Professor Sujeeva Setunge
Associate DVC, R&I
Details
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College: STEM College
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Department: STEM College
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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sujeeva.setunge@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Media enquiries
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
Professor Sujeeva Setunge is a highly productive researcher and a research leader focussed on creating impact through translation of fundamental and applied research.
Sujeeva leads the research portfolio of STEM college at RMIT as Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (ADVC) for Research and Innovation. Prior to this appointment she had been the Deputy Dean (Research) in Engineering (2016-2020), Head of Civil Engineering (2012-2016) and the Head of Environmental Engineering (2009-2011) at RMIT. As the ADVC R&I in STEM college at RMIT Sujeeva has developed a bold research strategy for the college which is the largest in RMIT with around 26,000 students, 1000 academic staff and 18 disciplines across four schools. She is an influential research leader who can engage staff and deliver the outcomes through a collegial and consultative approach. Her strength is in engaging industry in academic research to deliver value and mutual benefits.
Research and Innovation and especially developing cross disciplinary research to address large complex problems is one of Sujeeva’s strengths and she has successfully led large multisector, multi-institutional initiatives. A highlight is winning and leading the $21 m ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a circular Economy (TREMS) awarded in 2020, in partnership with 9 Australian and 4 international academic institutions and 33 industry partners.
Industry experience:
Sujeeva is a fellow of Engineers Australia and a chartered professional engineer (CPEng). Whilst she has been employed in academia for the past 30 years, she has led over 20 industry-sponsored projects delivering value to multiple sectors. The asset management platform developed by Sujeeva entitled CAMS is currently implemented by more than 30 infrastructure authorities and local councils.
Awards:
2018
Vice chancellor’s award for research impact, RMIT University
Recognising research in partnership with local councils, developing and deploying the Council Asset Management System (CAMS). CAMS has informed council asset management across Victoria, enhancing community services, reducing costs and more efficiently allocating limited council resources.
2005
National Award for Innovation in Teaching Applied Mechanics
Awarded triennially by the National Committee for Applied Mechanics, Engineers Australia
Facilities Management Australia, National Excellence Award - Team award for CAMS software with RMIT property services
Sujeeva leads the research portfolio of STEM college at RMIT as Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor (ADVC) for Research and Innovation. Prior to this appointment she had been the Deputy Dean (Research) in Engineering (2016-2020), Head of Civil Engineering (2012-2016) and the Head of Environmental Engineering (2009-2011) at RMIT. As the ADVC R&I in STEM college at RMIT Sujeeva has developed a bold research strategy for the college which is the largest in RMIT with around 26,000 students, 1000 academic staff and 18 disciplines across four schools. She is an influential research leader who can engage staff and deliver the outcomes through a collegial and consultative approach. Her strength is in engaging industry in academic research to deliver value and mutual benefits.
Research and Innovation and especially developing cross disciplinary research to address large complex problems is one of Sujeeva’s strengths and she has successfully led large multisector, multi-institutional initiatives. A highlight is winning and leading the $21 m ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hub for Transformation of Reclaimed Resources to Engineered Materials and Solutions for a circular Economy (TREMS) awarded in 2020, in partnership with 9 Australian and 4 international academic institutions and 33 industry partners.
Industry experience:
Sujeeva is a fellow of Engineers Australia and a chartered professional engineer (CPEng). Whilst she has been employed in academia for the past 30 years, she has led over 20 industry-sponsored projects delivering value to multiple sectors. The asset management platform developed by Sujeeva entitled CAMS is currently implemented by more than 30 infrastructure authorities and local councils.
Awards:
2018
Vice chancellor’s award for research impact, RMIT University
Recognising research in partnership with local councils, developing and deploying the Council Asset Management System (CAMS). CAMS has informed council asset management across Victoria, enhancing community services, reducing costs and more efficiently allocating limited council resources.
2005
National Award for Innovation in Teaching Applied Mechanics
Awarded triennially by the National Committee for Applied Mechanics, Engineers Australia
Facilities Management Australia, National Excellence Award - Team award for CAMS software with RMIT property services
Media
Supervisor projects
- Automatic condition assessments of civil infrastructure
- 27 Mar 2024
- Concrete products integrating upcycled cellulose Biochar from non-treated Timber waste
- 8 Mar 2024
- Predictive modeling of building degradation as influenced by contributing factors
- 29 Feb 2024
- Enhancing Thermal, Seismic, Noise and Humidity based Safety Monitoring in Construction Industry by Digital Twin and Internet of Things (IOT) Framework
- 5 Feb 2024
- Long-term Engineering Performance of Carbonated Recycled Aggregate Concrete
- 20 Oct 2023
- Intelligent monitoring and maintenance of civil infrastructure
- 4 Apr 2023
- Development of a generalized analytical model that assists the selection of the optimum sustainable and disaster resilience approaches for a building
- 23 Jan 2023
- Degradation of PET fibers used in cement composites
- 17 Jan 2023
- Numerical simulation of shrinkage and crack damage behaviour in textile fibre-reinforced concrete
- 3 Jan 2023
- Development of Green concrete using Mining waste and Crumb rubber for acoustic applications
- 28 Nov 2022
- Upcycled Textile Waste Used as Construction Material in Concrete Application
- 31 Aug 2022
- Manufacturing of structural grating hold down clips and roof purlins made using recycled plastics, waste tyre and timber
- 7 Mar 2022
