HDR student showcase

Our students who strive for excellence. We recognise their hard work and utilising every opportunity to reach their full potential. 

Chaturi

Chathuri Arachchige is currently a PhD student at the Transport Research Centre, University of Technology Sydney.  She obtained her bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours in Civil Engineering from University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2013. Then she worked as a Geotechnical Engineer in a government construction and consultancy firm; Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau, Sri Lanka. She completed her post graduate diploma ‘Foundation Engineering and Earth Retaining Systems’ at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2017 while working in the industry.

LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chathuri-madushanka-71899274/

Title of Project: Experimental and numerical study of granular (ballast) matrix with a fine rubber fraction subjected to cyclic loading.

Supervisors: Dr. Yujie Qi and Dis.Prof. Buddhima Indraratna

M

Mohammad Adnan Farooq is a PhD student in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney. Adnan has more than seven years of industry experience related to the design, construction and maintenance of roads, construction of structures in Jammu and Kashmir, India.  His educational qualifications include Bachelor of Technology in Civil Engineering and Master of Technology in Transportation Engineering and Planning (TEP) from the National Institute of Technology Srinagar, India, and Master of Business Administration in Operations Management from IGNOU India. Adnan was awarded a gold medal for his exceptional performance during his Master’s degree in TEP.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohammad-adnan-farooq-55377b1a9/

Title of project: Sustainable Use of Resilient Base for Slab Track in High-Speed Rail Corridor

Supervisors: Dr Sanjay Nimbalkar and A/Prof Behzad Fatahi

About the project: Mohammad Adnan Farooq is working on the development of a sustainable and resilient base layer comprising of tyre derived aggregates (granulated/ground rubber) and polyurethane foam adhesive for concrete slab track used in high-speed rail corridors. Experimental and numerical studies shall be performed to assess the suitability of the novel base layer under a typical slab track.

Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.