Theses/Dissertations
- R.P. Kumanayake, Research on the Method of Assessing Building Life Cycle Carbon Emission: A Sri Lankan Case Study, PhD Thesis, School of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, People’s Republic of China (2018).
- R.P. Kumanayake, Wave Overtopping of Vertical Seawalls, B.Sc. Eng. (Hons) undergraduate Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa (1997).
Indexed & Refereed Journal Papers (Web of Science- SCI & ESCI)
- Ramya Kumanayake, Hanbin Luo, A tool for assessing life cycle CO2 emissions of buildings in Sri Lanka, Building and Environment. 128 (2018) 272-286. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.11.042
- Ramya Kumanayake, Hanbin Luo, Natali Paulusz, Assessment of material related embodied carbon of an office building in Sri Lanka, Energy and Buildings. 166 (2018) 250-257. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.01.065
- Ramya Kumanayake, Hanbin Luo, Development of an automated tool for buildings’ sustainability assessment in early design stage, Procedia Engineering. 196 (2017) 903-910. http://doi:10.1016/j.proeng.2017.08.023
- Ramya Kumanayake, Hanbin Luo, Life cycle carbon emission assessment of a multi-purpose university building: A case study of Sri Lanka, Frontiers of Engineering Management (2018), 5(3): 381-393. http://doi.org/10.15302/J-FEM-2018055
- Ramya Kumanayake, Hanbin Luo, Cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of energy and carbon of a residential building in Sri Lanka, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (2018), 46(3): 355-367. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v46i3.8487
- Malindu Sandanayake, Ramya Kumanayake, Achini Peiris, Environmental impact assessments during construction stage at different geographic levels- a cradle-to-gate analysis of using sustainable concrete materials, Engineering, Construction and Architectural Management (2021), 29 (4): 1731-1752. https://doi.org/10.1108/ECAM-10-2020-0846
- Kuruvachalil, Lujain, Malindu Sandanayake, Ramya Kumanayake, and Radhakrishna. 2022. Carbon Emission and Cost Analysis of Using Hybrid Fibre White Topping Overlays—A Road Rehabilitation Feasibility Study, Future Transportation (2022), 2(1): 263-280
https://doi.org/10.3390/futuretransp2010014
Refereed Journal papers
- DHR Lakshan, RP Kumanayake, Labour productivity of large-scale building construction projects in Sri Lanka: Perspective of project management staff, Journal of Advances in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, KDU. 2022, 1(1): 7-14
- AK De Silva, RP Kumanayake, Risk analysis of construction projects in the perspective of contractors, Journal of Advances in Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, KDU. 2023, 2(1): 32-43
Refereed Conference Papers/Abstracts
- Kumanayake, RP, Luo, HB, Development of an automated tool for buildings’ sustainability assessment in early design stage, Creative Construction Conference (CCC-2017), Premosten, Croatia, 19-22 June 2017
- Kumanayake RP, Luo HB, Bandara, RMPS, A conceptual tool for assessing building life cycle carbon emissions in the context of Sri Lanka, 111th Annual Sessions of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo, 23-24 October 2017
- Kumanayake, RP, Establishing embodied carbon coefficients for building materials in Sri Lanka, 10th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM), Kandy, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 12-14 December 2019
- Kumanayake, RP, Embodied carbon emission profile of buildings: A Sri Lankan case study, 75th Annual Scientific Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 8-13 December 2019
- Kumanayake RP & Bandara RMPS, Building Information Modelling (BIM): How it Improves Building Performance, International Symposium on Ensuring National Security Through Reconciliation & Sustainable Development, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 22- 23 August 2012
- Bandara RMPS, Kumanayake RP & Kanthi JK, Energy Performance Analysis of the Cafeteria Building of a Sri Lankan University through Energy Modelling, 105th Annual Sessions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, (IESL), 22-25 October 2011
- Saparamadu, KDCIS, Kumanayake RP, Causes and effects of delays in high rise building projects in Sri Lanka,114th Annual Sessions of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo, 6th August 2021
- Ganegoda, P, Kumanayake, RP, Improving water use efficiency of a residential building through introduction of green features. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE2020), 10-12 December 2020
- Bandara, NHMWWDS, Kumanayake, RP, Incorporating green building features to enhance water use efficiency of the new building of Lady Ridgeway Children’s Hospital. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE2020), 10-12 December 2020
- Withanage, RSR, Kumanayake, RP, Effects of wall materials on building sustainability : A comparison of different wall materials. International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University, 19-20 July 2020
- Fernando, WCDK and Kumanayake RP, Implementing Outcome Based Education through Problem Based Learning : A Case Study of Kotelawala Defence University, International Research Conference on Expanding Developmental Horizons through Education, Research and Innovation, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka, 21st-22nd August 2014
- Bandara RMPS and Kumanayake RP, Investigation of the Instantaneous Thermal Efficiency of a Flat Plate Solar Collector, 2nd International Symposium on Modelling the Issues and Challenges towards Sustainable Development, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 8-12 July 2008
- Bandara RMPS, Kumanayake RP and Jayathilake SPARS, A study to examine the possibility to upgrade the National System to eliminate the issues related to the Trade Testing conducted by the Government Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector of Sri Lanka, 1st TVET Research Convention on Research for Sustainable Reforms in Vocational Training, Colombo, 26-27 April 2005
- Wijesinghe DD, Bandara RMPS, Kumanayake RP et al, A study to evaluate the contribution of the Government Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Sri Lanka for accomplishing the training requirements and upgrading occupational areas in the industrial sector, 1st TVET Research Convention on Research for Sustainable Reforms in Vocational Training, Colombo, 26-27 April 2005
Other publications (Books, Materials for supplementary reading)
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