Prof.L.L.Ratnayake
BSc Eng(Sri Lanka), MSc(Birm), CEng, FIE(Sri Lanka), MCIT(Lond),PEng
Senior Professor, Department of Civil Engineering,
University of Moratuwa
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Address:
IRQUE Project Office,
140/12, Gemunu Mw,
Nawala Road, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.

E- mail:   lakshman@irque.lk
Telephone: +94- 11- 2814280
Fax:           +94- 11- 2814283


  
     Profile
     Educational & Professional Qualifications   
     Experiences in the implementing of foreign funded projects
     Academic Experience
     Positions Held at National Level   
     Visits Abroad   
     Publications
Profile
Current Position:
1) Project Director, Improving Relevance & Quality of Undergraduate Education Project funded by the World Bank from November 2004
2) Senior Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa
3) Adjunct Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada
   
Positions Held:
1) Vice Chairman, University Grants Commission from March 2001 to March 2006
2) President, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2002/2003
3) President, Chartered Institute of Transport & Logistics, Sri Lanka 2004/2005
4) Visiting Professor, Utah State University, USA, April 1994 to June 1995
5) Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, October 1995 to March 2001
6) Head, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, June 1989 to March 1994
7) Visiting Professor, University of Calgary, Canada, October 1985 to September 1986
8) Assistant Lecturer/Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor/Professor/Senior Professor in Civil Engineering,University of Moratuwa, August 1974 -  to date

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Educational and Professional Qualifications:
1973 B.Sc.Eng. (Hons.) University of Sri Lanka Katubedda Campus
1977 M.Sc. (B'ham) University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
1985 Chartered Transportant, Member of Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, London
1993 Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka
2005 Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka
2006 Professional Engineer, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

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Experiences in the implementing of foreign funded projects:
i) Project Co- Director, Passenger Transport Study in Sri Lanka funded by IDRC, Canada from 1985 to 1991. Project cost Cad $ 8 million.
ii) Project Coordinator; Collaborative project between the Institute of Hydraulic & Environmental Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands and University of Moratuwa from 1989 to 1994 US $ 5million (approx)
iii) Project Preparation work for JICA funded project on Improving Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering Education Project Yen 1500 m from 1998 to 2001
iv) Part time Consultant for ADB funded project on Road Safety Improvement Project in Sri Lanka from 1995 to date.
v) IPCU Coordinator, University of Moratuwa for the ADB Science & Technology Personnel Development Project from 1998 to 2001.Actively involved in the project from the project preparation stage. Served in many Technical Evaluation Committees and Tender Boards. Attended many Workshops, Seminars and Meetings.
vi) Overall in charge of the International Cooperation Division, University Grants Commission. Responsible for the execution of following projects since March 2001.    
  a) World Bank funded Project on General Education (Higher Education Component US $ 8m)
  b) NORAD funded project on IT Development US$ 1.1 m.    
  c) ADB funded Project on Post Secondary Education. US $ 50 m.   
vii) The Ministry Coordinator for the Project on Improving Relevance and Quality of Undergraduate Education funded by the World Bank -  US $ 40 m
viii) Chairman/ Member of Tender Boards and Technical Evaluation Committees for local and foreign funded projects

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Academic Experience:
a) Conducting Lectures and Practicals in Traffic Engineering, Transportation Planning and Surveying for the B.Sc. Engineering Course and M.Eng./M.Sc. courses in Highway & Traffic Engineering and Transportation. 
b) Lectures in Transportation & Traffic Planning for the M.Sc. (Town & Country Planning) and the P.G.  Diploma in Urban Planning courses at University of Moratuwa.
c) Research supervision of several MSc research projects.
d) Visiting Lecturer in Surveying at the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka and University of Sri Jayawardenepura
e) Visiting Lecturer in Traffic Engineering at the Kotalawela Defence Academy.
f) Visiting Professor, The University of Calgary, Canada.
g) Visiting Professor, Utah State University, USA

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Positions Held at National Level:
1991 -  1994 Board Member, National Transport Commission
1989 -  1994
 Chairman, National Road Safety Council
1991 -  1994 Board Member, Western Province Passenger Transport Authority
2002 -  to date
Chairman, Board of Management of the National Institute of Library and Information Sciences
2004 -  to date
Board member, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
1990 -  to date Member, Lions Club 306C, Sri Jayewardenepura

