Jay_Ameratunga

Dr. Jay Ameratunga

Connections 3
Publications 16

Professional Information

Senior Geotechnical Specialist - Consulting Engineers and Architects

  • Geotechnical Engineer

Consulting

  • Shallow Foundations Geosynthetics for Reinforcement Deep Soil Mixing Cone Penetration Testing (CPT) Laboratory Testing Settlements Shear Strength of Underground Materials

  • PhD or Equivalent
    • PhD - Monash University : 01/10/1983 - 01/08/1988

  • Consulting Engineers and Architects : ( 22/10/2018 - Present )
    • Senior Geotechnical Specialist
  • Golder Associates (Australia) : ( 01/09/2015 - 18/10/2018 )
    • Principal Geotechnical Engineer
  • Coffey (Australia) : ( 01/11/1989 - 01/09/2015 )
    • Senior Principal
  • National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) Sri Lanka : ( 01/04/1986 - 01/11/1989 )
    • Senior Engineer
  • Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) Sri Lanka : ( 01/08/1979 - 01/08/1980 )
    • Design Engineer
  • Ceylon Development Engineering CDE (Sri Lanka) : ( 01/01/1977 - 01/08/1977 )
    • Site Engineer
  • Faculty of Engng, Uni of Peradeniya (Sri Lanka) : ( 01/04/1976 - 01/12/1976 )
    • Assistant Lecturer

Language Read Level Written Level Spoken Level
English High High High
Sinhalese High High High

  • Site characterisation for residential slabs and footings – Australian practice
    Journal Article published 2018 Feb 7 in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering on pages 1 to 4
    Authors: Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Jay Ameratunga, Braja M. Das
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2018.1432523
  • Discussion: Innovative design for drainage structure on deep soft ground
    Journal Article published 2017 Aug in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering volume 170 issue 4 on pages 301 to 304
    Authors: Daiquan Yang, Jay Ameratunga, Jacob Dunstan, Ian Shipway, Alexander Litwinowicz
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.17.00003
  • Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering
    Book published 2016 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
    Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1
  • Introduction
    Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 1 to 9
    Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_1
  • Geotechnical Properties of Soils – Fundamentals
    Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 11 to 50
    Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_2


Contact Information

Brisbane View on map

+61403242461

+61403242461

...
...
...

Group Type Members

Name
Publications
Site characterisation for residential slabs and footings – Australian practice
Journal Article published 2018 Feb 7 in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering on pages 1 to 4
Authors: Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Jay Ameratunga, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19386362.2018.1432523
Discussion: Innovative design for drainage structure on deep soft ground
Journal Article published 2017 Aug in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering volume 170 issue 4 on pages 301 to 304
Authors: Daiquan Yang, Jay Ameratunga, Jacob Dunstan, Ian Shipway, Alexander Litwinowicz
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.17.00003
Correlations of Soil and Rock Properties in Geotechnical Engineering
Book published 2016 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1
Introduction
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 1 to 9
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_1
Geotechnical Properties of Soils – Fundamentals
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 11 to 50
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_2
Pressuremeter Test
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 159 to 181
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_6
Cone Penetrometer Test
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 115 to 157
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_5
Standard Penetration Test
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 87 to 113
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_4
Dilatometer Test
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 183 to 191
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_7
Vane Shear Test
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 193 to 205
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_8
Correlations for Laboratory Test Parameters
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 51 to 86
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_3
Laboratory Rock Tests
Book Chapter published 2015 Dec 11 in Developments in Geotechnical Engineering on pages 207 to 223
Authors: Jay Ameratunga, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-2629-1_9
Innovative design for drainage structure on deep soft ground
Journal Article published 2015 Dec in Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering volume 168 issue 6 on pages 483 to 497
Authors: Daiquan Yang, Jay Ameratunga, Jacob Dunstan, Ian Shipway
http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jgeen.14.00115
Influence of Settling Behavior of Soil Particles on the Consolidation Properties of Dredged Clay Sediment
Journal Article published 2013 Jul in Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering volume 139 issue 4 on pages 295 to 303
Authors: Dhanya Ganesalingam, Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Jay Ameratunga
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)ww.1943-5460.0000183
Consolidation settlement due to ramp loading
Journal Article published 2013 Dec 6 in International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering volume 8 issue 2 on pages 191 to 196
Authors: Nagaratnam Sivakugan, Julie Lovisa, Jay Ameratunga, Braja M. Das
http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/1939787913y.0000000017
Performance and Prediction of Vacuum Combined Surcharge Consolidation at Port of Brisbane
Journal Article published 2011 Nov in Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering volume 137 issue 11 on pages 1009 to 1018
Authors: Buddhima Indraratna, Cholachat Rujikiatkamjorn, Jay Ameratunga, Peter Boyle
http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)gt.1943-5606.0000519
Poll

No Polls

No Polls

Files

Title Actions


Related Links

No Related Links