Name: Wanasinghe Arachchilage Don Gayan Indika Wanasinghe
Position: Visiting Lecturer
E-mail: wanasinghegi@yahoo.com, gayanw@wyb.ac.lk
Contact Number: Office – 037-3138054 Mobile – 0717594676
Qualifications
Teaching Areas
Publications
Working Experience
Memberships
Participation
Qualifications
- Successfully completed 2 years course of Degree of Masters in Engineering (Research basis) in Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University Japan. (Specialization- Soil Mechanics, Date of completion- 22nd March 2012)
- Completed the BSc Engineering Degree course with Second Clas Honours(Lower), in Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (Specialization: Civil Engineering, Date of Completion- 26th February 2005)
- Successfully completed the “Certificate Course of Staff Development” offered by Wayamba University of Sri Lanka in 2021
Teaching Areas
- Construction Technology
Publications
- Wanasinghe G.I, Suzuki K. (2012), “Numerical Investigation on Peak Friction Reduction due to Gradation Change in Particle Crushing”, Proceedings of International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, 14-16 December 2012, Kandy, SRI LANKA.
- Wanasinghe G.I., Suzuki K. (2012), “Gradation Effect on the Peak Friction Angle of granular Soils under Different Confining Pressures”, Annual Research Journal of Sri Lankan Student’s Association in Japan.
- Wanasinghe G.I., Satyaprasad I.M.S. (2009), “Bunching Characteristics in Two-Lane Two-way Highways in Mountainous Terrains in Sri Lanka”, Second best proposal in the Competition of National Science Foundation in Sri Lanka.
- Wanasinghe, G.I., Gimhani, K.D.M., Ranasinghe, N.D., Udawatta, U.G.R.L.(2018), “Volume Estimation for Highway Curves using End-Area-Rule”,11th International Research Conference of Kotelawala Defence University, 13-14 September 2018, Colombo, SRI LANKA
- Wanasinghe, G.I., Udawatta, U.G.R.L., Ranasinghe, N.D., Gimhani, K.D.M,(2018), “Validity of End Area-Rule for Volume Calculations in Curved Highway Pavements”, 9 th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, 13-14 December 2018, Kandy, SRI LANKA.
- Wanasinghe, G.I., de Silva H.K.N.A., Thennakoon P.G. and Kalugamuwa K.W.G.I.M. (2019), “Modification for End Area Rule used in Volume Calculation of Highway Pavements”,12 th International Research Conference of Kotelawala Defence University, 11-12 September 2019, Colombo, SRI LANKA
- Karunarathne H.K.K., Rathnayake G.C., Wanasinghe G.I. and Senarathne D.R.(2019), “Error Analysis for Volume Calculations using Spot Reduced Levels”,12 th International Research Conference of Kotelawala Defence University, 11-12 September 2019, Colombo, SRI LANKA
- Wanasinghe G.I., Thennakoon P.G., de Silva N.A. and Kalugamuwa I.M. (2022), “Review on use of EndArea Rule for volume calculations in highway pavements”, SLIIT International Conference on Engineering and Technology 11 February 2022, Colombo Sri Lanka
Working Experience
- Senior Lecturer (Grade II) in Department of Construction Technology of Faculty of Technology of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka since September 2019.
- Senior Lecturer (on assignment basis) in Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University from the September 2017 -2019
- Temporary Lecturer in Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya from May 2012 – August 2017
- Temporary instructor in Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya from March 2005 – March 2010
- Visiting lecturer in Department of CiviL Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya for Post graduate Programme in Highway and Transportation Engineering from May 2020
- Visiting lecturer in Department of Survey and Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka from May 2006
- Visiting Lecturer in Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka from May 2016.
- Visiting Lecturer in Department of Bio- systems, Faculty of Technology, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka from October 2017.
- Visiting lecturer in Technical college Kandy from May 2006 – March 2010
- Visiting Lecturer in Skills College of Technology since 2007.
- Visiting Lecturer in ICBT Mount Campus and Kandy Campus since January 2013.
- Visiting Lecturer in CINEC Maritime Campus, Malambe since January 2015.
- Visiting Lecturer in IESL College of Engineering since March 2016.
- Visiting Lecturer in Study World Lanka Campus Ltd, the Sri Lankan partner of Bolton University, UK since March 2019.
- Visiting Lecturer in University College Kuliyapitiya since January 2020.
Memberships
- Associate Member of Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL)
- Member of Engineering Council
Participation
Projects involved & other responsibilities held extra-curricular activities
- Carrying out of the soil tests and foundation design of the factory building of ‘EA Maliban Groups’ Mahiyangana, under the supervision of Prof. Nimal Senevirathne, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Engineering.
- Coordinator of ‘Public Expenditure Review in Public Transportation Sector’, a project funded by World Bank, under the supervision of Dr. I.M.S.Satyaprasad, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Engineering.
- ‘Traffic Flow Forecast and Estimation of Transport Sector Benefits’ of New Kandy – Badulla Highway, a government project under ‘Maga Neguma’ under the supervision of Dr. I.M.S.Satyaprasad, Senior Lecturer in Faculty of Engineering.
- Member of the team of ‘Victoria Power Station Monitoring Survey’
- Secretary of the Special Session of Sustainable Earth in the International Conference of Sri Lanka Japan Research Collaboration (SLJRC-2013) and the co-editor of the conference proceedings.
- External verifier for Quality Assurance of Academic centers conducting courses of City & Guilds, UK.
- Civil Engineering Consultant for the wastewater treatment project for Jaffna city of National Water Board and Drainage Board.
- Civil Engineering Consultant for the Kandy Traffic Improvement Project (KTIP), a project funded by World Bank under the Ministry of Defence and Urban Development.
- Coordinator of the project “Pavement Evaluation and Test Services for A-15 and B-10 Roads” funded by China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd.
- Surveying Consultant for preparing contour maps in the project of “Implementing River gauge stations in Ma-Oya catchment” in University of Peradeniya.
- Team member and Field coordinator of the Traffic Impact Assessment Group led by Dr. W.M.V.S.K.Wickramasinghe, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.
- Coordinator of Survey camp of Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology, Open University of Sri Lanka since 2019.