- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Senior Professor
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Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Civil Engineering Construction (Construction Planning Planning of Buildings Structural Analysis) -Undergraduate -1982
Principles of Civil Engineering -Undergraduate -1982
Structural Analysis & Construction Processes -Undergraduate -1982
Structural Analysis -Undergraduate -1982
Design of Structures (Prestressed Concrete) -Undergraduate -1984
Strength of Materials -Undergraduate -1991
Strength of Materials -Undergraduate -1991
Mechanics of Materials -Undergraduate -1993
Structural Analysis -Undergraduate -1994
Structural Analysis -Undergraduate -1995
Design of Structural Elements (Prestressed Concrete) -Undergraduate -2003
Analysis of Structures -Undergraduate -2003
Structural Mechanics I -Undergraduate -2013
Structural Mechanics II -Undergraduate -2014
Structural Analysis I -Undergraduate -2014
Structural Analysis II -Undergraduate -2015
Computational Mechanics -Undergraduate -2015
Mechanics of Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Research Activities
Prestressed concrete (Transfer and flexural bond in pretensioned prestressed concrete, Controled detensioning)
Structural Concrete (Reactive powder concrete)
Computer aided Analysis (Computational Mechanics, Finite element method, Finite difference method, Boundary element method)
Bridge Engineering (Thermal analysis)
New Materials (Nano technology)
Structural Mechanics (Cohesive cracking, Anisotropic analysis)
Structural Analysis (Unified Matrix & Classical approach)
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, University of Calgary ,1991 Transfer and Flexural Bond in Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,1982
The Institution of Engineers(2006 To date)
Asian Centre for Engineering Computation and Software (2000 To date)
Society of Structural Engineers(1991 To date)
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science(1995 To date)
Asian Concrete Federation(2007 To date)
Career
Aug 2017 - To date
Senior Professor
Department of Civil
Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Aug 2009 – Aug 2017
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
May 2012 - Aug 2013
Visiting Professor
Northshore College of Business and, Technology, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Aug 2006 – Aug 2009
Director
Faculty of Engineering, Quality Assurance, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
July 1997 – Aug 2009
Senior Lecturer Grade 1
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
July 1991 – July 1997
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
September 2007
Visiting Lecturer
Department of Civil & Env. Eng., University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
March. 2002 – April 2002 Visiting Professor Department of Civil Engineering, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Jan 2002 – Feb. 2002
Visiting Professor
Department of Civil & Resource Eng, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
August 2001 – Dec. 2001
Visiting Professor
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Calgary, Canada
Sept. 1990 – Dec 1990
Sessional Instructor
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Calgary, Canada
Sept 1985 – July 1991
Research Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Calgary, Canada
Sept 1985 – Aug 1990
Teaching Assistant
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Calgary, Canada
July 1983 – July 1991
Assistant Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Dec 1982 – July 1983
Temporary Assistant Lecturer
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
June 1982 – Sept 1982
Temporary Instructor
Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
Sept. 1980 – April 1981
In-plant Trainee
Walkers, Sons & Co., Colombo, Sri Lanka.
May 1978 – Oct. 1978
Vacation Trainee
State Engineering Corporation, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Director, Quality Assurance Cell - Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2006-2009
Chairmen, EXMO Exhibition (Civil Engineering) Organizing Committee, 2018
Head, Building & Structural Engineering Division, University of Moratuwa, 2015-2021
Course Coordinator, PG Diploma/MEng Degree in Structural Engineering Design-1994
Course Coordinator, PG Diploma/MEng Degree in Structural Engineering Design-2003
Course Coordinator, PG Diploma/MEng Degree in Structural Engineering Design-2004
Course Coordinator, PG Diploma/MEng Degree in Structural Engineering Design-2005
Course Coordinator, PG Diploma/MEng Degree in Structural Engineering Design-2006
Consultant on Sub-structure & Foundation design for the Railway Bridge across Nilwala Ganga in the proposed southern railway line extension, Matara, Sri Lanka. 1992.
