Eng. Yahadisi Perera

Lecturer (Probationary)
Specialization: Construction and Building Services Technology

Contact

Academic Building (B3)-Room 109
Department of Civil and Environmental Technology
Faculty of Technology
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Mahenwatte, Pitipana North
Homagama 10200
Sri Lanka

Email: yahadisi@sjp.ac.lk 

Education

2017-2022
B.Sc. (Eng), University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka

Personal Profile

Eng. Yahadisi Perera graduated in 2022 with First-Class Honors in B.Sc. Engineering (Hons), specializing in Civil and Environmental Engineering, from the University of Jaffna. During his undergraduate studies, he received a research scholarship at the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), India. He has worked at various universities in academic roles and is currently a lecturer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Research Keywords: Construction Materials, Sustainable Design and Construction, Concrete Technology, Composite Materials, Structural Strengthening and Retrofitting

Positions Held

  • Since 2024, MarchLecturer – Probationary, Department of Civil and Environmental Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
  • 2023, March to 2024, MarchAssistant Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malabe
  • 2023, January to 2023, MarchAcademic Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
  • 2022, September to 2023, January Academic Instructor, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Jaffna
  • 2021, December to 2022, JuneCivil Engineer – Intern, Sanken Construction (Pvt) Ltd

Awards, Distinctions, and Memberships

  • 2021Migara Ratnatunga Trust Awards on Industrial Training -IESL (Best presentation under the field of Civil Engineering)
  • 2019, January to 2019, AprilResearch scholarship- Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar, India (IITGN)
  • Since March, 2023Associate Member (AMIE), Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL)
  • Since March, 2023Associate Engineer (AEng.), Engineering Council of Sri Lanka

Research Interests

Construction Materials, Sustainable Design and Construction, Concrete Technology, Composite Materials, Structural Strengthening and Retrofitting

Publications

Journal Articles

K.D.Y.G. Perera, Y.L.F. Ahamed, H.M.C.C Somarathna, D.A.B.P.M. Jayasekara, D. Mohotti, S.N. Raman (2024). Uniaxial Compressive Response of Cement Mortar with Waste Metal Fibre Sourced from Electrical Distribution Cables. Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design (Accepted)

Conference Papers

Perera, K.D.Y.G., Ahamed, Y.L.F., Somarathna, H.M.C.C. (2024). Flexural Response of Cement Mortar with Electrical Cable Waste. In: Dissanayake, R., et al. Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment. ICSBE 2023. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, vol 517. Springer,Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3737-6_5
 
K.D.Y.G. Perera, Y.L.F. Ahamed, H.M.C.C. Somarathna (2022). Feasibility of Cement Mortar System with Industrial Metal Fibre Waste. International Conference on Engineering-2022, JUICE, 19th August 2022,Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka. (Full paper publication)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Teaching

ETB 2062 Quantity Surveying Practice 1

ETC 2212 CADD Software Applications

ETB 3151 Construction Codes and Regulations