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Dr. Manjriker Gunaratne, PhD, PE
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Professor and Department Chair
4202 E. Fowler Avenue
ENC 3303
Tampa, FL 33620-5350
Phone: (813) 974-5818
Fax: (813) 974-2957
E-mail: gunaratn@usf.edu

 

Education
Ph.D. Purdue University, 1984.
M.A.Sc, University of British Columbia, 1981.
B.Sc (Engr. Honors), University of Sri-Lanka, 1978.

 

Professional Experience
Interim Chairman - Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Nov. 2001 – Dec. 2002
Associate Chairman - Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - Jan. 2001 - Nov. 2001
Graduate Program Coordinator - Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering - 1996 - 2000
Professor, University of South Florida (May 2001 - to present)
Associate Professor, University of South Florida (May 1995 - April 2001)
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida (August 1991 - May 1995)
Assistant Professor, Tennessee State University (October, 1984 August, 1991) Promoted to Tenured Associate Professor in 1991
Graduate course: Cam clay model and constitutive relations for soils (with Prof. Robert D. Holtz)
Co-Instructor, Purdue University (Spring 1983)
Assistant Lecturer, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, (October, 1978 September, 1979)

 

Selected Publications

  • Kumara, M.W., Gunaratne, M., Lu, J.J. and Dietrich, B. “Methodology for random crack            growth prediction in asphalt pavements”, ASCE Journal of Civil Engineering Materials, Vol. 15, No. 4, April 2004.
  • Randeniya, D., Gunaratne, M., and Sarkar, S., “Calibration of Inertial and vision systems as a prelude to multi-sensor fusion”, Transportation Research C (Emerging Technologies) Journal, Vol. 16, 2008, 255-274.
  • Jeyisanker, K. and Gunaratne, M., “Analysis of water seepage in a pavement system using the particulate approach”, Computers and Geotechnics Journal, Vol. 36, 4, May 2009.
  • Randeniya, D., Sarkar, S. and Gunaratne, M., “Vision IMU Integration using slow frame rate monocular vision system in an actual roadway setting", IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, Vol. 11, No. 2, June 2010..
  • Amarasiri, S., Gunaratne, M., Sarkar, S. and Nazef, A., “Modeling of cracks and joints in digital images of concrete pavements using optical reflection properties”, ASCE Journal of Transportation Engineering, Vol. 6, 2010.