Postgraduate research
Current and past research projects
A delaited 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 |
Assoc 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
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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 |
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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 |