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Dr Susanga Costa

STAFF PROFILE

Position

Senior Lecturer, Civil - Geotechnical Engineering

Faculty

Faculty of Sci Eng & Built Env

Department

School of Engineering

Campus

Geelong Waurn Ponds Campus

Contact

susanga.costa@deakin.edu.au
+61 3 522 73698

Publications

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2024

Particle morphology characterization of waste-tyre-stabilized rock aggregates via computational geometric modellings

S Gharehdash, S Shelyag, S Costa

(2024), Vol. 433, pp. 119187-119187, Powder Technology, C1

journal article
2023

Climate Change and Geo-Infrastructures: Assessment and Challenges

S Costa, D Robert, J Kodikara

(2023), pp. 217-233, Sustainable Civil Engineering: Principles and Applications, Boca Raton, Fl., B1

book chapter

Recycled Glass-Based Capping Layer for Foundations in Expansive Soils

H Karami, D Robert, Susanga Costa, S Setunge, S Venkatesan

(2023), Vol. 356, pp. 431-444, Nanotechnology in Construction for Circular Economy: Proceedings of NICOM7, 31 October–02 November, 2022, Melbourne, Australia, Singapore, B1

book chapter

Deviatoric behaviour of compacted unsaturated soils within (q, vw, p) space-an experimental study

A Abeyrathne, C Jayasundara, S Costa, J Kodikara

(2023), Vol. 18, pp. 1651-1669, Acta Geotechnica, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article

Experimental study on cyclic simple shear behaviour of predominantly dilative silica sand

A Baghbani, S Costa, B O’Kelly, A Soltani, M Barzegar

(2023), Vol. 17, pp. 91-105, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, C1

journal article

Impact of climate change on shallow ground hydro-thermal properties

S Costa, M Cherukuvada, T Islam, J Kodikara

(2023), Vol. 82, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, C1

journal article

Prediction of secant shear modulus and damping ratio for an extremely dilative silica sand based on machine learning techniques

A Baghbani, T Choudhury, P Samui, S Costa

(2023), Vol. 165, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, C1

journal article

Modeling the Effects of Particle Shape on Damping Ratio of Dry Sand by Simple Shear Testing and Artificial Intelligence

A Baghbani, S Costa, R Faradonbeh, A Soltani, H Baghbani

(2023), Vol. 13, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), C1

journal article

Ultrasonic Characterization of Compacted Salty Kaolin-Sand Mixtures Under Nearly Zero Vertical Stress Using Experimental Study and Machine Learning

A Baghbani, H Abuel-Naga, R Shirani Faradonbeh, S Costa, R Almasoudi

(2023), Vol. 41, pp. 2987-3012, Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, C1

journal article

Effects of particle shape on shear modulus of sand using dynamic simple shear testing

Abolfazl Baghbani, Susanga Costa, Yi Lu, Amin Soltani, Hossam Abuel-Naga, Pijush Samui

(2023), Vol. 16, pp. 1-19, Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Berlin, Germany, C1

journal article
2022

Application of artificial intelligence in geotechnical engineering: A state-of-the-art review

A Baghbani, T Choudhury, S Costa, J Reiner

(2022), Vol. 228, Earth-Science Reviews, C1

journal article

Remote monitoring techniques for rehabilitated slope

Leslie Wong, Susanga Costa, Tanvirul Islam, Jon Missen, Nicole Anderson, Wing Chiu, Jayantha Kodikara

(2022), Vol. 347, pp. 1-11, E3S Web of Conferences, Virtual Event, E1

conference

Prediction of Parallel Desiccation Cracks of Clays Using a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) Technique

Abolfazl Baghbani, Susanga Costa, Tanveer Choundhury, Roohollah Shirani Faradonbeh

(2022), pp. 515-520, ISGSR 2022 : Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk 2022, Newcastle, N.S.W., E1

conference

Development of a Support Vector Machine (SVM) and a Classification and Regression Tree (CART) to Predict the Shear Strength of Sand-Rubber Mixtures

Abolfazl Baghbani, Firas Daghistani, Hossam Abuel Naga, Susanga Costa

(2022), pp. 521-527, ISGSR 2022 : Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium for Geotechnical Safety and Risk 2022, Newcastle, N.S.W., E1

conference
2021

Optimization of fly ash based soil stabilization using secondary admixtures for sustainable road construction

R Renjith, D Robert, S Setunge, S Costa, A Mohajerani

(2021), Vol. 294, Journal of Cleaner Production, C1

journal article

Use of secondary additives in fly ash based soil stabilization for soft subgrades

H Karami, J Pooni, D Robert, S Costa, J Li, S Setunge

(2021), Vol. 29, Transportation Geotechnics, C1

journal article

Construction of working platforms on expansive soils using recycled concrete and stabilizers: a case study

