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Dr.(Eng.) Kokila Arandara

B.Sc. Eng.(Hons) (Moratuwa), MSc (Civil Eng.) (Moratuwa), EMBA (Malaysia), PhD (OUSL), CEng., MIE (SL), Green AP, FCPMSL

Senior Lecturer (Grade ii)

Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology
  • Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Technology
  • +94 773 521 929
  • akara@ou.ac.lk, karandara13@gmail.com

Dr.(Eng.) Kokila Arandara earned his Bachelor of Science of Engineering degree in 2006 from University of Moratuwa. He completed his MSc Degree (Civil Engineering) from the same university and PhD from OUSL in 2007 and 2024 respectively.He is a Chartered Engineer and a certified Lean Management Practitioner who has more than 18 years of industrial experience in civil engineering, sustainable development and productivity management. Dr. Arandara has attended various applied research and case studies while practicing as an engineer and he is having more than fifteen (12) international and local publications.

Dr. Arandara is a Practicing Engineer who is registered in the Engineering Council of Sri Lanka and Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. Further, he is an Associate professional of Green Building Council of Sri Lanka and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka.

Civil Engineering, Green Buildings, Lean Management
MIE(SL), Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Since Feb, 2026
FCPMSL, Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka, Since Jan 2026
MCPMSL, Member of the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka, 2023-2025
GreenAP, Associate professional of Green Building Council of Sri Lanka, Since 2012
AMIE(SL), Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers,Sri Lanka, From 2007 to 2025.

Sustainable Construction Materials, Construction Management, Project Management, Productivity Management

journals

Research Publications in Referred Journals
1. Arandara, K. P., Paranavithana, G. N., Priyadarshana, S. T.,Pitawala, H. M. G. T. A., & Dissanayake, R., 2025,Investigation of coconut shell biochar as an eco-friendly additive to mitigate the alkali-silica reaction in recycled aggregate concrete, Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 2.
https://doi.org/10.47481/jscmt.1666237

2. Arandara, K. P., Paranavithana, G. N., Priyadarshana, S. T.,Pitawala, H. M. G. T. A., & Dissanayake, R., 2024.Evaluation of Coconut Shell Biochar on Recycled Aggregate Concrete Through Petrographic Studies, International Journal of Construction and Building Materials,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136342
3. Arandara, K. P., Paranavithana, G. N., Priyadarshana, S. T.,Pitawala, H. M. G. T. A., & Dissanayake, R., 2024.“Investigating Coconut Shell Biochar as a sustainable solution for Removing Iron Residues in Recycled Concrete Aggregates”, International Journal of Construction and Building Materials by Springer Nature,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136342
4. Arandara, K. P., Priyadarshana, S. T., Paranavithana, G. N.,& Dissanayake, R., 2022, A Review on Utilization of C & D Waste for Road and Pavement Construction in the International Context and Applicability of the Findings to Sri Lanka. Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, pp. 757- 770. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87379-0_57
5. Arandara, K. P., Priyadarshana, S. T., Paranavithana, G. N., Mallick R. B., & Dissanayake, R., 2022., "Evaluation of Elemental and Chemical Compositions of recycled concrete aggregates Produced from COWAM Center, Sri Lanka," ICSBE 2022, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, no. 362, pp.
823-834, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3471-3_56
6. Perera R.M.W., Dinushika T.S., Swarnamali M.S., Priyadarshana S.T., Arandara K.P., 2021., “Investigation of Properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete and Development of UHPC Waffle Deck Panels for Pedestrian Bridges.”, International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management
(ICSECM) 2021, Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, no. 266, pp. 621-642, 2022. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-2886- 4_44

 

Journal papers (International/Local)
1. Arandara, K. P., Priyadarshana, S. T., Paranavithana, G. N., Mallick R. B., & Dissanayake, R., 2023., " Functional Evaluation of Identified Rural Concrete Roads in Sri Lanka – A Case Study,” ICSBE 2023. https://www.kandyconference.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ABSTRACT-BOOK-2023.pdf

2. Arandara, K. P. & Jayasinghe, M. T., 2012. Performance of Evaporative Cooling Systems with Chilled Water. Kandy, Sri Lanka, www.ICSBE.org.
3. Arandara, K. P., Jayasinghe, C. & Jayasinghe, M. T., 2011. Evaporative Cooling for Occupational Health in Tropical Climates. Moratuwa, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
4. Arandara, K. P., Attalage, R. A. & Jayasinghe, M. T. R., 2010. Thermal Comfort with Evaporative Cooling for Tropical Climates. Kandy, Sri Lanka, www.icsbe.com.
5. Arandara, K. P., Jayasinghe, C. & Jayasinghe, M. T., 2010.Sustainable Road Construction with Compressed Stabilized Earth. Kandy, Sri Lanka, www.icsbe.org.
6. Arandara, K. P. & Jayasinghe, C., 2008. Surface Coatings for  Stabilized Earth Walls. Annual Transaction of Institution of  Engineers, Sri Lanka, pp. 20-30.
7. Arandara, K. P. & Jayasinghe, C., 2007. Identification of Durability Properties in earth Buildings. Journal of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, xxxx(04), pp. 14-21.

1. Management Leadership Excellence Award (2025) – 2 nd Runner Up (Sustainability and Circular Economy), Presented by the Institute of Chartered Professional Managers of Sri Lanka

2. NSF Awards (2008) – Research on "Durability Properties of Earth Buildings”, Presented by National Science Foundation (NSF) in 2013.

3. Holcim Awards (2006) – A Merit Award for Final Year Undergraduate