Priyan Mendis is a Professor in the Department of Infrastructure Engineering and the Director of the ARC Centre fpr Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Modular Housing (ARC CAMP.H), and the Leader of the Advanced Protective Technology of Engineering Structures Group. He was also the Convener of the ARC Research Network for a Secure Australia (RNSA) from 2004 -2011.
He is a world leader in Innovative Construction methods such as Prefabricated structures, Tall Buildings, Durability of Concrete Structures, Advanced Materials for Construction including Waste Materials, Protective Technology of structures, Wind, Fire, Blast and earthquakes.
He worked as a Consulting Engineer before joining the University in early 1990s. He is a member of the Australian Standard committees BD2 (Concrete structures) and BD6 (Loading of structures).
He was a member of the ARC College of Experts 2005-2017.
Prof Mendis obtained his PhD from Monash University, Australia.
Research interests
- Protective technology of structures, Wind, Fire, Blast, Earthquakes
-Innovative Construction -Prefabricated Structures-Waste Materials in Construction-Smart Infrastructure, design, assessment and monitoring
-High-strength/High-performance concrete
- Seismic design of reinforced and prestressed concrete structures
- Design of tall buildings and bridges
- Disaster mitigation and management
- Sustainable infrastructure
He is also a member of several institutions including: Institution of Engineering, Concrete Institute of Australia and American Concrete Institute.
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FEATURED Journal article
Stress-strain relationship for very-high strength concrete (> 100 MPa) confined by lateral reinforcement
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11
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8
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Honours, Awards and Fellowships
FIEAUST - Fellow of the Institution of Engineers of Australia
Credentials
Positions
Professor
Infrastructure Engineering
Past Chair International Committee On High-Strength Concrete
American Concrete Institute
Past Chair Use Of High-Strength Concrete In Tall Builidings
World Council of Tall Builidngs and Urban Habitat
Past Committee Member
Concrete Institute of Australia
Fellow
Engineers Australia
Education
Bachelor of Science
Monash University
Doctor of Philosophy
Monash University