H Karami, D Robert, S Costa, F Tostovrsnik, B O’donnell, S Setunge

(2021), Vol. 94, pp. 19-30, ICSECM 2019 : Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, E1

conference

Experimental study of cyclic swell-shrink behaviour of an expansive soil

Sasika Wijesooriya, Susanga Costa, Jayantha Kodikara

(2021), pp. 565-570, ICGE-Colombo-2020: Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference in Geotechnical Engineering, Colombo, Sri Lanka, E1

conference
2020

Mitigation of desiccation cracks in clay using fibre and enzyme

Y Xie, S Costa, L Zhou, H Kandra

(2020), Vol. 79, pp. 4429-4440, Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, C1

journal article
2019

Measuring soil strain using fibre optic sensors

S Costa, G Kahandawa, J Chen, J Xue

(2019), pp. 43-50, 8ICEG : Towards a sustainable geoenvironment : Proceedings of the 8th International Congress on Environmental Geotechnics 2018, Hangzhou, China, E1-1

conference

Prediction of parallel clay cracks using neural networks - a feasibility study

Tanveer Choudhury, Warnakulasuriya Costa

(2019), pp. 214-244, GeoMEast : Proceedings of the 2nd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures, Egypt 2018 –The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE), Egypt, E1-1

conference
2018

Theoretical analysis of desiccation crack spacing of a thin, long soil layer

S Costa, J Kodikara, S Barbour, D Fredlund

(2018), Vol. 13, pp. 39-49, Acta geotechnica, Cham, Switzerland, C1-1

journal article
2016

Determination of J-integral for clay during desiccation

S Costa, W Htike, J Kodikara, J Xue

(2016), Vol. 3, pp. 372-378, Environmental Geotechnics, C1-1

journal article
2013

J-integral as a useful fracture parameter for analysis of desiccation cracking in clayey soils

S Costa, J Kodikara, J Xue

(2013), pp. 377-381, Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics: From theoretical and experimental research to practical applications, Abingdon, Eng., B1

book chapter

Salient factors controlling desiccation cracking of clay in laboratory experiments

S Costa, J Kodikara, B Shannon

(2013), Vol. 63, pp. 18-29, Geotechnique, C1-1

journal article

Desiccation cracking in clayey soils: mechanisms and modelling

J Kodikara, J Kodikara, S Costa, S Costa

(2013), pp. 21-32, Proceedings of the Advances in Multiphysical Testing of Soils and Shales International Workshop 2012, Lausanne, Switzerland, E1-1

conference

J-integral as a useful fracture parameter for analysis of desiccation cracking in clayey soils

S Costa, J Kodikara, J Xue

(2013), pp. 377-381, ISSMGE TC 215: Proceedings of the International Symposium, Torino, Italy, 1-3 July 2013, Torino, Italy, E1-1

conference
2012

Evaluation of J integral for clay soils using a new ring test

S Costa, J Kodikara

(2012), Vol. 35, pp. 981-989, Geotechnical Testing Journal, C1-1

journal article
2011

Numerical modelling of desiccation cracking

A Amarasiri, J Kodikara, S Costa

(2011), Vol. 35, pp. 82-96, International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, C1

journal article

Determination of cohesive properties for mode I fracture from compacted clay beams

A Amarasiri, S Costa, J Kodikara

(2011), Vol. 48, pp. 1163-1173, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, C1

journal article
2010

Shrinkage development during soil desiccation

S Costa, J Kodikara

(2010), pp. 433-436, Unsaturated Soils: Theoretical and Numerical Advances in Unsaturated Soil Mechanics - Proceedings of the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils, Newcastle, AUSTRALIA, E1-1

conference
2009

Numerical modelling of laboratory tests on desiccation cracking

A Amarasiri, J Kodikara, S Costa

(2009), pp. 302-310, Proceedings of the 1st International Symposium on Computational Geomechanics (ComGeo I), Juan-les-Pins, Cote d’Azur, France, E1-1

conference
2008

Modelling of desiccation crack development in clay soils

S Costa, J Kodikara, N Thusyanthan

(2008), Vol. 2, pp. 1099-1107, 12th International Conference on Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics 2008, Goa, India, E1-1

conference

Study of desiccation crack evolution using image analysis

S Costa, J Kodikara, N Thusyanthan

(2008), pp. 159-164, Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2008, Durham, ENGLAND, E1-1

conference

Funded Projects at Deakin

Australian Competitive Grants

Transformation of Reclaimed Waste into Engineered Materials and Solutions (TREMS)

Prof Michael Polonsky, Dr Mayuri Wijayasundara, Dr Susanga Costa, Prof Bre-Anne Sainsbury, Prof Pubudu Pathirana

ARC Industrial Transformation Research Hubs

  • 2024: $15,000
  • 2023: $60,000
  • 2022: $60,000
  • 2021: $30,000

Industry and Other Funding

Transformation of Reclaimed Waste into Engineered Materials and Solutions (TREMS)

Prof Michael Polonsky, Dr Mayuri Wijayasundara, Dr Susanga Costa, Prof Bre-Anne Sainsbury, Prof Pubudu Pathirana

Tyre Stewardship Australia

  • 2023: $50,000
  • 2022: $50,000

Supervisions

Associate Supervisor
2024

Srikanth Prakash

Thesis entitled: Modelling Industry and Market Dynamics of Resource Recovery Value Chains

Doctor of Philosophy (Engineering), School of Engineering