- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Lecturer (Un-Confirmed)
CV
Contact information
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Soil Mechanics and Geology I -Undergraduate -2020
Soil Mechanics and Geology II -Undergraduate -2019
Geotechnical Engineering -Undergraduate -2019
Communication Skills for Projects -Undergraduate -2019
Course Coordinator - MSc/PG Diploma in Geotechnical Engineering (2018 To date)
Research Activities
• Enhanced Methane Recovery
• Geo-sequestration of Carbon Dioxide
• Soft soil stabilization
• Mine rehabilitation
• Geo-environmental applications
Applicability of industrial by-products for Chemical Stabilization in Sri Lankan peaty clays
Investigation of long-term safe storage of CO2 in deep coal seams with enhanced methane recovery
Coal Combustion Fly Ash for anthropogenic CO2Â Sequestration and Soil Amendment
Investigation on the applicability of Bottom Ash for Restoration of Clay Mines in Sri Lanka
Environmental Geotechnics, Energy Geotechnics
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Monash University, Australia ,2017 in Geotechnical Engineering
Bachelors, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka ,2013 BSc Eng. (Hons) in Civil and Environmental Engineering
Associate Member - Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)(2013 To date)
Member - Sri Lanka Geotechnical Society (SLGS)(2017 To date)
Member - Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)(2014 To date)
Member - International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE)(2017 To date)
Career
- Lecturer (unconfirmed), Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (March 2018 - to date)
- Lecturer (on contract), Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (June 2017 - March 2018)
- Lecturer (visiting), Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka (May 2018 to Sept 2018)
- Teaching Associate, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Australia (Feb 2014 - Jan 2017)
- Demonstrator, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Australia (Feb 2014 - Jan 2017)
- Research assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Monash University, Australia (Dec 2013 - May 2017)
- Lecturer (on contract), Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (May 2013 - Sept 2013)
- Instructor (Temporary), Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Jan 2013 - May 2013)
- Instructor (Student), Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Jan 2012 - Dec 2012)
Training
Teaching:
- Staff Development Course (SDC), University of Kelaniya (Sept. 2018 - Jan. 2019)
- Demonstrator Development Programme (DDP), Monash University, Australia (Feb. 2014)
- Teaching associate conversational thinking (TACT), Monash University, Australia (Feb. 2014)
- Ethics and professional conduct, Privacy and Equal Opportunity, Monash University, Australia (Aug. 2015)
Research:
- Research Integrity, Monash University, Australia (Sept. 2015)
- Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Risk Management, Monash University, Australia (Oct. 2013)
- License for FEI Quanta 3D FEG FIB Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) provided by Monash centre for Electron Microscopy (MCEM), Monash University, Australia. (Jan. 2014)
Executive Committee Member, Sri Lanka Geotechnical Society (SLGS), Sri Lanka (2018 - to date)
Honours and Awards
Best PhD Thesis Award -Department of Civil Engineering, Monash University, Australia (Received 2017)
Civil Engineering Nominee for the Mollie Holman Medal for Excellence in a PhD Thesis, Monash University, Australia (Received 2017)
Postgraduate Publication Award (PPA), Monash University, Australia (Received 2017)
Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS), Monash University, Australia (Received 2013)
Faculty of Engineering International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (FEIPRS), Monash University, Australia (Received 2013)
Mallika De Mel memorial Gold award sponsored by Ronnie De Mel foundation for the student of best overall performance in Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (Received 2013)
Dr A.N. Kulasinghe memorial scholarship for the undergraduate of best performance in Civil Engineering, State Engineering Cooperation (SEC), Sri Lanka (Received 2010)
Outstanding Research Performance 2018, 2019 (University of Moratuwa) (Received 2019)
Bright Spark Lecture Award by International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) - https://www.issmge.org/news/bright-spark-lectures-icsmge-2021 (Received 2020)
Publications*
Ranathunga AS, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA,".Challenges and issues for CO2 storage in deep coal seams.",Taylor and Francis,2017
AS Ranathunga, LBDL Jayathilake, TGT Nanjitha, KD Elpitiya, TH Vitharana,".Applicability of Calcium Carbide Residues for the improvement of Soft Peaty Clay.",2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2019,13-18
AS Ranathunga, Ranjith PG, MSA Perera, XG Zhang,".Suitability of Victorian brown coal for CO2 sequestration: An experimental overview on effect of moisture on CO2/CH4 exchange.",16th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (16ARC),Taipei, Taiwan,2019,Paper 57
Ranathunga AS, Ranjith PG, Liu XG,".Fired Siltstone Based Geopolymers for CO2 Sequestration Wells.",4th Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference (MERCon-2018), ,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2018,Paper ID 157042
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG ,".Evolution of Coal Permeability during Enhanced Methane Recovery by CO2 Sequestration.",The 8th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM - 2017),Kandy, Sri Lanka,2017,Paper No 89
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Haque RT,".An experimental study on behaviour of reconstituted low rank coal under different fluid saturations.",ISRM International Symposium and EUROCK 2016,Cappadocia, Turkey,2016,Paper No 166
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, De Silva GPD ,".A macro scale overview on coal mass permeability alterations occur upon CO2 injection into Australian low rank coal.",International conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources (IC3G 2016),Melbourne, Australia,2016,Paper No 92
