Postgraduate research

Current and past research projects

Detailed information on current and past postgraduate research activities at CEEFC can be obtained from the following links:

Potential research topics

Potential postgraduate research topics are listed below for the attention of potential students. Interested persons are advised to contact with relevant person(s) for more details.

Project topic 

Contact person(s) 

Behaviour of innovative fibre composite girders 

Prof Thiru Aravinthan

Fibre composite applications for railway industry 

Behaviour of externally post-tensioned structures 

Behaviour of reinforced concrete structural elements with innovative coupling systems 

Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with externally bonded FRP systems 

Assoc Prof Karu Karunasena

 

 

 

Structural behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with hybrid (FRP and steel) bars 

Non-linear 3D finite element analysis of the behaviour of concrete filled FRP tubular columns under axial and lateral loads 

FRP strengthened timber structures 

FRP strengthened steel structures 

Stress wave propagation in composite materials for structural health monitoring applications 

Other negotiated topics in fibre composite materials or structural engineering 

Measurement and modelling of glass powder reinforced phenolic composites cured in microwaves 

Dr Harry Ku

 

Measurement and modelling of sawdust reinforced phenolic composites cured in microwaves 

Long term structural behaviour of composites structures 

Dr Jayantha Epaarachchi

 

Modelling and analysis of fatigue and fracture in advanced composite materials and structures 

Dynamic analysis of composite structures 

Use of novel sensors in structural health monitoring 

Behaviour of fibre composite sandwich panels for structural applications 

Dr Mainul Islam

 

Effects of temperature on FRP structural components 

Behaviour of fibre composite piles for replacement or rehabilitation 

Manufacturing and properties of syntactic foams and their sandwich composites