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Visits Abroad:
  • I have attended conferences and seminars and taken part in study tours in United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Canada, USA, Australia, Japan, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, New Zealand, Norway, Thailand and Singapore.
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Publications:
a) Publications in Refereed International Journals and Conferences:
  1) Application of Optimal Station Spacing Model to a Planned West LRT Line, Calgary , Journal Tribune Des Transports, Canada, Vol. 3- 3, December 1986
  2) Estimating Origin -  Destination Matrices from Link Volume Counts. A Simple Intercity Auto Travel Demand Model for Sri Lanka , Transportation Planning and Technology, UK., June 1988.
  3) Intercity Auto Travel Estimation Using Entropy Maximisation , Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering Canada, April, 1989.
  4) Pedestrian Characteristics in Colombo, Sri Lanka , Proceedings of the 5th World Conference on Transport Research, Yokohama, Japan, July 1989.
  5) Curriculum for Post- graduate Course in Transportation for Developing Countries , Proceedings of the Annual Conference, Transport Research Board Record 1305, USA, January, 1991.
  6) Comparison of Central Business District Pedestrian Characteristics in Canada and Sri Lanka , Proceedings of the Annual Conference, Transport Research Board Record 1294, USA, January, 1991.
  7) Transportation Planning and Management in Small Towns in a Developing Country: Case Study for Sri Lanka , Proceedings of the Annual Conference, TRB Proceedings of the Annual Conference Board Record 1372, USA, January, 1992.
  8) Traffic Safety in Sri Lanka , 8th Conference of the Road Association of Asia & Australasia, Taipei, Taiwan, April 1994.
  9) Air Travel Demand Forecasting At the Salt Lake City International Airport , IASTED International Conference on Modelling and Simulation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, July, 1995.
  10) Prioritizing the Road Safety Programme, Indian Journal of Transport Management, Vol 27, No. 3, July- September, 2003.
     
b) Publications in Refereed Local Journals and Conferences:
  1) The Need for a Scientific and Co- ordinated Traffic Management Scheme for the City of Colombo , Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, October 1979.
  2) Some Trip Generation Models for Intercity Travel in Sri Lanka Development Planning Review Sri Lanka, December, 1985
  3) Passenger Car Unit Values at Signalised Intersections for Sri Lanka , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, September, 1987.
  4) Intercity Origin -  Destination Estimation from Link Volume Counts. A Review , Engineer , Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December, 1987.
  5) Vehicle Ownership Modelling in Sri Lanka , Proceedings of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Annual Sessions, October, 1988.
  6) Intercity Route Choice Analysis for Sri Lanka , Engineer , Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December, 1988.
  7) Reliability Study of Two Bus Routes With Overlapping Sections in Colombo South , Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, October, 1989.
  8) Intercity Origin- Destination Trip Determination With Multi Route Trip Assignment , Engineer , Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December, 1989.
  9) Town Development and Traffic Generation Development Planning Review , Sri Lanka, December, 1989.
  10) Transport Planning and Management in Small Towns Engineer Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December, 1990.
  11) Determination and Suitable Remedial Treatment Methods of Accident Prone Locations (Black spots) in the City of Colombo , Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, October, 1991.
  12) Some Approaches to Traffic Forecasting in Proposed Intercity Highway Projects in Sri Lanka , the Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, October, 1992.
  13) Traffic Safety in Sri Lanka in the Current Status of Transportation Infrastructure A Comparative Study Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, October, 1995.
  14) Reshaping Transport Infrastructure and Services in Sri Lanka: challenges and opportunities , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December, 1995.
  15) A Review of the Performance Characteristics of Open Graded Friction Courses (OFC) and its Application in Sri Lanka , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, December 1995.
  16) Effects of Added Transportation Capacity , Proceedings of the Symposium on Mass Transit Systems for Colombo Metropolitan Region, OUR Engineering Technology, Vol. 2 #4 Part 1, September 1996, pp 33- 37.
  17) Roundabout Design Standards for Sri Lanka , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, June, 1997.
  18) Pedestrian safety: Current situation and Improvements , Annual Transactions, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, PP 107- 120, October 2000.
  19) Traffic Accident Cost Analysis , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, September 2001.
  20) Speed reduction as a Road Safety measures Proceedings, Engineering Research Unit Symposium 2001, University of Moratuwa.
  21) Analysis of Pedestrian Involvement in Road Accidents , Engineer, Journal of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, April, 2003.
     
c) Published Research Monographs:
 
1)
 User s Manual for the Computer Algorithm on Route Choice Analysis and Trip Estimation , Research Report # 86- 8. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, June, 1986.
 
2)
 Use of Analytical Models for the Investigation on Urban Rail Line - . Length and Station Locations , Research Report # CE- 86- 9, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, June, 1986.
 
