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Book Chapters

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Fernando PLN, 2023, 'A Highly Efficient Numerical Approach Using Fluid–Structure Interaction to Estimate Responses of Super-Tall Structures', in , pp. 489 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2886-4_34

Mohotti D; Raman SN; Weerasinghe D; Wijesooriya K, 2023, 'Constitutive modeling of polyurea properties', in Polyurea: Synthesis, Properties, Composites, Production, and Applications, pp. 17 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-323-99450-7.00008-3

Fernando PLN; Attard C; Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Lee CK, 2023, 'Lessons Learnt from Recent Explosions in Storage Facilities with Ammonium Nitrate', in , pp. 113 - 123, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-2886-4_8

Journal articles

Bogahawaththa M; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK, 2025, 'Effect of fractal dimension on mechanical behaviour and energy absorption of Menger sponge-inspired fractal structures', Thin-Walled Structures, 206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2024.112704

Meddage DPP; Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK; Kwok KCS, 2025, 'Interpolating wind pressure time-histories around a tall building - A deep learning-based approach', Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 256, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2024.105968

Bogahawaththa M; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK, 2024, 'Low-velocity impact response and energy absorption of Menger sponge-inspired fractal structures fabricated by selective laser melting', Engineering Structures, 321, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118955

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Fernando PLN; Nishshanka B; Lee CK; Remennikov A, 2024, 'Investigation of band-beam slabs subjected to close-in blast loading - Experimental and numerical study', Journal of Building Engineering, 98, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.111446

Meddage DPP; Fonseka I; Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK, 2024, 'An explainable machine learning approach to predict the compressive strength of graphene oxide-based concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 449, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.138346

Widanage C; Mohotti D; Lee CK; Wijesooriya K; Meddage DPP, 2024, 'Use of explainable machine learning models in blast load prediction', Engineering Structures, 312, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118271

Mohotti D; Weerasinghe D; Bogahawaththa M; Wang H; Wijesooriya K; Hazell PJ, 2024, 'Quasi-static and dynamic compressive behaviour of additively manufactured Menger fractal cube structures', Defence Technology, 37, pp. 39 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2023.12.010

Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Fernando PLN; Nishshanka B; Lee CK; Remmenikov A, 2024, 'Experimental investigation of band-beam slabs subjected to close-range blast loading', Engineering Structures, 309, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.118075

Fonseka I; Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK; Mendis P, 2024, 'Influence of graphene oxide properties, superplasticiser type, and dispersion technique on mechanical performance of graphene oxide-added concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136415

Meddage DPP; Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K, 2024, 'Predicting transient wind loads on tall buildings in three-dimensional spatial coordinates using machine learning', Journal of Building Engineering, 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108725

Bogahawaththa M; Mohotti D; Hazell PJ; Wang H; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK, 2024, 'Energy absorption and mechanical performance of 3D printed Menger fractal structures', Engineering Structures, 305, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2024.117774

Fonseka I; Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK; Mendis P, 2023, 'Influence of Graphene oxide on abrasion resistance and strength of concrete', Construction and Building Materials, 404, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133280

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Weerasinghe D; Lee CK, 2023, 'Behaviour of polymer-filled–concrete–steel double-skin tubular columns under combined lateral impact and axial compression loading', Structures, 56, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2023.104936

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Lee CK; Mendis P, 2023, 'A technical review of computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications on wind design of tall buildings and structures: Past, present and future', Journal of Building Engineering, 74, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106828

Ekanayake IU; Palitha S; Gamage S; Meddage DPP; Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D, 2023, 'Predicting adhesion strength of micropatterned surfaces using gradient boosting models and explainable artificial intelligence visualizations', Materials Today Communications, 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2023.106545

Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Weckert S, 2023, 'A simplified approach to modelling blasts in computational fluid dynamics (CFD)', Defence Technology, 23, pp. 19 - 34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dt.2022.11.006

Mohotti D; Mendis P; Wijesooriy K; Fonseka I; Weerasinghe D; Lee CK, 2022, 'Abrasion and Strength of high percentage Graphene Oxide (GO) Incorporated Concrete', Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 22, pp. 37 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.56748/ejse.2233001

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Amin A; Chauhan K, 2021, 'Wind loads on a super-tall slender structure: A validation of an uncoupled fluid-structure interaction (FSI) analysis', Journal of Building Engineering, 35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.102028

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Amin A; Chauhan K, 2021, 'Comparison between an uncoupled one-way and two-way fluid structure interaction simulation on a super-tall slender structure', Engineering Structures, 229, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2020.111636

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Amin A; Chauhan K, 2020, 'An uncoupled fluid structure interaction method in the assessment of structural responses of tall buildings', Structures, 25, pp. 448 - 462, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.03.031

Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Chauhan K; Dias-da-Costa D, 2019, 'Numerical investigation of scale resolved turbulence models (LES, ELES and DDES) in the assessment of wind effects on supertall structures', Journal of Building Engineering, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2019.100842

Mohotti D; Wijesooriya K; Dias-da-Costa D, 2019, 'Comparison of Reynolds Averaging Navier-Stokes (RANS) turbulent models in predicting wind pressure on tall buildings', Journal of Building Engineering, 21, pp. 1 - 17, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2018.09.021

Conference Papers

Wijesooriya K; Zhu S; Rawat S; Lee CK; Mohotti D, 2023, 'Engineered cementitious composite beams in impact damage mitigation for bridge piers', in Proceeding of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety Symposium 2023, Kandy, Sri Lanka, presented at The International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety Symposium 2023, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 15 December 2023 - 17 December 2023

Widanage C; Wijesooriya K; Lee CK; Mohotti D, 2023, 'Prediction of blast-induced positive peak incident pressure using artificial neural networks', in Proceedings of the 11th International Symposium on Impact Engineering (ISIE2023), Perth, presented at 11th International Symposium on Impact Engineering (ISIE2023), Perth, 03 December 2023 - 05 December 2023

Fonseka I; Ginigaddara T; Wijesooriya K; Mohotti D; Mendis P; Lee CK, 2022, 'Producing sustainable rigid pavements with the addition of graphene oxide', in ICSBE 2022: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, Springer Singapore, Earl’s Regent Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka, presented at International Conference On Sustainable Built Environment 2022 (ICSBE 2022), Earl’s Regent Hotel, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 16 December 2022 - 18 December 2022, https://link.springer.com/book/9789819934706


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