- Precise Time and Frequency Transfer over Phase Compensated Optical Fibre Links Established through White Rabbit-Technology
- 3 Sep 2021
- Development of Risk-Based Life Cycle Assessment Tool for Disaster Resilient Critical Infrastructure in Sri Lanka: System Dynamics Approach
- 28 Jun 2021
- Application of Digital Twin technology in infrastructure management
- 19 Apr 2021
- Development of Biochar and Cement-Based Materials for Urban Runoff Quality Improvement
- 11 Mar 2020
- Improving Reliability in Predicting the Degradation of Building Assets
- 8 Feb 2020
- Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Geopolymer Aggregate Concrete Behaviour
- 12 Dec 2019
- Performance of Sustainable Fibre Reinforced Cementitious Composite Incorporating Recycled Synthetic Textile Waste
- 26 Sep 2019
- Investigation of Rice Husk Ash as a Sustainable Source Material for Blended Low Calcium Fly Ash Based Alkali Activated Binders
- 8 Jul 2019
- Predictive Modelling of Building Degradation as Influenced by Contributing Factors
- 13 Dec 2018
- Performance of HVFA Concrete Incorporating Nano Silica - A Detailed Study
- 3 Sep 2018
- Fragility and Resilience of Bridges Subjected to Extreme Wave-Induced Forces
- 20 Mar 2018
- An Integrated Bridge Asset Management Method Combining Condition Degradation, Load Rating, Serviceability and Risk-Cost
- 1 Aug 2017
- Healing Efficiency of Cementitious Materials for Durable and Intelligent Transport Infrastructures
- 22 Jun 2017
- Damage Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers under Flood and Log Impact
- 31 Jan 2017
- A Methodology for Optimised Energy Retrofitting of Higher Educational Buildings
- 6 Mar 2014
- Synthetic Damage Curves for Concrete Girder Bridge Decks Under Flood Hazard
- 22 Jul 2013
- Building Retrofitting Technologies Using an Innovative Prioritization Model for Energy Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness
- 16 Jul 2012
- Understanding the Impact Between safety Investment and Accident Cost in Hong Kong Construction Industry: Regression Model Analysis
- 27 Feb 2012
- Gaps in Decision Making at Strategic Planning Stage which affect the Disaster Resilience of transport Infrastructure
- 20 Jul 2009
Teaching interests
Supervisor interest areas:
Circular economy
Infrastructure asset management
Predictive modeling of degradation of infrastructure
Sustainable materials for construction
Supervisor projects (since 2015):
An Integrated Bridge Asset Management Method Combining Condition Degradation, Load Rating, Serviceability and Risk-Cost
Healing Efficiency of Cementitious Materials for Durable and Intelligent Transport Infrastructures
Damage Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers under Flood and Log Impact
Fragility and Resilience of Bridges Subjected to Extreme Wave-Induced Forces
Financial loss due to construction accidents and safety investment in Hong Kong
Synthetic Damage Curves for Concrete Girder Bridge Decks Under Flood Hazard
Gaps in Decision Making at Strategic Planning Stage which affect the Disaster Resilience of transport Infrastructure
Performance of micro and nano engineered high volume fly ash cement composite
The effects of climate change on the rates of chloride ingress into reinforced concrete in Seaport Infrastructure
Development of high performance very high volume fly ash concrete with 80% replacement of cement by fly ash
Models and toolkit to estimate and analyse the emissions and environmental impacts of building construction
Shifting qualitative approach in condition monitoring of bridge assets towards a quantitative approach
Influence of properties of fly ash from different sources on the mix design and performance of geopolymer concrete
A toolkit towards performance based green retrofit of HVAC systems
Optimising short-term and long-term properties of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete
Deterioration Prediction of Concrete Bridge Components Using Artificial Intelligence and Stochastic Methods
Program:
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/civil-engineering)
Circular economy
Infrastructure asset management
Predictive modeling of degradation of infrastructure
Sustainable materials for construction
Supervisor projects (since 2015):
An Integrated Bridge Asset Management Method Combining Condition Degradation, Load Rating, Serviceability and Risk-Cost
Healing Efficiency of Cementitious Materials for Durable and Intelligent Transport Infrastructures
Damage Modelling of Reinforced Concrete Bridge Piers under Flood and Log Impact
Fragility and Resilience of Bridges Subjected to Extreme Wave-Induced Forces
Financial loss due to construction accidents and safety investment in Hong Kong
Synthetic Damage Curves for Concrete Girder Bridge Decks Under Flood Hazard
Gaps in Decision Making at Strategic Planning Stage which affect the Disaster Resilience of transport Infrastructure
Performance of micro and nano engineered high volume fly ash cement composite
The effects of climate change on the rates of chloride ingress into reinforced concrete in Seaport Infrastructure
Development of high performance very high volume fly ash concrete with 80% replacement of cement by fly ash
Models and toolkit to estimate and analyse the emissions and environmental impacts of building construction
Shifting qualitative approach in condition monitoring of bridge assets towards a quantitative approach
Influence of properties of fly ash from different sources on the mix design and performance of geopolymer concrete
A toolkit towards performance based green retrofit of HVAC systems
Optimising short-term and long-term properties of high-volume fly ash (HVFA) concrete
Deterioration Prediction of Concrete Bridge Components Using Artificial Intelligence and Stochastic Methods
Program:
Bachelor of Engineering (Civil and Infrastructure) (https://www.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/engineering/civil-engineering)
Research interests
Sujeeva has a national and international reputation in three major areas: (a) Fundamental research into novel and sustainable construction materials from nano science-based technologies utilising reclaimed waste materials, (b) Predictive modeling of degradation of infrastructure assets integrating structural health monitoring and smart cities technologies (3) Delivering technologies for enhancing the sustainability of infrastructure.
Research keywords:
Infrastructure Asset Management, Disaster Resilience, Sustainable Construction Materials, Circular Economy
Research keywords:
Infrastructure Asset Management, Disaster Resilience, Sustainable Construction Materials, Circular Economy
