International Conference on Civil Engineering Applications - 2019

List of Papers
Keynotes
Paper No Paper Presented
ICCEA-2019-K01 Numerical thermo mechanical modelling of geothermal
energy piles
Dr Loizos Pelecanos
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K02 Grow your own home: greener roots to sustainable

construction
Professor Pete Walker
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering and
Director of BRE Centre in Innovative Construction Materials
(BRE CICM),
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K03 Sustainability of construction materials and buildings:

An overview
Professor B V Venkatarama Reddy
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

ICCEA-2019-K04 Modern analysis methods for seismic design of earth

dams
Dr Loizos Pelecanos
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K05 Super tall buildings: Structural modelling and design

Dr Dhammika Mahaarachchi
Robert Bird Group,
Brisbane, Australia

ICCEA-2019-K06 Structural Health Monitoring of large structures -

Basics, applications and education
Professor David Thambiratnam
Department of Civil Engineering and Built Environment,
Queensland University of Technology,
Brisbane, Australia

ICCEA-2019-K07 Extending concrete bridge service life – Maintenance

and replacement actions
Professor Upul Attanayake
Director of the Centre for Structural Durability Civil and
Construction Engineering Department,
Western Michigan University, United States of America
ICCEA-2019-K08 Climate change, sea level rise and its impact on coastal
areas
Professor Gregory De Costa
Open Polytechnic, New Zeeland

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ICCEA-2019-K09 Phase change materials

Professor Sanjaya Senadheera
Department of Civil, Environmental and Construction
Engineering, Texas-Tech University,
United States of America

ICCEA-2019-K10 Sustainable design with a human centered approach

Dr Daniel Maskell
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K11 Modern High Strength Materials: Considerations for

concrete design, repair, and retrofit
Dr. Shawn Platt
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K12 Pedestrian-level wind environment near tall buildings

Dr. Asiri Weerasuriya
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology,
Hong Kong

ICCEA-2019-K13 Dynamic behaviour of reinforced masonry structures

Dr. K. S. Nanjunda Rao
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

ICCEA-2019-K14 Design of column supported embankments over soft

clay: An overview of current practice
Professor Samanthika Liyanapathirana
Western Sydney University, Australia

ICCEA-2019-K15 Deep retention pile soldier system and deep

foundation for heavy structures - some experience in
Melbourne
Eng. Ranjan Fernando
Managing Director,
Ranjan Fernando Consulting Engineers Pvt Ltd, Australia

ICCEA-2019-K16 Bamboo as a Resource for Modern Vernacular

Architecture
Dr Shawn Platt
Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering,
University of Bath, United Kingdom

ICCEA-2019-K17 Rammed earth construction – problems, prospects and

challenges
Professor B. V. Venkatarama Reddy
Department of Civil Engineering,
Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

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Paper No Paper Presented

ICCEA-2019-001 Living root bridges

Fathima Aquila Hassan and Chris Burgoyne
ICCEA-2019-002 Numerical analysis of a piled raft foundation for super
tall buildings - Case study
C Sanjei and D Uthayakumar
ICCEA-2019-003 Improvement of axial load capacity of different shape
columns using CFRP method - Case study
Sameera Pathirana and Malith Mendis
ICCEA-2019-004 World towards biomimic structures for better design
and efficiency: A review
Mohammed Ayub Ifan, Neerukonda Swetha, Laxmi
Manisha and Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti
ICCEA-2019-005 Enhancement of the structural properties of fired clay
roof tiles with waste rice husk ash and ceramic sludge
T H F Aagani and G H M J Subashi De Silva
ICCEA-2019-006 Investigate an economical truss type steel pedestrian
bridge for Sri Lanka
Bogahawaththa P B M R, Damruwan H G H and
Baskaran K
ICCEA-2019-007 Eurocode loads and the implications for the structural
design of box culverts in Sri Lanka
Y Sumanasinghe, M T R Jayasinghe and
H G H Damruwan
ICCEA-2019-008 Groundwater hydrology and management in small
islands and their applicability to small islands in
Maldives and Sri Lanka
H Heraji, P Rubyhanusha and R L H L Rajapakse

ICCEA-2019-009 Feasibility study on proposed Mau Ara feeding

alternatives throughupper Walawe river
M I S Ahamed, G H A C Silva and L S Sooriyabandara
ICCEA-2019-010 Review of climate change impacts on reservoir
hydrology and long – term basin – wide water
resources management
A U Kahaduwa and R L H L Rajapakse

ICCEA-2019-011 Continuous streamflow estimation modelling options

to account the consequences from land use and climate
change
Choki Zam and N T S Wijesekera

ICCEA-2019-012 Effect of climate change on monthly pond storage

variation - A case study in Jaffna, Sri Lanka
J A S I Thilakarathne, R L H L Rajapakse and
T M N Wijayaratna

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ICCEA-2019-013 Hydraulic modelling approach to optimize the

irrigation channel flow in an Arid zone of Pakistan
Sidra Rashid and Lalith Rajapakse
ICCEA-2019-014 Applicability of ABCD model for the identification of
suitable locations for run-of-the-river hydro power
generation in upper Kelani river basin in Sri Lanka
Bharat Pandit and Lalith Rajapakse
ICCEA-2019-015 Assessment and regionalization of hydrological model
parameters in neighboring Pho Chhu and Mo Chhu
basins in Bhutan - A study based on ABCD model
Phuntsho Choden and R L H L Rajapakse

ICCEA-2019-016 Assessment of exposure of Sri Lanka to Tsunami

hazards
Kasun De Silva, Harsha Ratnasuriya, Nimal Wijeratne
ICCEA-2019-017 Precipitation trends over the three climatic zones of
Mahaweli basin and evaluation of climate change
impacts on streamflow variability
Dheerendra Kumar Yadav and R L H L Rajapakse

