Dr. Saman De Silva
Senior Lecturer
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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saman.desilva@rmit.edu.au
About
Consulting expertise:
Design and construction of hydropower stations
Construction supervision, quality assurance and contract administration of major civil engineering projects
Concept development, structural modelling, analysis and design documentation of R/C and steel structures (highrise and longspan)
Performance based design in Earthquake and Fire engineering
Advanced structural modelling and analysis (FEA and DEA)
Conferences:
ISEC-02, International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Rome, September 2003
CRC-CI international Conference on Collaboration and Innovation, July 2003, Gold Coast, Australia
IABSE Symposium, Sep 2002, Melbourne, Australia
Design and construction of hydropower stations
Construction supervision, quality assurance and contract administration of major civil engineering projects
Concept development, structural modelling, analysis and design documentation of R/C and steel structures (highrise and longspan)
Performance based design in Earthquake and Fire engineering
Advanced structural modelling and analysis (FEA and DEA)
Conferences:
ISEC-02, International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, Rome, September 2003
CRC-CI international Conference on Collaboration and Innovation, July 2003, Gold Coast, Australia
IABSE Symposium, Sep 2002, Melbourne, Australia
Teaching interests
Structural engineering: fire engineering (structures), earthquake engineering (structures), risk management (structural area).
Research interests
Civil Engineering, Urban and Regional Planning, Policy and Administration, Other Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Environmental Engineering
Research expertise:
Structural dynamics, Performance based Earthquake Engineering and Fire engineering (concrete and steel structures)
Numerical methods in prediction modelling, advanced structural modelling and analysis, computational mechanics
Decision support in sustainable civil infrastructure development and management
Industry Experience:
Industry collaboration:
ARC linkage grant, EcoHome project, sustainable housing development, Chief Investigator (one of five)
CRC-CI grant, Noise management in urban environments, Decision support in traffic noise management, Project Leader.
Colonial stadium (Telstra Dome) roof modelling, design and detailing, Senior Structural Engineer.
Quay West Apartments, Senior Structural Engineering Consultant, structural design documentation
Crown entertainment complex and tower, Structural Engineering Consultant
Community interaction:
Judge, National Association of Women In construction Awards of Excellence (NAWIC), 2001
Two School visits promoting new Civil and Infrastructure engineering program, 2003
Current committee member and a founding member of the Association of Engineers of Sri Lankan Origin (100 members)
Other achivements:
ARC Linkage Grant, EcoHome, 2003 – 177k
CRC-CI Research Grant – 223k
VC’s research excellence award for EcoHome project, 2003
Research expertise:
Structural dynamics, Performance based Earthquake Engineering and Fire engineering (concrete and steel structures)
Numerical methods in prediction modelling, advanced structural modelling and analysis, computational mechanics
Decision support in sustainable civil infrastructure development and management
Industry Experience:
Industry collaboration:
ARC linkage grant, EcoHome project, sustainable housing development, Chief Investigator (one of five)
CRC-CI grant, Noise management in urban environments, Decision support in traffic noise management, Project Leader.
Colonial stadium (Telstra Dome) roof modelling, design and detailing, Senior Structural Engineer.
Quay West Apartments, Senior Structural Engineering Consultant, structural design documentation
Crown entertainment complex and tower, Structural Engineering Consultant
Community interaction:
Judge, National Association of Women In construction Awards of Excellence (NAWIC), 2001
Two School visits promoting new Civil and Infrastructure engineering program, 2003
Current committee member and a founding member of the Association of Engineers of Sri Lankan Origin (100 members)
Other achivements:
ARC Linkage Grant, EcoHome, 2003 – 177k
CRC-CI Research Grant – 223k
VC’s research excellence award for EcoHome project, 2003
