Research Students

The Research group has consistently attracted many high quality research students, and currently the number exceeds 20. The majorities of the students are high calibre having received 1st Class Honours or equivalence, and are on full-time scholarships (ARC, Rail-CRC, APA, UPA, IPRS and matching). The completion rates of research students have varied over the years, but on the average 4 per year (PhD and ME-Research) will be a reasonable estimate for the future.

Graduated students have received excellent positions, including 3 recent PhD students working as Lecturers in top Australian Universities. Others have joined at senior level in industry such as EPA and SMEC-International. A number of overseas students have returned to their own countries, working mainly as academics.

CURRENT RESEARCH STUDENTS

Aruni Lakmali Abeywickrama Bamunusing Kankanamge

Project title: Performance of vertical drains under Cyclic Loads- numerical Modelling and Field Validation

MR PANKAJ BARAL

Project title: Anisotropic Visco-Plastic Behaviour Of Soft Soil With Special Reference To Radial Consolidation

MS KIRTI CHOUDHARY

Project title: Numerical and Experimental Investigation of Jute Prefabricated Vertical Drains and Their Comparison to Synthetic Drains
Email: kc966@uowmail.edu.au

MR SHIRAN GALPATHAGE

Project title: Experimental And Numerical Study Of Root Reinforcement And Suction In Soil Stabilisation
Email: gsg438@uow.edu.au

Chamindi Jayasuriya

Project title:Use of Under Sleeper Pads (USP) to Mitigate Ballast Degradation
Email: chamindi@uow.edu.au

Pubudu Jayathilaka

Project title: Native Vegetation for Stabilising Subgrade Soils for Transport Infrastructure
Email: bjayathi@uow.edu.au

Warantorn Korkitsuntornsan

Project title: Effectiveness of Vertical Drains in Preventing Subgrade Clay Liquefaction under Dynamic Railway Loads

Chuhao Liu

Project title: Performance of Geogrid stabilised ballast in Rail Tracks

Rakesh Sai Malisetty

Project title: 'Dynamic Track Analysis Considering the Effect of Rayleigh Waved Generated by Fast Heavy Haul Trains'
Email: rsm219@uowmail.edu.au

MR SINNIAH NAVARATNARAJAH

Project title: Application Of Rubber Inclusions To Enhance The Stability Of Ballasted Rail Track Under Cyclic Loading
Email: skn999@uowmail.edu.au

MR THANH NGUYEN

Project title: Effectiveness of Natural Biodegradable Drain on Soil Behaviour in Comparison with Conventional PVD
Email: ttn323@uowmail.edu.au

MS MUDITHA PALLEWATTHA

Project title: Model Development To Capture The Improvement Of Shear Strength Of Soil Using Australian Native Vegetation
Email: map804@uowmail.edu.au

MS YUJIE QI

Project title: Cyclic loading behaviour of compacted waste materials with respect to energy absorption
Email: yq346@uowmail.edu.au

Subhani Samarakoon Jayasekara Mudiyanselage

Project title: Biological and Chemical Clogging of Permeable Reactive Barriers

Mandeep Singh

Project title: Role of Prefabricated vertical drains in mitigating the effects of mud-pumping
Email: ms579@uowmail.edu.au

MR PEI TAI

Project title: Behaviours of Isolated stone Column under Cycle Loading
Email: pt802@uowmail.edu.au

MR KRISHANTHAN THEVAKUMAR

Project title: Factors altering mud pumping under cyclic loading
Email: kt985@uowmail.edu.au

MR DONGLI ZHU

Project title: Interaction Between Piles and Prefabricated Vertical Drain (PVD) in Soft Soil Improvement 
Email: dtz934@uowmail.edu.au

Past RESEARCH STUDENTS>>