ICCEA-2019-018 Enhancement of lateral load resistance of earth walls

with GFRP retrofitting
O M D P Sampath and C Jayasinghe
ICCEA-2019-019 Evaluation of the use of recycled construction and
demolished waste in road construction in Sri Lanka
R M I E Rathnayake, K P C J Jayathilake and
K M L A Udamulla

ICCEA-2019-020 Cement mortar characterization by adding waste rice

husk ash
Visvalingam S and G H M J Subashi De Silva
ICCEA-2019-021 Development of dry plaster mix with manufactured
sand
Vipushnan R, Dasanayaka D M D T and
Nanayakkara S M A

ICCEA-2019-022 Resource optimization with the use of precast slab

systems
Janaka K G, Jayasinghe C and De Silva G T R
ICCEA-2019-023 Prototype model to explain retrofitting techniques for a
column
Satvik Tallam,Tejaswini Marreddy, Nikhil Guptha Dara
and Venkata Dilip Kumar Pasupuleti

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ICCEA-2019-024 Three-storied apartment buildings constructed using

lightweight EPS concrete panels for tropical climatic
regions
S G W Gunawardana, T B Eric, M T R Jayasinghe and
H G H Gamage

ICCEA-2019-025 Application of value engineering for the sustainability

of the construction industry in Sri Lanka
W S S Fernando and S D Jayasooriya

ICCEA-2019-026 Investigating improvements for training on expressway

driving for drivers in Sri Lanka
M J de Silva and T W K I M Dias
ICCEA-2019-027 IoT-powered environment aware traffic management –
A conceptual framework
Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous and B H Sudantha
ICCEA-2019-028 A performance review of warm mix asphalt containing
reclaimed asphalt pavement materials
Chamod Hettiarachchi, Feipeng Xiao and Xiangdao Hou
ICCEA-2019-029 Laboratory study of lime kiln dust as a moisture
damage reducing agent in dense graded asphalt
concrete mixture
H T R Dammika, R Sarukkalige, W Biswas and H Nikraz

ICCEA-2019-030 Investigation on effect of partially replacing cement by

GGBFS (Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag) in
concrete
T Kajaharan, T Tharsigan and K Baskaran

ICCEA-2019-031 Analysing the durability and the lateral drainage

characteristics of open graded friction course pavement
K V Dedigamuwa, R Z Nawaz, and W K Mampearachchi

ICCEA-2019-032 Numerical investigation of split mullions subject to

negative wind action
T Sivaprakasam, S Kesawan and M Mahendran
ICCEA-2019-033 Markov Chain models for modelling pipeline
deterioration
R A K Chathumal and W P S Dias
ICCEA-2019-034 Iot-enabled monitoring of historic buildings and
surroundings – A conceptual design
Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous
ICCEA-2019-035 Numerical analyses of cold-formed stainless-steel Lip-
Channel Beams (LCB) with non-circular web openings
subjected to shear
M F M Ishqy, K S Wanniarachchi, P Keerthan, S Gunalan
and M Corradi

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ICCEA-2019-036 Acoustic profiling and non-linear acoustics finite

element modelling of Sugathadasa indoor stadium
R Wijesiriwardana and H Y R Perera

ICCEA-2019-037 Near real time EO satellite data for civil engineering

applications: A conceptual design of the data receiving
facility in Sri Lanka
W K M Mahindapala1, A P Vandebona and
S A Viswakula

ICCEA-2019-038 Analysis properties of rock mechanics in JIIPE area,

Gresik, East Java, Indonesia for tunnel construction
using deformation methods in MATLAB application
Dina Yulianita, Rista Fitri Indriani and Muthiul Padlilah

ICCEA-2019-039 Parameter transferability options for process-based

streamflow modelling of ungauged sub-watersheds
Jayaweera Muhandiramge Lalani Madhushankha and
N T S Wijesekera

ICCEA-2019-040 Availability of a water balance model with physical

characteristics-based parameters for monthly water
resources estimation
Mukhtar Ahmad Masoud and N T S Wijesekera

ICCEA-2019-041 Effectiveness of community involvement in

development projects in Sri Lanka
Palihawadana M P and Jayasinghe C
ICCEA-2019-042 Laboratory study of the effect of long-term aging and
temperature on resilient modulus of dense graded
asphalt concrete with lime kiln dust
H T R Dammika, R Sarukkalige and H Nikraz

ICCEA-2019-043 Study on concrete with manufactured sand

T Tharshigan, T Kajaharan and K Baskaran
ICCEA-2019-044 Thermal performance of aerated concrete block
Ranasinghe R M G B and Jayasinghe C
ICCEA-2019-045 An investigation into the flexural behaviour of
horizontally curved beams strengthened with NSM
CFRP laminates
S Kajanan, E R K Chandrathilaka and J C P H Gamage

ICCEA-2019-046 Bond performance of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer

(CFRP) strengthened reinforced concrete curved beams
K A D Y T Kahandawa Arachchi, J C P H Gamage and
E R K Chandrathilake

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ICCEA-2019-047 Rapidly constructed two-story thermally comfortable

houses for tropical climates with lightweight
loadbearing concrete panels
T B Eric, S G W Gunawardana, H H H Hasalanka,
M T R Jayasinghe and H G H Damruwan

ICCEA-2019-048 Innovative reusable lightweight cement blocks

T N Mahaarachchi and S V T J Perera
ICCEA-2019-049 Low cycle fatigue behaviour of steel/CFRP composite
exposed to loads with constant amplitude
S Abeygunasekera, J C P H Gamage and S Fawzia

ICCEA-2019-050 Three storied terrace houses with an insulated rooftop

for tropical climatic conditions
M M N Madurangi and M T R Jayasinghe

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