FOCUS AREAS
Our main focuses are: Soil-structure interaction and Foundation design and construction practice in Sri Lanka with regular and extreme soil conditions.
Projects/Grants
- Development of a 1- DoF Sensor with an Aluminium Cross Beam Structure for Earth Pressure Measurement System, Senate Research Council Short Term Grant, University of Moratuwa, 2017.
- A study on the bearing capacity of shallow foundations on geogrid reinforced soils, Senate Research Council Long Term Grant, University of Moratuwa, 2015.
Publications
- Havisanth E, De Silva LIN, Bandara AMDS, Amarasinghe YWR (2019), Study on Development of Arching Action of Sand Using an Earth Pressure Cell, Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 394-399.
- Suloshini S, De Silva LIN (2019), An Experimental Investigation on Shaft Resistance of Cast In-Situ Bored Piles in Intact Rock, Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 651-655.
- Bandara AMDC, De Silva LIN, Amarasinghe YWR (2018), Development of an Earth Pressure Cell to Evaluate the Total and Effective Stresses of Soil, MERCon Conference Proceedings (527-532).
- Bandara AMDC, Amarasinghe YWR, De Silva LIN (2018), Development of a 1-DoF Force Sensor with an Aluminum Crossbeam Structure for Earth Pressure Measurement System, Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Design and Manufacturing, Gold Coast, Australia, 228-238.
- Dasanayaka DMDT, Galhena GDWN, Jayakody SHS, Kankanamge LUM, Nawagamuwa UP (2018), Creating a safe building environment through geotechnical clearance, 9th Annual NBRO Symposium, 18-19 December 2018, PP162-169.