CAREER SUMMARY
- Committee member -Library and Publications Standing Committee – IESL - Nov-2022 to date
- Council Member - Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka - Oct-2022 to date
- Council Member (Editor) - Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka - Aug-2018 to Aug-2021
- Council Member (Above 40 category) - The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka- Nov-2016 to Nov-2018
- Council Member (Fellow category) - The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka- Nov-2019 to Nov-2021
- Council Member (Editor) - Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka - Aug-2018 to Aug-2021
- Committee member - Educational Committee – IESL - Nov-2019 to Nov-2021
- Committee member - Financial and Procurement committee – IESL - Nov-2020 to Nov-2022
- Committee member - Professional Standard Management Committee – IESL - Nov-2019 to Nov-2021
- Head of Designs- Yunica Design Engineers and Consultant (Pvt.) Ltd- Sep-2017 to Dec 2018
- Design Manager- Keangnam Enterprises Ltd- Nov-2011 to Sep-2017
- Structural Design Engineer- Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)- July 2005 – Nov-2011
- Project Engineer- Maga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd.- Feb 2005 -Oct 2005
- Design Engineer- Southern Transport Development Project (CECB)- Mar 2004 – Jan 2005
- Project Engineer- State Development and Construction Corporation (SD and CC)- Oct 2003 – Mar 2004
- Site Engineer- Kajima-Kumagai-Hazama Joint Venture, Kukule Ganga Hydropower Project –Kalawana- Nov 2000 – Oct-2003
- Instructor - The Faculty of Engineering, Soil and Surveying Laboratory, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka- Jul 2000 - Nov -2000
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Ph.D. (Structural and building material engineering) - University of Moratuwa (30 Sep-2022)
- MEng. (Structural engineering design) - University of Moratuwa (Jan-2018)
- PG Dip (Foundation engineering and earth retaining systems)-University of Moratuwa (Aug-2010)
- PG Dip (Construction Management) – Open University of Sri Lanka (May 2009)
- B.Sc. Engineering (Civil) - University of Peradeniya (July- 2000)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Fiber reinforced polymer composites
- Panel walls development
- Strength properties of mud concrete
- Sustainable material development
Memberships
- International Professional Engineer, The Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka-May 2019- (IntPEng-123)
- Fellow Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka-April 2019-(F-1078)
- Corporate Member of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka-January 2008-( M-5110)
- Member of Engineering Council, Sri Lanka-August 2018 ( Reg No 102768)
- Corporate Member of Association of Consulting Engineers, Sri Lanka -March 2011- (MP-117)
- Corporate member of Sri Lanka Geotechnical Society, Sri Lanka-June 2009-(M-652)
- Corporate Member of Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka -May 2008-(CM-301)
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Prasad Dhammika Dharmaratne, Harsha Galabada, Randika Jayasinghe, Renuka Nilmini, Rangika Umesh Halwatura "Characterization of Physical, Chemical and Mechanical Properties of Sri Lankan Coir Fibers"
- Harsha Galabada, P Dhammika Dharmaratne, Himahansi Galkanda, Rangika Umesh Halwatura "Investigation of Mechanical Properties of Mud Concrete with Coconut Fiber Reinforcement"
- P.D. Dharmaratne, R.A. Jayasinghe, A.H.L.R. Nilmini, H. Galabada and R.U. Halwatura "Preliminary Investigation of the Suitability of Coir Fibre and Thermoplastic Waste as a Construction Material"
- Malthi Rajapaksha, P.D. Dharmaratne and R.U. Halwatura "Dynamic, Clay,Secondary Walling for Heat Reduction, in Tropical Indoors "
- S. N. Malkanthi, Harsha Galabada, A. A. D. A. J. Perera, P. Dhammika Dharmaratne "Enhancement of the Properties of Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks through the Replacement of Clay and Silt with Fly Ash"
