- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
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Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
Nonlinear solid mechanics
multiscale modeling
computational homogenisation
Education and Professional Affiliations
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
S. Sankeeth; B. S. Kumara; H. G. H. Damruwan; H. M. S. T. Herath; C. S. Lewangamage; K. R. Koswattage,".Comparative Study on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete by Substituting Cement with Sugarcane Bagasse Ash.",2023 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2023,155-160
Sachintha Wijekoon, Sumudu Herath, Thishan Jayasinghe,".A Comparative Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Different Structural Forms for Medium-Rise Apartment Buildings.",MerCon2022,Online,2022,
Uditha Weerasinghe, Sumudu Herath, Chinthaka Mallikarachchi,".Homogenization of Ultra Thin Woven Composite Structures at High Curvatures.",MerCon2022,Online,2022,
Nipun R Kumarage, Chintha Jayasinghe, Piyaruwan Perera, Kasun Kariyawasam, Sumudu Herath,".Assessment on the Optimum Dimensions for Cobble Type Paving Blocks Using Finite Element Modelling.",MerCon2022,Online,2022,
Sasini Liyanagunawardhana, Lowhikan Sivananthasarma, Sumudu Herath,".Design Optimization of a Steel Bridge Bracket.",MerCon2022,Online,2022,
Milindu Jayasekara, Sumudu Herath, Nishangani Gowrikanthan, Chinthaka Mallikarachchi,".Size Effect and Fibre Arrangement on Meso-Mechanical Modelling of Woven Fibre Composites.",MerCon2021,Online,2021,124-129
R. Subakaran, Sumudu Herath,".GPR and LiDAR Synergy: Honeycomb detection in Concrete Structures.",IESL YOUNG MEMBERS’ TECHNICAL CONFERENCE 2021,Online,2021,230-237
Navod Jayaweera, Arosha Abeyrathna, Sumudu Herath, IU Ekanayake, DPP Meddage,".Code-compliant optimal design of reinforced concrete slab beam systems for low to mid-rise buildings using heterogeneous graph neural networks with attention layers.",Journal of Building Engineering,117,2026
Navod Jayaweera, Kavindu Prabasha, Chamod Fernando, Sumudu Herath, Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis, DPP Meddage,".Material-efficient 2D skeletal structure design using convolutional neural networks.",Materials Today Communications,50,2026
Eroshan Gamage, Lasantha Weerasekara, Uditha Weerasinghe, Sumudu Herath, Hasitha Sithadara Wijesuriya, Chinthaka Mallikarachchi,".Non-linear bending response of ultra-thin woven fibre composites.",Composite Structures,383,2026
Shashika Dharmawansha, Sumudu Herath, PLN Fernando, DPP Meddage, Chathura Rajapakse,".Automated Design of Reinforced Concrete Dapped-End Connections Using Hybrid Deep Learning and Generative AI Augmentation.",Journal of Building Engineering,124,2026
Theventhiran Suganiyah, SPSM Subhasinghe, Sumudu Herath, Pinelopi Kyvelou, DPP Meddage,".Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Angle-Stiffened Cold-Formed Steel Lipped Channels with Web Openings under ITF Loading.",Thin walled structures,227,2026
Shashika Dharmawansha, Nirodha Silva, Navod Kumarasinghe, Sumudu Herath, PLN Fernando, Chathura Rajapakse,".Experimental and numerical investigation of bond conditions in reinforced concrete half-joints.",Engineering Structures,355,2026
Thamasha Samarasinghe Sumudu Herath,".A Bayesian computational technique for learning the airflow resistance of acoustical fibrous materials at high temperatures.",Building Acoustics,01/01,2025
Hirushan Sajindra, Shashika Dharmawansha, Hasanthi Wijesundara, Sumudu Herath, Upaka Rathnayake, DPP Meddage,".Hybrid neural network methods to model the external wind pressure on a low-rise flat-roofed building in an irregularly shaped urban environment.",Structures,01/01,2025
Yehan Karunaratne, Shashika Dharmawansha, Theventhiran Suganiyah, Sumudu Herath, James BP Lim, DPP Meddage,".Web crippling strength of cold-formed steel lipped channels under interior-two-flange loading: Data-driven modelling with shapley explanations.",Structures,78,2025
Sumudu Herath, Souvik Chakraborty,".Nonlinear response modelling of material systems using constrained Gaussian processes.",International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,,2024
Lowhikan Sivanantha Sarma, Chinthaka Mallikarachchi, Sumudu Herath,".Design-informed generative modelling of skeletal structures using structural optimization.",Computers & Structures,302,2024
Jeewanthi Ukwaththa, Sumudu Herath, DPP Meddage,".A review of machine learning (ML) and explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods in additive manufacturing (3D printing).",Materials Today Communications,01/01,2024
Nisal Ariyasinghe, Sumudu Herath,".Machine learning techniques for predictive modelling and uncertainty quantification of the mechanical properties of woven carbon fibre composites.",Materials Today Communications,01/01,2024
Amarasinghe, I.T.; Herath, H.M.S.T.; Mallikarachchi, H.M.Y.C.,".An integrated workflow for design-informed structural optimization.",Journal of Sustainable Civil and Environmental Engineering Practicses (JSCEEP),01/01,2023
Vipulananthan, V.; Weerasinghe, U.; Ariyasinghe, N.; Mallikarachchi, C.; Herath, S.,".Homogenized material property prediction of carbon fiber composites using data-driven methods.",Journal of Sustainable Civil and Environmental Engineering Practicses (JSCEEP),01/01,2023
Samarawickrama, S.K.S.R.; Herath, H.M.S.T.; Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Parametric Modeling and Analysis of Tensegrity Structures.",Journal of Sustainable Civil and Environmental Engineering Practicses (JSCEEP),01/01,2023
S Herath, U Haputhanthri,".Topologically optimal design and failure prediction using conditional generative adversarial networks.",International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering,,2021