Browsing UoM Conferences by Author "Dias, P"

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  • Comparison of damage values used in different flood modeling studies 
    Randil, C; Siriwardana, C; Dias, P [Conference-Abstract]
    Estimating the economic loss caused by a flood hazard plays a major role in decision making during disaster risk reduction activities, and such studies have been carried over some major cities of the world. This paper ...
  • Possible influences of covid-19 on infrastructure 
    Wijekoon, U; Dias, P [Conference-Full-text]
    During the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, there was a sharp rise in the number of persons working from home (WFH), which eventually became the "new normal". The aim of this study was to fill the gap in detailed ...
  • Rapid risk assessment of Sri Lankan school buildings against tsunamis 
    Nawanandana, C; Dias, P [Conference-Full-text]
    Rapid assessment of building vulnerability and risk is very useful, especially if based on sound engineering principles as opposed to expert opinion alone. A tsunami relative risk index (TRRI) has recently been proposed ...
  • A Simplified nonlinear method for progressive collapse analysis of moment resisting frames 
    Dhasindrakrishna, K; Dias, P [Conference-Abstract]
    The Alternate Load Path Method (APM) that is presented in several standards is the widely followed method for the assessment of progressive collapse potential. In particular, the Linear Static APM is popular since it ...
  • Structural mechanics analogies for a resilience audit and index 
    Dias, P; Viswakula, S [Conference-Full-text]
    The World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2013 arrived at a working definition for national resilience that involved three characteristics, namely robustness, redundancy and resourcefulness. We have drawn mappings ...