Tharaka Gunawardena

A comparative study on minimum shear reinforcement provisions in codes of practice for reinforced concrete beams

Thushara Jayasinghe, Tharaka Gunawardena, Priyan Mendis

Journal article  |  2021  |  CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

The Australian Concrete Code (AS 3600) went through a number of significant changes to the shear provisions in the last decade thr..

Airborne and impact sound performance of modern lightweight timber buildings in the Australian construction industry

Amitha Jayalath, Satheeskumar Navaratnam, Tharaka Gunawardena, Priyan Mendis, Lu Aye

Journal article  |  2021  |  Case Studies in Construction Materials

Timber usage in the Australian construction industry has significantly increased due to its strength, aesthetic properties and ext..

Optimising the computational domain size in CFD simulations of tall buildings

Y Abu-Zidan, P Mendis, T Gunawardena

Journal article  |  2021  |  Heliyon

Recently, there has been a growing interest in utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for wind resistant design of tall buil..

Impact of atmospheric boundary layer inhomogeneity in CFD simulations of tall buildings

Yousef Abu-Zidan, Priyan Mendis, Tharaka Gunawardena

Journal article  |  2020  |  Heliyon

Recently, there has been a growing interest in utilizing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) for wind analysis of tall buildings. A..

Dependency Structure Matrix and Hierarchical Clustering based algorithm for optimum module identification in MEP systems

Tharindu Samarasinghe, Tharaka Gunawardena, Priyan Mendis, Massoud Sofi, Lu Aye

Journal article  |  2019  |  AUTOMATION IN CONSTRUCTION

Modular prefabrication of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) systems has become more prevalent during the last decade with ..

Performance Review of Prefabricated Building Systems and Future Research in Australia

Satheeskumar Navaratnam, Ngo Tuan, Tharaka Gunawardena, David Henderson

Journal article  |  2019  |  BUILDINGS

Volumetric prefabricated building construction is growing in most developed countries; for example, in Sweden the market share of ..

Effective use of offsite manufacturing for public infrastructure projects in Australia

Don Gunawardena, Priyan Mendis, Duc Ngo, Behzad Rismanchi, Lu Aye

Conference Proceedings  |  2019

Prefabrication and offsite manufacturing have featured in various forms in an in-situ based construction industry for many decades..

An optimum construction strategy for multi-story residential prefabricated modular buildings

undefined Thalpe Guruge, undefined Samarasinghe, undefined Gunawardena, T Nguyen, P Mendis, T Ngo, L Aye

Conference Proceedings  |  2018

Prefabrication is recognised as the way forward in building construction by the industry as it delivers quality yet affordable mas..

Wind induced fatigue analysis of Lotus Tower Mast

P Mendis, Shiromal Fernando, JD Holmes, Tharaka Gunawardena, YOUSEF Abu-Zidan, Priyan Dias

Conference Proceedings  |  2018

BIM and modular MEP systems for super-tall and mega-tall buildings

T Samarasinghe, P Mendis, L Aye, D Gunawardena, R Karunaratne

Conference Proceedings  |  2017

Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) work in high-rise construction can be very challenging due to the different crews involv..