Rasika Athukorala Email & Phone Number

North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Bamford Rock Testing Services (BRTS) is a NATA accredited laboratory specialise in providing a suite of rock property testing services that help consultants and contractors to identify the challenges associated with constructability in the areas of excavatability, abrasivity, stability during and immediately after construction, and long-term stability after construction.As a Principal Testing Engineer at BRTS, I am planning, supervising, and delivering various rock strength testing… Show more Bamford Rock Testing Services (BRTS) is a NATA accredited laboratory specialise in providing a suite of rock property testing services that help consultants and contractors to identify the challenges associated with constructability in the areas of excavatability, abrasivity, stability during and immediately after construction, and long-term stability after construction.As a Principal Testing Engineer at BRTS, I am planning, supervising, and delivering various rock strength testing programs to the Australian/ASTM Standards and clients’ requirements.Responsibilities:● Planning, coordinating, and supervising rock strength tests such as Point Load (PL), Unconfined Compressive Strength (UCS), Triaxial (TRX), and Direct Shear tests.● Analyzing test results, and preparing and reviewing high quality reports to the clints● Liaise with and provide technical advice to the clients regarding rock strength testing● Training and supervising junior Testing Engineers Projects:● Various mining, tunnelling, dams and land development projects across Australia and New ZealandKey Achievements:● Gained experience in laboratory rock strength testing, analyzing and reporting laboratory test results, and enhanced the understanding of various test standards used in Australian laboratories● Further enhanced the client management skills, collaborative team working skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and technical report writing skills● Improved skills in identifying client requirements, defining appropriate tasks to meet capabilities and agreed outcomes, planning, coordinating and guiding team members, and delivering the projects on time and on budget● Obtained NATA accredited signatory for rock Direct Shear tests. Rock Direct Shear testing is the most prominent and complicated testing program provided by BRTS ● Promoted to the role of Principal Testing Engineer within one year of working as a Testing Engineer at BRTS Show less

North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

As a Project Geotechnical Engineer at Golder, I am working collaboratively with different project managers, other field engineers, and engineering geologists, and managing sub-contractors in order to complete site investigations of large scale and various land development Projects, to the Golder standards and client requirements.Responsibilities:● Supervising site mobilizations and demobilizations in Melbourne CBD with high traffic and pedestrian interactions● Supervising… Show more As a Project Geotechnical Engineer at Golder, I am working collaboratively with different project managers, other field engineers, and engineering geologists, and managing sub-contractors in order to complete site investigations of large scale and various land development Projects, to the Golder standards and client requirements.Responsibilities:● Supervising site mobilizations and demobilizations in Melbourne CBD with high traffic and pedestrian interactions● Supervising drilling of bore holes up to 60m depth, borehole logging including soil and rock logging, environmental and geotechnical sampling of soil, selecting soil and rock samples for laboratory testing, carrying out in-situ soil/rock testing ● Ensuring the safety and standards of Golder Associates are met on site at all the times ● Preparing borehole logs using gINT, core and site photos and figures including site geological maps for geotechnical reports● Producing factual and interpretive geotechnical reports, and providing geotechnical models, design parameters, and recommendations under supervisionProjects:● Large scale Rail projects: Melbourne Metro Rail Project (MMRP) and Ballarat Line Upgrade project (BLU)● Runway Development Project- Melbourne Airport● Wind Farm projects: Future Energy Wind Farms - Ferguson, Timboon West and Yawong ● Numerous land development projects- site walk-overs, preparing proposals and supervising geotechnical site investigationsKey Achievements:● Gained a very good understanding of engineering geology in the state of Victoria including Metropolitan Melbourne area ● Extended the experience in soil and rock logging, and geotechnical soil/rock sampling for laboratory testing● Enhanced client and sub-contractor management skills, collaborative team working skills, analytical and problem solving skills, and geotechnical report writing skills● Familiarized with identifying and managing the risks at work sites Show less

