STAFF PROFILE
Dr Sathees Nava
Position:
Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399251669
Email:
sathees.nava@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Sathees is a Lecturer in School of Engineering at RMIT University. He has more than nine years research & industry experience in Civil, Wind and Structural Engineering related projects.
Dr Sathees Navaratnam is a lecturer in School of Engineering at RMIT. He has more than nine years research and industry experience in the UK, Australia, Singapore and Sri Lanka, specialising in the major fields of Civil Engineering building design and construction. He works in the areas of structural timber framing, prefabricated building and mass timber construction systems followed by individual joint tests, full-scale tests, fire tests, wind tunnel model analysis and computational fluid dynamic and finite element models.
Awards and Honours
- CSIRO Postgraduate Studentship (2013-2016)
- Graduate Research Scheme grants from James Cook University (2013-2014, 2014-2015)
- Publication grant from the Graduate Research Scheme at James Cook University (2015-2016)
- Received on Time Completion Publication grant from James Cook University (2016-2017)
- John Mclntyre Engineering Prize for the best postgraduate student at James Cook University (2013)
- Outstanding Contribution award in Reviewing from Engineering Structures (2018)
Publications
- Dr Sathees Navaratnam publications can be viewed at his Google Scholar page
Professional memberships and contributions
- Reviewers of Engineering Structures, Journal of Wind Structures, Sustainability-Open Access Journal, Buildings-Open Access Journal, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering
- Chartered Member of Engineers Australia
Research interests
- Prefabricated building
- Sustainable construction materials
- Timber-framed construction
- Mass timber construction
- Structural and fire testing (material scale to full scale)
- Structural analysis and design
- Life-cycle assessment of mass timber and Prefabricated building
- Wind loading on timber-framed house
- Finite element model analysis
- Automation in construction
By appointment, Monday - Friday 9am-5pm
- PhD in Civil and Structural Engineering-James Cook University,Townsville, Australia.
- MSc (Eng) in Steel Construction Engineering- University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom.
- BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering- University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
- Chartered Structural Engineer (MIEAust, CPEng, NER) - Engineers Australia
- Lecturer, Civil And Infrastructure Engineering, RMIT University (2019 - now)
- Research Fellow, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, The University of Melbourne (2018 - 2019)
- Structural Engineer, Multinail, Australia (2017-2018)
- Research Fellow, Cyclone Testing Station, James Cook University, Australia (2016-2017)
- PhD researcher, James Cook University, Australia (2013 - 2016)
- Venkatesan, S.,Afroz, M.,Nava, S.,Gravina, R. (2023). Circular-Economy-Based Approach to Utilizing Cardboard in Sustainable Building Construction In: Buildings, 13, 1 - 18
- Navaratnam, S.,Selvaranjan, K.,Jayasooriya, D.,Rajeev, P.,Sanjayan, J. (2023). Applications of natural and synthetic fiber reinforced polymer in infrastructure: A suitability assessment In: Journal of Building Engineering, 66, 1 - 28
- Rajeev, P.,Ramesh, A.,Navaratnam, S.,Sanjayan, J. (2023). Using Fibre recovered from face mask waste to improve printability in 3D concrete printing In: Cement and Concrete Composites, 139, 1 - 13
- Egodagamage, H.,Yapa, H.,Buddika, H.,Navaratnam, S.,Nguyen, K. (2023). Effective use of biochar as an additive for alkali-activated slag mortar production In: Construction and Building Materials, 370, 1 - 13
- Munmulla, T.,Navaratnam, S.,Damruwan, H.,Tushar, Q.,Ponnampalam, T.,Zhang, K.,Jayasinghe, M. (2023). Sustainable approaches to improve the resilience of modular buildings under wind loads In: Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 211, 1 - 20
- Madhushan, S.,Buddika, H.,Bandara, S.,Navaratnam, S.,Abeysuriya, N. (2023). Uses of Bamboo for Sustainable Construction—A Structural and Durability Perspective—A Review In: Sustainability, 15, 1 - 22
- Deegoda, I.,Buddika, H.,Yapa, H.,Navaratnam, S.,Zhang, K. (2023). Review on the Application of Organic Fibers as Substitutes for Asbestos in Thin Fiber Cement Sheets from a Sri Lankan Perspective In: Sustainability, 15, 1 - 18
- Herath, N.,Zhang, L.,Mendis, P.,Navaratnam, S.,Lokuge, W.,Setunge, S. (2023). A Reliability-Based Framework for Damage Accumulation Due to Multiple Earthquakes: A Case Study on Bridges In: Infrastructures, 8, 1 - 23
- Navaratnam, S.,Tushar, Q.,Jahan, I.,Zhang, K. (2023). Environmental Sustainability of Industrial Waste-Based Cementitious Materials: A Review, Experimental Investigation and Life-Cycle Assessment In: Sustainability, 15, 1 - 20
- Tushar, Q.,Zhang, K.,Bhuiyan, M.,Nava, S.,Giustozzi, F.,Hou, L. (2022). Retrofit of Building Façade Using Precast Sandwich Panel: An Integrated Thermal and Environmental Assessment on BIM-Based LCA In: Buildings, 12, 1 - 22
- Robust approach to assessing post-fire structural behavior of high-rise mass timber buildings. Funded by: CDRI FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMME from (2022 to 2023)
- Upcycling solutions for hazardous claddings and co-mingled waste. Funded by: Cooperative Research Centre Project (CRC-P) - Sebastian from (2020 to 2023)
6 PhD Current Supervisions and 3 Masters by Research Current Supervisions