Mr. Thurairatnam Aatheesan   PhD Student

Qualifications

• BSc.Eng(Hons), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

Research Topic

Engineering properties and geotechnical applications of recycled crushed brick

Synopsis

The objective of the research is to find suitable, sustainable and beneficial geotechnical applications for recycled crushed brick. The study comprises of extensive laboratory testing of crushed brick and its performance when blended with other construction and demolition wastes such as crushed concrete and crushed rock. The study also includes the finite element modelling of crushed brick in geotechnical and pavement applications.

Supervisor

• Dr. Arul Arulrajah

Co-Supervisors

• Dr. Myint Win Bo
• Prof. John L.Wilson

Selected Publications

Journal Publications

1. Aatheesan T, Arulrajah A, Bo M.W, Vuong B and Wilson j. L (2010). “Crushed brick blends with crushed rock for pavement systems”, Waste and Resource Management, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), Vol 163, Issue 1 (February), pp 29-35
2. Aatheesan T, Arulrajah A, Newman G, Bo M.W, Wilson J. L (2009). “Crushed brick blends with crushed concrete for pavement sub-base and drainage applications”, Australian Geomechanics, Journal and News of the Australian Geomechanics Society, Vol 44, No 2 (June), pp 65-72

Conference Publications

1. Aatheesan T, Arulrajah A, Bo MW and Wilson JL (2008). "Brick rubble as a sub-base material for pavement construction", Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (on CD), National Technical University of Athens, Greece, 27-31May.
2. Aatheesan T, Arulrajah A, Wilson JL (2008). "Beneficial use of brick rubble as pavement sub-base material", Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, University of Nottingham, UK, 25 - 27 August, pp 695-699.