Dr. Kumaran Suntharavadivel
B.Sc.Eng., M.Eng., PhD, MIEAustLecturer in Civil Engineering (Structural)
School of Engineering and Technology
Centre for Railway Engineering
Building 30 - Room 1.09
Kumaran is a Lecturer in Civil (Structural) Engineering at the Central Queensland University. He completed his Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (B.Sc.Eng.) in Civil Engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and completed Master of Engineering and PhD from the University of Tokyo, Japan and the University of Southern Queensland, Australia respectively. Prior to joining CQUniversity in 2009, he worked as a Structural Engineering in an engineering consultant company in Brisbane.
Kumaran has research interest in Sustainable Concrete Materials, Structural Rehabilitation and Application of FRP in Structural Engineering. He has published over 30 publication in international journals and conferences.
Universities Studied At
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
University of Tokyo, Japan
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Universities Worked At
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Awards
Publication Recognition Award [Central Queensland University] in recognition of the outstanding number of research outputs in the authorship of journal publications, 2019
Student Voice Award for Educator of the Year [Central Queensland University] in recognition of outstanding student satisfaction and retention, 2015 and 2017
Student Voice Award for Distance Educator of the Year [Central Queensland University] in recognition of outstanding distance student satisfaction, 2015 and 2017
Vice-Chancellor’s Award [Central Queensland University] for Good Practice in Learning and Teaching (Tier 1), 2013
Professional Experience
Worked as a Structural Engineer in Australia and Sri Lanka.
Professional Memberships
Member, Institution of Engineers Australia
Member, Australasian Association for Engineering Education (AAEE)Responsibilities
Academic Lead/Discipline Leader, Civil Engineering
Responsible for ensuring that, within civil engineering discipline, excellence in discipline specialisation curricula design, development and delivery is achieved in accordance with the requirements of the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) and Engineering Australia's competencies.Professional Interests
Sustainable Concrete
Structural Rehabilitation
Finite Element Analysis (FEM) - Concrete
Structural Health Monitoring
Computer Software
Structural Engineering Softwares: Abaqus, Strand7, Spacegass
General Engineering Softwares: AutoCAD
Accreditation
I am currently accredited for supervision in the following:
- 4016 Materials Engineering
- 4005 Civil Engineering
At the level of Principal Supervisor
Current Capacity
Current Supervision
Complete Supervision
Civil Engineering - Structural Engineering
Rehabilitation of Structures
Application of FRP in Structural Engineering
Sustainability in Engineering Materials
