete-(Completed in 2006)
• Investigation of factors affecting the strength of concrete pipes. - (Completed in 2008)
• Design of pervious concrete ( Ongoing project)

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