Ringwood, Australia

Statewide Drilling is an independently owned company and operates as Vicdrill and Statewide Geotechnical Services. Vicdrill is providing diamond drilling and R.A.B. drilling to the quarry industry, whilst Statewide Geotechnical is active in the area of geotechnical drilling.As a Geotechnical Engineer at Statewide, I am working collaboratively with other geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and drillers to complete the site investigations and provide detailed reports to the… Show more Statewide Drilling is an independently owned company and operates as Vicdrill and Statewide Geotechnical Services. Vicdrill is providing diamond drilling and R.A.B. drilling to the quarry industry, whilst Statewide Geotechnical is active in the area of geotechnical drilling.As a Geotechnical Engineer at Statewide, I am working collaboratively with other geotechnical engineers, engineering geologists and drillers to complete the site investigations and provide detailed reports to the clients within allocated time and budget.Responsibilities:● Supervising site investigations, borehole logging, interpretation of site investigation reports, site classification, determination of design parameters for footings and retaining walls, and offering footing recommendations● Producing high quality Geotechnical reports for low rise residential and commercial development projects, meeting the requirements of Australian StandardsProjects:● 1-3 storey residential and commercial buildings with/without basements● Single/multiple unit developments after demolition of existing buildings or on vacant sites● Extensions to existing dwellings (ground and/or upper floor), and dual occupancy unitsKey Achievements:● Understanding of Australian standards for residential slabs and footings: AS2870-2011● Familiarized with Victorian geology, and geology maps● Enhanced geotechnical report writing skills Show less

Centre For Geomechanics And Railway Engineering

Following completion of my PhD, I was invited to be a Postgraduate Fellow of a major CRC Rail Innovation "Evaluation and Prevention of Ballasted Track Damage due to Flooding". In this role, My responsibilities include:Responsibilities:● Development of a mathematical model to determine the critical flow velocity required to initiate ballast washout (erosion) under different fouling degrees

Centre For Geomechanics And Railway Engineering

This research was part of a larger geotechnical project "Improvement of Dispersive and Erodible Soils with Wood Processing By-products". Sponsored by: ARC-Linkage, with Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads (Brisbane), Chemstab Pty Ltd. (Wollongong) and Coffey Geotechnics.Responsibilities:● Development of an analytical model to determine the erosion rate of lignosulfonate treated and untreated silty sand● An experimental investigation was carried out in the laboratory… Show more This research was part of a larger geotechnical project "Improvement of Dispersive and Erodible Soils with Wood Processing By-products". Sponsored by: ARC-Linkage, with Queensland Department of Transport & Main Roads (Brisbane), Chemstab Pty Ltd. (Wollongong) and Coffey Geotechnics.Responsibilities:● Development of an analytical model to determine the erosion rate of lignosulfonate treated and untreated silty sand● An experimental investigation was carried out in the laboratory to examine the shear behaviour of lignosulfonate treated silty sand● Development of a Disturbed State Concept (DSC) inspired constitutive model for lignosulfonate treated and untreated silty sand● Evaluating the model parameters and verifying the proposed erosion and constitutive models by comparing the model predictions with the laboratory experimental data● Collaborate with other Researchers on the project to present and discuss progress, results and share knowledge● Plan and manage facilities and resources to ensure all research can be delivered on time● Prepared presentations, and presented progress and findings to groups of Engineers from industry and AcademiaKey Achievements:● Successfully completed doctoral thesis titled “Geotechnical Characteristics of an Erodible Soil Stabilised by Lignosulfonate – an Analytical Perspective “● Published 6 papers on the results in highly regarded Geotechnical Journals and Conference proceedings● Gained experience in project planning, monitoring and reporting the progress, understanding the clients’ requirements, responding to changes and adjust appropriately● Enhanced the ability to build effective work relationships with peers and clients, and work collaboratively with internal and external teams ● Enhanced analytical and problem solving skills, and written and verbal communication skills Show less

