Doctor Sameera Wijesiri Pathirana

Doctor Sameera Wijesiri Pathirana

Academic Program Advisor (PG Construction Management),
Construction Management

Lecturer in the Built Environment, Fire Safety,
Construction Management

Biography

Qualifications

  • PhD University of New South Wales
  • BEngScs University of Moratuwa

Organisational Unit (School / Division)

  • Construction Management
  • Construction Management

Contact

Email: I.Pathirana@westernsydney.edu.au
Phone: (02) 47360 979
Mobile:
Location: Y.3.49
Penrith (Kingswood)

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Publications

Journal Articles

  • Hassan, M., Hameed, N., Hossain, M., Hasnat, M., Douglas, G., Pathirana, S., Rahnamayiezekavat, P. and Saha, S. (2023), 'Fire incidents, trends, and risk mitigation framework of electrical vehicle cars in Australia', Fire, vol 6, no 8 .
  • Hassan, M., Hossain, M., Gilvonio, M., Rahnamayiezekavat, P., Douglas, G., Pathirana, S. and Saha, S. (2022), 'Numerical investigations on the influencing factors of rapid fire spread of flammable cladding in a high-rise building', Fire, vol 5, no 5 .
  • Hossain, M., Hassan, M., Akl, M., Pathirana, S., Rahnamayiezekavat, P., Douglas, G., Bhat, T. and Saha, S. (2022), 'Fire behaviour of insulation panels commonly used in high-rise buildings', Fire, vol 5, no 3 .
  • Pathirana, I., Uy, B., Mirza, O. and Zhu, X. (2016), 'Flexural behaviour of composite steel-concrete beams utilising blind bolt shear connectors', Engineering Structures, vol 114 , pp 181 - 194.
  • Pathirana, I., Uy, B., Mirza, O. and Zhu, X. (2016), 'Bolted and welded connectors for the rehabilitation of composite beams', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 125 , pp 61 - 73.
  • Ban, H., Uy, B., Pathirana, I., Henderson, I., Mirza, O. and Zhu, X. (2015), 'Time-dependent behaviour of composite beams with blind bolts under sustained loads', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 112 , pp 196 - 207.
  • Pathirana, I., Uy, B., Mirza, O. and Zhu, X. (2015), 'Strengthening of existing composite steel-concrete beams utilising bolted shear connectors and welded studs', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, vol 114 , pp 417 - 430.

Conference Papers

  • Mirza, O., Fieck, S., Pathirana, S. and Mashiri, F. (2019), 'Optimisation of retrofitted steel bridge girders subjected to fatigue loading', Nordic Steel Construction Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark.
  • Pathirana, I., Uy, B., Mirza, O. and Zhu, X. (2016), 'Numerical study on the behaviour of composite steel-concrete beams utilising innovative blind bolts', International Conference on Composite Construction in Steel and Concrete, Palm Cove, Qld..
  • Zhu, X., Uy, B., Mirza, O., Henderson, I. and Pathirana, I. (2016), 'Smart rehabilitation of composite structures using innovative bolted shear connectors', International Symposium on Structural Engineering, Beijing, China.
  • Uy, B., Zhu, X., Mirza, O., Henderson, I. and Pathirana, I. (2013), 'Smart rehabilitation of steel-concrete composite structures for enhanced structural health monitoring', International Conference on Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure, Hong Kong, China.

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