Consultant
on Site Investigation Testing of Rock Samples at Dam and Power House sites for
the Kukule Ganga Hydro-power Project, Kalawana,
Sri Lanka. 1992
Consultant Bond & Anchorage of Rehabilitated Tower Foundation at the Electrical Switch -Yard, Balangoda, Sri Lanka 1992.
Consultant for Non-destructive Testing and Condition Evaluation of Concrete Elements of Abandoned Hotel Complex, Induruwa, 1996.
Consultant for Development of Precast Prestressed Concrete Piles for ICC, Piliyandala, Sri Lanka 2004
Consultant for Analysis and Design of Suspension Bridge across Beire Lake, Colombo, for State Engineering Corporation, Sri Lanka 2004.
Consultant for Rehabilitation of Pedestrian Bridge at Colombo Hilton Hotel, Sri Lanka 2015.
Organized five short Courses on behalf of Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa together with Asian Centre for Engineering Computation and Software (ACECOMS) of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand.
Finite Element Analysis 2003 University of Moratuwa
Finite Element Analysis 2004 (July) University of Moratuwa
Analysis & Design of Bridge Structures 2004 (September) Hotel Taj Samudra
Water-Retaining - Structures 2005 (September) Hotel Taj Samudra
Electricity & Telecommunication 2006 (April) Hotel Taj Samudra
All these were International Courses of 3-4 Days duration and held in Sri Lanka
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Wickramage, W.K.H.R.E. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Evaluation of Shear Design Procedures for Reinforced Concrete Beams without Stirrups.",Inaugural Annual Sessions, Society of Structural Engineers – Sri Lanka,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2011,
Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Analysis of the Prestress Transfer Bond Problem Incorporating Cohesive Cracking of Concrete.",Annual Sessions – Transactions, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka,Colombo, Sri Lanka,2009,
Sureshkumar, V. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".A Rational Procedure to Predict Shear Strength of Beams without Stirrups.",65th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2009,
Wickramage, W.K.H.R.E. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Evaluation of Shear Design Procedures for Reinforced Concrete Beams with Shear Reinforcement.",65th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2009,
Weerasekera, I.R.A., and Sabesh, A.,".Prestress Transfer Using Controlled Detensioning Process.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Weerasekera, I.R.A., and Peiris, H.C.T. ,".Solution of One Dimensional Geometric Nonlinear Problems Using Finite Difference Approach.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Sabesh, A., and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Prediction of Transfer Lengths Based on Cohesive Cracking”.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Peiris, H.C.T. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Effect of Nonlinear Behaviour of Cable Structures.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Sureshkumar, V. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Critical Review of Shear Design Procedures Related to Reinforced Concrete Beams.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Wickramage, W.K.H.R.E. and Weerasekera, I.R.A.,".Comparison of Shear Strength of Beams based on Different Codes of Practice.",64th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS),Colombo, Sri Lanka,2008,
Weerasekera, I.R.A., Sabesh, A., and Loov, R.E.,".Reliability of Bond Measuring Devices in Pretensioned Prestressed Concrete.",4th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference,Melbourne, Australia,2007,
Weerasekera, I.R.A., Jeyasuthan, Y., Premaraj, M., and Sabesh, A. ,".Effect of Spiral Reinforcement on Prestress Transfer.",Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering & Construction,Bangkok, Thailand,2006,
Weerasekera, I.R.A. and Thilakarathna, H.M.I.,".Serviceability Analysis of Continuous Prestressed Concrete Box-Girder Bridges Produced Using Span-By-Span Construction.",2nd ACF (Asian Concrete Federation) International Conference,Bali, Indonesia,2006,
Thilakarathna, H.M.I. and Weerasekera, I.R.A. ,".Computer Aided Serviceability Design Method for Structural Concrete Bridges with Incremental Launching.",2nd ACF (Asian Concrete Federation) International Conference,Bali, Indonesia,2006,
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