Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)

CAREER SUMMARY

Research Interests

  • Application of natural, steel and plastic fibres in advanced concrete such as Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
  • Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement in civil infrastructure to enhance sustainability
  • Nonlinear analysis of Composite Structures
  • Modular Structures
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures for Corrosion

Teaching Interests

  • Structural Analysis
  • Structural Design
  • Engineering Mechanics

Other Affliation

  • University Associate - Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Australia, 2016 – date
  • Senior Treasurer – Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT, 2013 – Date
  • Structural Consultant - MVIVO (Pvt) Ltd., December 2018 – December 2022
  • Visiting Senior Lecturer - Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Oluvil, Sri Lanka, 2016 – 2019

 

Employment History

  • Chief Technology Officer – MVIVO (Pvt) Ltd., October 2020 – October 2021
  • Acting Head – Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, June 2016 – October 2016
  • Research Engineer - Athlone Institute of Technology, Republic of Ireland, July 2011 – Nov. 2012
  • Postgraduate Researcher – Queen’s University Belfast, Sep 2007 – Jan. 2010
  • CAD Designer Intern - The Culver Group Inc., California, U.S.A., May 2007 – Sep. 2007
  • Trainee Structural Engineering - Stems Consultants (Pte) Ltd., Sri Lanka, Feb. 2005 – Aug. 2005

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Ph.D. in Structural Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, United Kingdom, 2011
  • B.Sc. Engineering (1st Honours) in Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2007 

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Application of natural, steel and plastic fibres in advanced concrete such as Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC)
  • Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) reinforcement in civil infrastructure to enhance sustainability
  • Nonlinear analysis of Composite Structures
  • Modular Structures
  • Non-Destructive Evaluation of Concrete Structures for Corrosion

Memberships

  • Member, Institution of Engineers, Australia
  • Associate Member, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka

PUBLICATIONS

  • Book Chapters 2010

    FRP reinforced laterally restrained slabs for sustainable structures (Invited article)

    G Tharmarajah; Su Taylor; D.J Cleland; Des Robinson,

  • Journal Publications 2015

    Corrosion-resistant FRP reinforcement for bridge deck slabs

    Gobithas Tharmarajah; Su Taylor; D.J. Cleland; Des Robinson, “Proceeding of ICE- Bridge Engineering” , pp. 208-217

  • Journal Publications 2016

    Evaluation of corrosion-resistant basalt-fiber-reinforced polymer bars and carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer grid reinforcement to replace steel in precast concrete underground utility vaults

    Paul Archbold, Gobithas Tharmarajah, “PCI Journal” , pp. 69-76

  • Journal Publications 2020

    Effect of Surface Modification and Fibre Content on the Mechanical Properties of Coconut Fibre Reinforced Concrete

    Chirath Hettiarachchi, Gobithas Tharmarajah, “Advanced Materials Research” , pp. 78-99

  • Journal Publications 2023

    Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Compressive Membrane Action in GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Slabs

    Gobithas Tharmarajah; Su Taylor; Desmond Robinson, “Polymers ” , pp. 1230

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