Senior Lecturer (G II)
Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology
Contact:
Colombo, Nawala, Nugegoda
Office: +94112881248, Ext: 384 Mobile: NULL
E-mail: gnpar@ou.ac.lk ganila01@gmail.com
Dr. Ganila N. Paranavithana has obtained his primary education from Kadugannawana Primary School and his secondary and tertiary education from St/Sylvester’s College Kandy. After the G.C.E Advanced Level examination, he entered the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Peradeniya, which led him to obtain his degree in Bachelors of Sciences in Civil Engineering. After completing his degree, he has worked in several local and international institutions before getting his post-graduate qualifications. Dr. Paranavithana obtained his Master degree in Environmental Pollution Control Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya in 2012, which led him to apply for a Ph.D. As soon as he completed his MSc, he won the Japanese government Scholarship to read for his Ph.D. at Saitama University, Japan. He has specialized in Geoenvironmental Engineering, which is a highly developing field in the world. Dr. Paranavithana is currently working as a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Civil Engineering of the Open University of Sri Lanka.
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Areas of Specialization:Water and wastewater engineering
Permeable reactive barriers
Hydrology
Engineering surveying
Research interests:Environmental pollution controls
Built Environment
Water and wastewater treatment
Construction and Demolition waste
Ground water modelling
Associate member of Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka
Associate member of the Green building Council of Sri Lanka
DTech (Civil Engineering), BTech (Civil Engineering),
Course Coordination:CVX5440 – Surveying II , CVX6345 – Environmental Engineering, CVX4241-Engineering Hydrology
Ongoing Research:- Mitigating adverse properties of Recycled Concrete Aggregate (RCA) by using biochar
- Development of portable Permeable Reactive Barrier systems to treat urban sewerage
- Application AI models to predicate catchment runoffs in Water sheds
Journal Papers
- Paranavithana, Ganila Nuwan, Samindi M. K Samarakoon, and Ramasundara Hettige Jayani Chathurika. “Analysis of Road Construction Waste Generation in Developing Economies: A Focus on Surfacing and Sub-Base Construction Projects in Sri Lanka.” Journal of Cleaner Production 457 (June 10, 2024): 142465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142465.
- Arandara, K. P., Paranavithana, G. N., Priyadarshana, S. T., Pitawala, H. M. T. G. A., and Dissanayake, R., “Evaluation of Coconut Shell Biochar on Recycled Aggregate Concrete through Petrographic Studies.” Construction and Building Materials 428 (May 17, 2024): 136342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2024.136342.
- Paranavithana, G. N., Arachchi, R. N. J. K., and Rathnayake, U., “Comparative Analysis of the Cumulative Yield from the Adjacent Catchment along the Ancient Minipe Left Bank Canal, Sri Lanka.” Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development 7, no. 3 (November 23, 2023). https://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v7i3.2165.
- Paranavithana, G. N., R. S. Ranasinghe, J. M. Jayasundara, H. W. Harindra, and W. D. Ranasinghe. “Physical Modeling of Flow in the Ancient Inlet Sluice Barrel of Nuwara Wewa Reservoir, Sri Lanka.” Water Projects and Technologies in Asia: Historical Perspectives, 2023, 263.
- Thilakarathna, W. A. H. R., Jayathilake, A. M. D. C. K. , Kobbakaduwa, W. D. D. K., Paranavithana, G. N. , and Udamulla, K. M. L. A., “Soil Based Adsorption Media for Permeable Reactive Barriers to Adsorb Lead (Pb2+) & Cadmium (Cd2+)” 56, no. 1 (March 27, 2023): 123. https://doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v56i1.7566.
- Thibbotuwawa, D.P.M.B., Thawishnee, V., Herath, H.M.E.J.B, Karunarathne, H.M.P.S., and Paranavithana, G. N., “Model Study to Determine the Manning’s Coefficient for Gabion Lining against Canal Erosion.” ENGINEER 53, no. 04 (2020): 45–52.
- Paranavithana, G. N., Kawamoto, K, Inoue, Y., Saito, T., Vithanage, M., Kalpage, C. S., and Herath, G. B. B. “Adsorption of Cd2+ and Pb2+ onto Coconut Shell Biochar and Biochar-Mixed Soil.” Environmental Earth Sciences 75, no. 6 (March 11, 2016): 484. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12665-015-5167-z.
- Maddumabandara C.M., Yatigammana S., Paranavithana G.N., (2010), Scientific Validation of some Traditional Land and Water Management Practices under Village Tank Cascade systems, Economic Review, Vol. 36, N0 1&2, People’s Bank Publication.
Proceeding papers
- Paranavithana, G. N., Ranasinghe, R. S., Jayasundara, J. M., Harindra, H. W. and Ranasinghe, W. D., “Physical Modeling of Flow in the Ancient Inlet Sluice Barrel of Nuwara Wewa Reservoir, Sri Lanka.” Water Projects and Technologies in Asia: Historical Perspectives, 2023, 263.
- Arandara, K. P., Priyadarshana, S. T., Paranavithana, G. N., and Dissanayake, R.. “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.” In Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, 757–70. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-87379-0_57.
- Arandara, K. P., Priyadarshana, S. T., Paranavithana, G. N., Mallick, R. B., and Dissanayake, R, “Evaluation of Elemental and Chemical Compositions of Recycled Concrete Aggregates Produced from the Cowam Center, Sri Lanka.” In ICSBE 2022, 823–34. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-3471-3_56.
- Saito, R., Udayagee Kumarasinghe, Paranavithana, G.N., and Saito, T., “Development of Permeable Reactive Barrier System Utilizing Locally Available Geo-and Bio-Waste,” 2017. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?cluster=4113527900244463805&hl=en&oi=scholarr.
