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Dr. Shobha R. Herath

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)

CAREER SUMMARY

    • Academic career for 32 years
    • Jan. 2018 to date : Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe
    • Sep.2007 to date : Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Univ. of Peradeniya (on sabbatical leave from Jan 2018)
    • June 1997-Aug. 2007: Visiting senior Lecturer at Dept. of Mechanical Eng. Univ. Peradeniya for Academic year 1997/98, 2001/2002, 2005, 2006
    • Visiting senior Lecturer at Dept. of Civil Eng. Univ. of Peradeniya, 2006
    • Visiting Lecturer for Engineering Council(U.K.) Part I examination at Technical College, Kandy
    • Consultant Civil Engineer, Senkadagala Construction Co.(Pvt) Ltd, 2000-2006
    • July 1992-May 1997   Senior Lecturer,  University of Peradeniya

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

    • PhD 1992 University of California at Santa Barbara,U.S.A.
    • MEng. 1989  Nagoya University, Japan
    • BSc(Eng) First Class Honours, 1985 University of Peradeniya,

                 

     

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

    • Modelling of Mechanical Properties and failure of Materials
    • Design of Custom made Bone Implants

     

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MY PUBLICATIONS

Journal Publications

  • SASP Saturusinghe, KRB. Herath and SR Herath "Elastic Properties of Open Cell Metallic Foams Using Finite Element Analysis and Homogenization Technique"
  • AMZ Zimmer, MN Mohammad, MH Nowsath and SR Herath "Nonlinear Behaviour of Metal Foams under Tensile Loading"
  • SASP Sathurusinghe and SR Herath " Mechanical Properties of Architectured Materials"
  • RS Amarasinghe, RAM Rupasinghe, P Anurathan, SR Herath "Effects of geometry of the intramedullary stem of the ulna component of hinged elbow joint prostheses on the bone and implant bending stresses"
  • Agahtehrani, A., Gunawardena, S., "Microbifurcation and Macrobifurcation of Fibrous Metal Matrix Composites under Uniaxial Compression"
  • Gunawardena S. R., Jansson, S., Leckie, F. A., "Transverse Ductility of Metal Matrix Composites"
  • Gunawardena, S. R., Usami, T., "An Elasto-Plastic Large Deformation Analysis of Compressed Cylindrical Shells with Initial Imperfections"
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