3)
 Intercity Passenger Travel in Sri Lanka -  Demand Estimation Forecasting for Bus and Rail , (Vol. 11), Research Report # CE- 89- l Department of Civil Engineering, University of Calgary, Canada, May, 1988.
 
4)
 Intercity, Passenger Travel in Sri Lanka -  Demand Estimation for Auto Travel Link Volume Counts , (Vol. 111), Research
 
5)
 Report # CE- 89- 1, University of Calgary, Canada, May, 1989.
 
6)
 Accidents Prone Locations in Colombo City, Sri Lanka , Research Report, University of Moratuwa Sri Lanka, December, 1990.
 
7)
 Public Sector Road Freight Transport Study , Matara- Kataragama Traffic Demand, December, 1990.
 
8)
 Accident Minimisation in Moratuwa Egodauyana Bypass Road, January, 1998
 
9)
 Site Investigations and Conflict Studies at Bullers Road Duplication Road Intersection, April, 1998
 
10)
 Black Spot Identification in Different Parts of Sri Lanka - Preliminary report, April, 1988
 
11)
 Preliminary Assessment at Double Bends, Nalluruwa, Panadura. June, 1998.
 
12)
 Moratuwa Station Road Intersection, June, 1998.
 
13)
 Safety Improvement Measures at double bends, Nalluruwa Panadura. August, 1998
 
14)
 Mount- Lavinia and Templers Road Junction Improvements. September, 1998.
 
15)
 Bullers Road, Duplication Road Intersection- Design of Traffic Signals, November, 1998
 
16)
 Bus route Survey at Moratuwa Station Road Junction. January, 1999.
 
17)
 Moratuwa Station Road Intersection- Final Design of Traffic Signals, February, 1999.
 
18)
 Accident Analysis from Year 1992 to year l999 representation in Tabular Format, May, 1999.
 
19)
 Accident Analysis, causes of Accidents and Preventive Measures, August, 1999.
 
20)
 Accident Cost Analysis for Sri Lanka, October 1999.
 
21)
 Cost Analysis for Moratuwa Egodauyana Bypass Road Accidents, November, 1999.
 
22)
 Accident Analysis from year 1992 to year 1996 - Graphical Representation, November, 1999.
 
23)
 Research Report on Pedestrian Behaviour, December, 1998.
 
24)
 Driver Behaviour Studies, January, 2000.
 
25)
 Research on Bus Accident Analysis and Countermeasures, May, 2000.
 
26)
 Children Traffic Accident Analysis, May, 2000.
 
27)
 Manual for Police Accident Report Form & Translation of Accident Report Form, July, 2000.
 
28)
 Light Vehicle Accident Analysis, June 2000.
 
29)
 A study on seat belt usage. September 2000.
 
30)
 Reflector study at Waskaduwa. February 2001.
 
31)
 Study on Speed Reduction Measures. April 2001.
 
32)
 Preliminary Study on Determination of Definition for Accident Black Spots in Sri Lanka, February 2003.
 
33)
 Research Report on Ranking Accident Black spots using Collision type Weightage, August 2003.
 
34)
 Preliminary Report of Pedestrian Accidents, August 2002.
 
35)
 Preparation of Accident Report Form 297 B, August 2002.
 
36)
 English Manual for Accident Report Form No. 297 B, October 2002.
 
37)
 Sinhala Manual for Accident Report Form No. 297 B, November 2002.
 
38)
 Preparation of Police Station Area Maps with Nodes, Links and Coordinates, July to December 2002.
 
39)
 Safety Performance Functions for Pedestrians and Cyclists, February, 2003.
 
40)
 Road Safety Problem for Unprotected Road Users, February, 2003
 
41)
 Road Safety Countermeasures for Unprotected Road Users, February, 2003.
 
42)
 Introduction of Black Spots with Unprotected Road User Involvement, February, 2003.
 
43)
 Identification of Accident Black Spots, February, 2003.
 
44)
 Methods for Ranking the Accident Black Spots, February, 2003.
 
45)
 Road Safety Improvement Project on A 003 within Western Province, June, 2003.
 
46)
 Extensive Analysis for Police Action Plan, June, 2003.
 
47)
 Problem Identification of accident recording in from 297B and Entering Data to the MAAP for Windows Data Base, July, 2003.
 
48)
 Collision Types Analysis and Prioritization of Accident Black Spots on Al, A2 and A4 Roads within Western Province, August, 2003.
 
49)
 Annual Accident Report for Year 2002, August, 2003.
 
50)
 Accident Black Spot Improvement (04 Reports), October to December 2003 and February 2004.
 
51)

Report on Safety Belt Study in Sri Lanka, March 2004.

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