PUBLICATIONS

  • Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG (2017). Challenges and issues for CO2 storage in deep coal seams. Rock Mechanics and Engineering, Volume 4: Chapter 3: Excavation, Support and Monitoring, Taylor and Francis group, CRC press, Balkema, Netherlands, pp 87 – 130.
  • Rathnaweera TD, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS, Wanniarachchi WAM, Yang SQ, Lashin A, Al Arifi N (2017). An experimental investigation of coupled chemico-mineralogical and mechanical changes in varyingly cemented sandstones upon CO2 injection in deep saline aquifer environments, Energy, 133, 404-414, doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2017.05.154.
  • Rathnaweera TD, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA, Bandara KMAS, Wanniarachchi WAM, Ranathunga AS (2017). Investigation of relative flow characteristics of brine-saturated reservoir formation: A numerical study of the Hawkesbury formation. Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 45, 609-624, doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2017.06.029.
  • Silva KHSS, Nawagamuwa UP (2016), Effect of salinity on consolidation of peat, Civil Engineering Research Symposium Moratuwa (CERS2016), December 2016.
  • Basnayake ABMRS, Nawagmauwa UP (2016), Development of an Undisturbed Method to Measure Density of Improved Municipal Solid Waste using Heavy Tamping, Civil Engineering Research Symposium Moratuwa (CERS2016), December 2016
  • Harshani HMD, Nawagamuwa UP, Senanayake A (2015), Evaluation of cover soil properties of Sri Lankan waste dumpsites in Colombo District, Journal of NSF, Sri Lanka (JNSF), 43 (2):189-194
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Muhilan K (2015), Long Term Settlement Behaviour of Dump Wastes in Sri Lanka; Case Study on Bloemendhal Dump Site, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS- 2015), Galle, Sri Lanka, March 2015.
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Senarahtne M, Dilanka T (2015), Study on Compaction Characteristics of Lateritic Soil/Quarry Dust - Stabilized Municipal Solid Waste, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka, August 2015
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Rajeevan R, Tharanga WU (2015), Study on the Strength Characteristics of MSW in Sri Lanka, Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Fukuoka, Japan, November 2015.
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Nuwansiri RWU (2014), Compaction Characteristics of Municipal Solid Waste at Open Dump Sites in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Geo-Shanghai 2014 International Conference, Shanghai, China, May 26-28, 2014.
  • Hamamoto S, Wickramarachchi PN, Kawamoto K, Nawagamuwa UP, Moldrup P, Komatsu T (2013), Charcterization of gas transport parameters for landfill final covers in Sri Lanka and Japan, Proceedings of the extended abstracts, Special session on Sustainable Earth, International Conference on Sri Lanka- Japan collaborative Research, March 2013, Sri Lanka
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Gunaratne WDSP, Kirubajiny P, Thiviya T, Priyadharshana HKA (2013), Study on the geotechnical properties of open dumps in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of ICSECM 2013, December 2013
  • Wickramaarachchi P, Ranasinghe K, Hamamoto S, Kawamoto K, Nawagamuwa UP, Moldrup P, and Komatsu T (2011), Gas transport parameters for compacted reddish-brown soil in Sri Lankan landfill final cover, ASCE Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste, ISSN: 2153-5493, Volume: 15, Issue: 4.
  • Nawagamuwa UP, Ranasinghe RHK, Wickramaarachchi PN, Kawamoto K, Komatsu T (2011), Effect of Cover Soil Selection and Compaction on Gas Transport and Water Retention: A Sri Lankan Case Study of a Cover Soil at an Open Dump, Proceedings of14th  Asian Regional Conference of ISSMGE, Hong Kong, 23rd-27th May 2011
  • Ranasinghe K, Nawagamuwa UP, Kawamoto K, Hamamoto S, Moldrup P, Komatsu T (2010), Measurement of gas transport parameters for final cover soil at Maharagama landfill in Sri Lanka, 19th World Congress of Soil Science, Soil Solutions for a Changing World, 1 – 6 August 2010, Brisbane, Australia, pp49-52
  • Ranasinghe RHK, Nawagamuwa UP, Wickramaarachchi PN, Kawamoto K, Komatsu T (2010), Study on gas transport and water retention in landfill cover soil: a Sri Lankan case study. 6th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics, 8th-12th November 2010, New Delhi, India
  • Ranasinghe RHK, Nawagamuwa UP, Wickramaarachchi PN, Kawamoto K (2010), Gas exchangeable properties of “Maharagama” open dump cover soil, Transactions 2010, Volume I- Part B, The Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, 2010
  • Ranasinghe RHK, Nawagamuwa UP, Kawamoto K (2009), Effect of cover soil compaction and moisture content on gas transport and water retention in Maharagama landfill site, Sustainable Infrastructure development in Asia, Proceedings of the International Exchange Symposium, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka 14-15th Sep 2009
  • Wickramarachchi PN, Hamamoto S, Kawamoto K, Nawagamuwa UP, Komatsu T, Moldrup P (2009), Gas transport parameters for landfill cover soils; effects of soil compaction and water blockages, Eos, Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 2009, Vol. 90, Issue 52, SUPPL.