Dr Peduru Dayawansa - Researcher Profile

Biography

Peduru works in the Faculty of Engineering at Monash University as a Principal Research Fellow.

Qualifications

PHD IN STRUCTUAL ENGINEERING

Institution: Monash University

Year awarded: 1986

MASTER OF STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

Institution: Asian Institute of Bangkok, Thailand,

Year awarded: 1980

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONS)

Institution: University of Ceylon, Sri Lanka

Year awarded: 1974

Publications

Journal Articles

Paradowska, A., Price, J., Kerezsi, B., Dayawansa, P., Zhao, X., 2010, Stress relieving and its effect on life of welded tubular joints, Engineering Failure Analysis [P], vol 17, issue 1, Pergamon-Elsevier Sci Ltd, UK, pp. 320-327.

Joshi, S., Mashiri, F., Dayawansa, P., Zhao, X., Price, J., 2010, Structural health monitoring of a dragline cluster using the hot spot stress method, Structural Health Monitoring [P], vol 10, issue 2, Sage Publications, UK, pp. 173-187.

Pang, N.D., Zhao, X.L., Mashiri, F.R., Dayawansa, P.H., 2009, Full-size testing to determine stress concentration factors of dragline tubular joints, Engineering Structures [P], vol 31, Elsevier Ltd, Oxford UK, pp. 43-56.

Pang, N.L., Zhao, X.L., Mashiri, F.R., Dayawansa, P.H., Price, J.W.H., 2006, Design of welded thick-walled tubular dragline joints using 2D effective notch stress method, Steel Structures, vol 6, issue 4, Korean Society of Steel Construction, Seoul Korea, pp. 279-288.

Dayawansa, P.H., Chitty, G.B., Kerezsi, B.B., Bartosiewicz, H., Price, J.W.H., 2006, Fracture mechanics of mining dragline booms, Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 13, issue 4, Elsevier, Oxford England, pp. 716-725.

Paradowska, A.M., Price, J.W.H., Dayawansa, P.H., Kerezsi, B.B., Zhao, X.L., Ibrahim, R.N., 2006, Measurement of residual stress distribution in tubular joints considering post weld heat treatment, Materials Forum, vol 30, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd, North Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 30-38.

Wallbrink, C.D., Peng, D., Jones, R., Dayawansa, P.H., 2006, Predicting the fatigue life and crack aspect ratio evolution in complex structures, Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, vol 46, issue 2, Elsevier, UK, pp. 128-139.

Paradowska, A.M., Price, J.W.H., Dayawansa, P.H., 2005, Study of influence of Post Weld Heat Treatment on residual stress distribution in tubular joints, Welding in the World, vol 49, Elsevier Science, France, pp. 512-521.

Jones, R., Wallbrink, C., Tan, M.E.K., Reichl, P.J., Dayawansa, P.H., 2004, Health monitoring of draglines using ultrasonic waves, Engineering Failure Analysis, vol 11, issue 2, Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, Oxford United Kingdom, pp. 257-266.

Conference Proceedings

Mashiri, F.R., Zhao, X.L., Dayawansa, P.H., Jiao, H., Price, J.W.H., 2008, Cumulative damage analysis for fatigue life in dragline clusters, Proceedings of the Fifth Int. Conf. on Thin-Walled Structures (ICTWS 2008), 18/06/2008 to 20/06/2008, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane QLD Australia, pp. 639-646.

Zhao, X.L., Dayawansa, P.H., Price, J.W.H., 2007, Dragline tubular structures subjected to fatigue loading, Proceedings of the 5th Int. Conf. on Advances in Steel Structures - ICASS2007 - Special Symposium on Tubular Structures, 5/12/2007 to 7/12/2007, Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 166-171.

Mashiri, F.R., Zhao, X.L., Pang, N.L., Dayawansa, P.H., Jiao, H., Price, J.W.H., 2007, Service stresses and implications for fatigue strength in dragline tubular structures, Proceedings of the 5th Int. Conf. on Advances in Steel Structures - ICASS 2007, 5/12/2007 to 7/12/2007, Research Publishing Services, Singapore, pp. 985-990.

Mashiri, F.D., Zhao, X.L., Pang, N.L., Dayawansa, P.H., Jiao, H., Chitty, G.B., Price, J.W.H., 2007, Understanding service stresses in dragline tubular structures, Innovations in Structural Engineering and Construction - Proceedings of the 4th Int. Structural Engineering and Construction Conference (ISEC-4), 26/09/2007 to 28/09/2007, Taylor and Francis Group, UK, pp. 167-172.

Pang, N., Zhao, X.L., Mashiri, F.R., Dayawansa, P.H., Price, J.W.H., 2006, Notch stress factor of welded thick-walled tubular dragline joints by effective notch stress method, Tubular Structures XI. Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium and IIW International Conference on Tubular Structures, 31 August 2006 to 2 September 2006, Taylor & Francis/Balkema, Leiden The Netherlands, pp. 79-86.

Pang, N.L., Zhao, X.L., Mashiri, F.R., Dayawansa, P.H., Price, J.W.H., 2005, Fatigue design of welded thick-walled tubular dragline joints, ASEC 2005: Australian Structural Engineering Conference, 11 September 2005 to 14 September 2005, Engineers Australia, Sydney NSW Australia, pp. 1-10.

Mashiri, F.R., Pang, N.L., Dayawansa, P.H., Zhao, X.L., Chitty, G.B., Jiao, H., Price, J.W.H., 2005, Site testing of dragline tubular structures, AESE 2005: Proceedings of the First International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, 19 July 2005 to 21 July 2005, Ichiryusha, Japan, pp. 619-626.

Dayawansa, P.H., Chitty, G.B., Kerezsi, B.B., Bartosiewicz, H., Price, J.W.H., 2004, Fracture mechanics of mining dragline booms, Structural Integrity and Fracture: Proceedings of the International Conference, SIF2004, 26 September 2004 to 29 September 2004, Australian Fracture Group Inc., Brisbane Australia, pp. 85-93.

Jones, R., Wallbrink, C., Tan, M., Reichl, P.J., Dayawansa, P.H., 2002, Health monitoring of drag lines using ultrasonic waves, Failure Analysis, 20 November 2002 to 22 November 2002, Institute of Materials Engineering Australasia Ltd, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 1-6.

Other

Dayawansa, P.H., Curcio, P., Randall, S.B., De Bono, A., Allen, J.L., Coxon, S.C., Hillard, P.J., 2006, Safe Personnel Transport Vehicles for Underground Mining: ACARP Project C14037, Monash University, Melbourne Vic Australia, pp. 7-86.

Postgraduate Research Supervisions

Completed Supervision

Student:

Joshi, S.

Program of Study:

Design for fatigue life of welded nodes of large tubular structures. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Price, J (Main), Dayawansa, P (Associate).

Student:

Pang, N.

Program of Study:

Fatigue behaviour of dragline tubular structures. (PHD) 2007.

Supervisors:

Zhao, X (Main), Dayawansa, P (Associate).

Student:

Perera, A.

Program of Study:

Mechanical Design of a Personnel Transport Vehicle Concept that Improves Ergonomics and Safety for the User. (Masters) 2012.

Supervisors:

Honnery, D (Main), Dayawansa, P (Associate).

Student:

Wallbrink, C.

Program of Study:

A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR ASSESSING CRACKED COMPLEX STRUCTURES. (PHD) 2005.

Supervisors:

Jones, R (Main), Dayawansa, P (Associate).