- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Lecturer (Un-Confirmed)
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Contact information
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Structural Mechanics II -Undergraduate -2021
Mechanics of Materials -Undergraduate -2021
Structural Mechanics I -Undergraduate -2022
Research Activities
Blast Engineering ; Dynamic Impact Loading ; Light-weight Structures
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2015
Masters, University of Moratuwa ,2016
PhD, University of Sydney ,2020
Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka(2012 To date)
Career
Research Assistant, National Building Research Organization (2015-2016)
Doctoral Researcher, University of Sydney (2016-2020)
Lecturer on Assignment Basis, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (2020-2021)
Post Doctoral Research Scholar, Centre for Biomedical Innovation, University of Moratuwa (2020-2021)
Honours and Awards
Engineering and Information Technologies Research Scholarship (Received 2016)
Engineering Excellence Award for Best Paper Published (Received 2019)
President’s Award for Scientific Research (Received 2019)
Publications*
D. Mohotti, S. N. Raman, P. L. N. Fernando, H. M. C. C. Somarathna and A. Remennikov,".Applications of polyurea coatings in blast and ballistic damage reduction.",Elsevier,2023
H. M. C. C. Somarathna, S. N. Raman, D. Mohotti and P. L. N. Fernando,".Polyurea in construction and building applications.",Elsevier,2023
S. V. P. Allalagoda, S. S. Bandaranayake, T. V. D. V. K. Vitharana, M. T. R. Jayasinghe, P. L. N. Fernando and H. M. S. T. Herath,".Effectiveness of sri lankan bamboo as a structural material.",13th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE 2022),Kandy, Sri Lanka,2022,114
P.L.N. Fernando C. Attard K. Wijesooriya D. Mohotti C.K. Lee,".Lessons learnt from recent explosions in storage facilities with Ammonium Nitrate.",12th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM) 2021,Kandy, Sri Lanka,2021,165
PLN Fernando, Aravinda Abeygunawardane, PCI Wijesinghe, Parakrama Dharmaratne, Pujitha Silva,".An engineering review of external fixators.",Medical Engineering & Physics,98,2021
D. Mohotti, P. L. N. Fernando, D. Weerasinghe and A. Remennikov,".Evaluation of effectiveness of polymer coatings in reducing blast-induced deformation of steel plates.",Defence Technology,17,2021
P. L. N. Fernando, D. Mohotti, A. Remennikov, P. J. Hazell, H. Wang and A. Amin,".Stress propagation and debonding effects in impedance-graded multi-metallic systems under impact loading.",International Journal of Protective Structures,12,2021
P. L. N. Fernando, D. Mohotti, A. Remennikov, P. J. Hazell, H. Wang and A. Amin,".Experimental, Numerical and Analytical Study on the Shock Wave Propagation through Impedance-Graded Multi-Metallic Systems.",International Journal of Mechanical Sciences,178,2020
P. Ranaweera, D. Weerasinghe, P. L. N. Fernando, S. N. Raman and D. Mohotti,".Ballistic performance of multi-metal systems.",International Journal of Protective Structures,11,2020
P. L. N. Fernando, D. Mohotti and A. Remennikov,".Behaviour of Explosively Welded Impedance-Graded Multi-Metallic Composite Plates under Near-Field Blast Loads.",International Journal of Mechanical Sciences,163,2019
P. L. N. Fernando and D. Mohotti,".Design of an Impedance-Graded Metallic Composite System as a Protective Mechanism for Concrete Structures.",Journal of Applied Mechanics,86,2019
P. L. N. Fernando, D. Mohotti and A. Remennikov,".An Innovative Approach of Using Continuous Impedance-Graded Metallic Composite System for Attenuation of Stress Waves.",International Journal of Mechanical Sciences,86,2019
D. Mohotti, P. L. N. Fernando and A. Zaghloul,".Evaluation of Possible Head Injuries Ensuing a Cricket Ball Impact.",Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine,158,2018
P. L. N. Fernando, M. T. R. Jayasinghe and C. Jayasinghe,".Structural Feasibility of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Based Lightweight Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels.",Construction and Building Materials,139,2017
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