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG ,".CO2 sequestration in deep unmineable coal seams: A numerical study.",International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE-Colombo-2015),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2015,Paper No 168
Ranathunga AS,".Supercritical Carbon Dioxide flow behaviour in low rank coal: A meso-scale experimental study, In proceeding.",6th Civil Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Monash University, Australia,Melbourne, Australia,2015,
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG ,".An Experimental Study to Investigate Temperature Effect on Permeability of Victorian Brown Coal during CO2 Sequestration.",ISRM International Symposium and 8th Asian Rock Mechanics Symposium (ARMS8),Sapporo, Japan,2014,ARMS8_PO-82
Ranathunga AS,".Effect of carbon dioxide injection on mechanical properties of Victorian brown coal.",5th Civil Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Monash University, Australia,Melbourne, Australia,2014,
Ranathunga AS, Madusanka ADNC, Priyankara NH, Alagiyawanna AMN ,".Investigation of Geotechnical characteristics of Galle Fort Rampart.",International Symposium on Advances of Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS – 2013),Galle, Sri Lanka,2013,44-51
Ranathunga AS, Madusanka ADNC, Priyankara NH, Alagiyawanna AMN ,".Investigation of indigenous knowledge used for Galle Fort construction with respect to Geotechnical Engineering.",Conference of Young Geotechnical Engineers Sri Lanka,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2013,17-20
Ranathunga AS,".Investigation of Long-term Safe Storage of Carbon Dioxide in Coal Seams with Enhanced Methane Recovery.",4th Civil Engineering Postgraduate Conference, Monash University, Australia,Melbourne, Australia,2013,
Zhang X, Gamage RP, Perera MSA, Haque A, & Ranathunga AS ,".The influence of CO2 saturation time on the coal gas flow: Fractured bituminous coal.",Fuel,240,2019
X.G. Zhang, PG Ranjith, Yiyu Lu, AS Ranathunga,".Experimental investigation of the influence of CO2 and water adsorption on mechanics of coal under confining pressure.",International Journal of Coal Geology,209,2019
Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Ranathunga AS, & Li DY,".Variation of mechanical properties of bituminous coal under CO2 and H2O saturation.",Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering,61,2019
X.G. Zhang, PG Ranjith, AS Ranathunga,".Sub-and super-critical carbon dioxide flow variations in large high-rank coal specimen: An experimental study.",Energy,181,2019
Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS,".Effects of Water and Brine Saturation on Mechanical Property Alterations of Brown Coal..",Energies,11,2018
Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Li DY, Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS, & Zhang BN,".CO2 enhanced flow characteristics of naturally-fractured bituminous coals with N¬2 injection at different reservoir depths.",Journal of CO2 Utilization,28,2018
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Wei CH,".An experimental investigation of applicability of CO2 enhanced coal bed methane recovery technique to low rank coal.",Fuel,189,2017
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, De Silva GPD,".A macro-scale view of the influence of effective stress on carbon dioxide flow behaviour in coal: An experimental study.",Geomechanics and Geophysics for Geo-Energy and Geo-Resources,3,2017
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Rathnaweera TD, Zhang XG,".Effect of Coal Rank on CO2 Adsorption Induced Coal Matrix Swelling with Different CO2 Properties and Reservoir Depths.",Energy & Fuels,31,2017
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Zhang XG, Wu B ,".Super-critical carbon dioxide flow behaviour in low rank coal: A meso-scale experimental study..",Journal of CO2 Utilization,20,2017
Rathnaweera TD, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS, Wanniarachchi WAM, Yang SQ, Al Arifi N ,".An experimental investigation of coupled chemico-mineralogical and mechanical changes in varyingly-cemented sandstones upon CO2 injection in deep saline aquifer environments.",Energy,133,2017
Rathnaweera TD, Ranjith PG, Perera MSA, Bandara KAMS, Wanniarachchi WAM, Â Ranathunga AS,".Investigation of relative flow characteristics of brine-saturated reservoir formation: A numerical study of the Hawkesbury formation.",Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering,45,2017
Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Rathnaweera TD, Ranathunga AS, Koay A, Choi X,".A Review of CO2- Enhanced Oil Recovery with a Simulated Sensitivity Analysis.",Energies,9,2016
Zhang XG, Ranjith PG, Perera MS, Ranathunga AS, Haque A ,".Gas Transportation and Enhanced Coalbed Methane Recovery Processes in Deep Coal Seams: A Review.",Energy & Fuels,30,2016
Perera MSA, Ranathunga AS, Ranjith PG,".Effect of coal rank on various fluid saturations creating mechanical property alterations using Australian coals.",Energies,9,2016
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Bui H,".Supercritical CO2 saturation-induced mechanical property alterations in low rank coal: An experimental study.",The Journal of Supercritical Fluids,109,2016
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG,".Influence of CO2 adsorption on the strength and elastic modulus of low rank Australian coal under confining pressure.",International Journal of Coal Geology,167,2016
Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Ranathunga AS, Koay A, Zhao J, Choi S,".Optimization of enhanced coal-bed methane recovery using numerical simulation.",Journal of Geophysics and Engineering,12,2015
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG, Ju Y, Vishal V, De Silva PNK,".A macro-scale experimental study of sub and supercritical CO2 flow behaviour in Victorian brown coal.",Fuel,158,2015
Ranathunga AS, Perera MSA, Ranjith PG ,".Deep coal seams as a greener energy source: a review.",Journal of Geophysics and Engineering,11,2014
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