School Of Civil, Mining And Environmental Engineering

My responsibilities as a sessional tutor were:● Conducting tutorial classes for the subjects of Engineering Design and Innovation (for first year Engineering undergraduates) and Geomechanics (for third year Civil Engineering undergraduates)● Helping the first year engineering undergraduates in innovative designs to resolve real life engineering issues (Under Engineers Without Borders) and assessing the oral presentations by the students● Geotechnical laboratory demonstrations… Show more My responsibilities as a sessional tutor were:● Conducting tutorial classes for the subjects of Engineering Design and Innovation (for first year Engineering undergraduates) and Geomechanics (for third year Civil Engineering undergraduates)● Helping the first year engineering undergraduates in innovative designs to resolve real life engineering issues (Under Engineers Without Borders) and assessing the oral presentations by the students● Geotechnical laboratory demonstrations for third year Civil Engineering undergraduates● Marking the weekly assignments and exam papers of Geomechanics by third year Civil Engineering undergraduates Show less

Design Unit - Engineering Procurement & Constructions Division

Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) is a leading, highly diversified, multidisciplinary Engineering Consultancy and Construction Organization in Sri Lanka. CECB has 10 Regional Base offices across the country and 05 International Base offices spread in Asia, Africa and UK. As a Civil/Structural engineer at CECB, I worked in a multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and architects to complete structural designs of multi-storey… Show more Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) is a leading, highly diversified, multidisciplinary Engineering Consultancy and Construction Organization in Sri Lanka. CECB has 10 Regional Base offices across the country and 05 International Base offices spread in Asia, Africa and UK. As a Civil/Structural engineer at CECB, I worked in a multi-disciplinary team, working collaboratively with other engineering disciplines and architects to complete structural designs of multi-storey buildings.Responsibilities:● Prepared pile and pile cap layouts, design calculation reports and reinforcement detail drawings of bored piles and pile caps● Prepared concrete outline drawings for slabs, beams and columns, and rain water drainage system drawings for roof slabs● Designed timber floor for the auditorium, and prepared detailed structural drawings ● Designed and prepared reinforcement detailed drawings of slabs, beams and columnsProjects:● Administrative Complex at Battaramulla, Sri Lanka - Sethsiripaya stage IIThis is a 12-storied building with total floor area of approx. 42,000 m2. The building is a Reinforced Concrete framed structure supported on 152 number of bored in situ cast piles.● Proposed Tower Building for National Savings Bank at Colombo 03, Sri LankaThis is a 20-storied building with total floor area of approx. 18,500 m2. The building consists of 2 basements, a double height auditorium, and 17 floors to be used as office space.● Southern Expressway, Sri LankaThis is the Sri Lanka's first expressway linking the capital city with the major cities in the south of the island. Key Achievements:● Commenced as an entry level engineer responsible for assisting senior engineers for design and documentation, and was assigned as a permanent Engineer after a 6 months of probationary period● Gained experience in working in a collaborative team environment as well as in working closely with other disciplines Show less

Project and responsibilities:"Construction of Trillium Residencies at Colombo 08, Sri Lanka". Working under the Resident Engineer, I was responsible for: ● Supervising setting-out, leveling, formworks, reinforcements and concrete works at site● Monitoring Quality Control including curing and concrete cube testing● Assisting senior engineer with designing of reinforcement slabs, columns and beams

Project and responsibilities:"Construction of a class A road at Ratnapura, Sri Lanka". ● Working under a Divisional Engineer, I supervised excavations, setting-out, formworks, reinforcements and concrete works of culverts and retaining walls

Doctor Of Philosophy (Phd), Geotechnical Engineering

Geotechnical Characteristics of an Erodible Soil Stabilised by Lignosulfonate – an Analytical Perspective

Bachelor Of Science (Engineering), Civil Engineering, First Class (Hons.)