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1 PUBLICATIONS Journal Articles: J. J. Wijetunge, A deterministic analysis of tsunami hazard and risk for the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, Continental Shelf Research, vol. 79, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Nearshore tsunami amplitudes off Sri Lanka due to probable worst-case seismic scenarios in the Indian Ocean, Coastal Engineering, vol. 64, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Delineation of relative tsunami risk for the coastlines of Eastern and Southern Provinces of Sri Lanka, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, vol. 39, no. 3, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Numerical simulation and field survey of inundation due to 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, Natural Hazards, vol. 54, no. 1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Assessment of tsunami threat to Sri Lanka from potential mega-thrust earthquakes in the Arakan subduction zone, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, vol. 38, no. 2, pp , D. P. L. Ranasinghe, K. Goto, T. Takahashi, J. Takahashi, J. J. Wijetunge, T. Nishihata and F. Imamura, Numerical assessment of bathymetric changes caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Kirinda Fishery Harbor, Sri Lanka, Coastal Engineering, vol. 81, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Use of momentum flux of tsunami overland flow as an indicator of potential damage to structures, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, vol. 38, no. 1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Assessment of potential tunamigenic seismic hazard to Sri Lanka, International Journal of Disaster Resilience in the Built Environment, vol. 1, no. 2, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Numerical simulation of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami: case study of effect of sand dunes on the spatial distribution of inundation in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, Journal of Applied Fluid Mechanics, vol. 3, no. 2, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Field measurements and numerical simulations of the 2004 tsunami impact on the south coast of Sri Lanka, Ocean Engineering, vol. 36, pp , (ScienceDirect Top25 Hottest Article, October-December 2009). J. J. Wijetunge, Field measurements and numerical simulations of the 2004 tsunami impact on the east coast of Sri Lanka, Pure and Applied Geophysics, vol. 166, no. 4, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, X. Wang and P.L.-F. Liu, Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004: Numerical modelling of inundation in three cities on the south coast of Sri Lanka, Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami, vol. 2, no. 2, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Wave run-up and overtopping over smooth and rock slopes of coastal structures without crown walls, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, vol. 36, no. 2, pp , 2008.

2 J. J. Wijetunge, Velocity and turbulence distribution in combined oscillatory and steady flow boundary layer over a rippled bed, Coastal Engineering Journal, vol. 48, no. 3, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Indian Ocean Tsunami: distribution of tsunami height and inundation in Sri Lanka, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, vol. 33, no. 2, pp , J. J. Wijetunge and J. F. A. Sleath, Effect of sediment transport on bed friction and turbulence, Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering, vol. 124, no. 4, pp , (Received the award for best paper in Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal and Ocean Engineering for the calendar year 1998.) J. J. Wijetunge, Evaluation of tsunami risk posed to Sri Lanka by potential mega-thrust earthquakes in the Makran subduction zone, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 42, no. 1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Demarcation of high hazard areas based on human stability considerations in tsunami overland flow. Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 42, no.1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Tsunami on 26 December 2004: spatial distribution of tsunami height and the extent of inundation in Sri Lanka, Science of Tsunami Hazards, vol. 24, no. 3, pp , D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Influence of relative water depth on wave run-up over coastal structures: rough slopes, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 39, no. 3, pp , D. M. R. Sampath and J. J. Wijetunge, How significant is the wave run-up reduction due to underlayer permeability in the design of rubble-mound breakwaters, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 39, no. 1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge, Combined wave and current flow close to a rippled bed, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 38, no. 1, pp , D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Influence of relative water depth on wave run-up over coastal structures: smooth slopes, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 7 13, J. J. Wijetunge, Velocity measurements in wave boundary layer flow over a rippled bed, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 36, no. 1, pp , J. J. Wijetunge and A. K. Sarma, Effectiveness of 2D strip elements in wave run-up reduction over smooth slopes, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, vol. 36, no. 3, pp , In Conference Proceedings: J. J. Wijetunge, A multi-scenario analysis of the storm surge hazard for Sri Lanka, in Proc. 35 th IAHR World Congress, Chengdu, China, 2013.

3 J. J. Wijetunge, Tsunami hazard assessment and mapping for the southwest coast of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Second International Conference on Port, Coastal, and Offshore Engineering, Bandung, Indonesia, J. J. Wijetunge, Computational modelling of the impact of 2004 tsunami on the city of Hambantota in Sri Lanka, in Proc. Twelfth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Daejeon, Korea, J. J. Wijetunge, Laboratory measurements of wave run-up and overtopping over smooth and rock slopes, in Proc. Fourth Int. Conf. on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Nanjing, China, 2007, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Risk mitigation and rehabilitation measures for the tsunami affected coastal belt of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Conf. on Rehabilitation Measures for the Tsunami Affected Coasts, Madras, India, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Tsunami impact on Sri Lanka and lessons for disaster reduction on coasts, in Proc. Int. Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Thanjavur, India, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Field measurements in Sri Lanka of maximum water levels due to Sumatra tsunami of 26 December 2004 and strategies for mitigating the risk from coastal hazards, in Proc. Eleventh Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Research and development on traditional water lifting devices: Endless piston water pump, in Proc. 32 nd WEDC Conference on Sustainable Development of Water Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge and J. H. T. Chandrarathna, Performance evaluation of solar water pumps, in Proc. 32 nd WEDC Conference on Sustainable Development of Water Resources, Water Supply and Environmental Sanitation, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge, A. G. H. J. Edirisinghe and M. P. Ranaweera, Housing for the tsunami affected communities in the east coast of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Tenth East Asia-Pacific Conf. on Structural Engineering and Construction, Bangkok, Thailand, 2006, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Field measurements of the extent of inundation in Sri Lanka due to the Indian Ocean Tsunami of 26 December 2004, in Proc. Int. Symp. on Disaster Reduction on Coasts, Melbourne, Australia, J. J. Wijetunge, Influence on wave run-up of seabed slope in front of coastal structures, in Proc. Third Int. Conf. on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Jeju-do, Korea, 2005, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Indian Ocean Tsunami on 26 December 2004: Spatial distribution of tsunami height and extent of inundation along the coastline of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Special Asia Tsunami Session at Third Int. Conf. on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Jeju-do, Korea, 2005, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Future directions for post-tsunami coastal zone management in Sri Lanka, in Proc. XXXI IAHR Congress, Seoul, Korea, 2005, pp J. J. Wijetunge and D. M. R. Sampath, Effect of core permeability on wave run-up over rubble-mound breakwaters, in Proc. Int. Conf. on Fluxes and Structures in Fluids, Moscow, Russia, 2005, pp

4 B. H. Choi, A. Siripong, V. Sundar, J. J. Wijetunge and S. Diposaptono, Post runup survey of the December 26, 2004 earthquake tsunami of the Indian Ocean, in Proc. Special Asia Tsunami Session at Third Int. Conf. on Asian and Pacific Coasts, Jeju-do, Korea, 2005, pp D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Influence of foreshore slope-angle on wave run-up over rough slopes of coastal structures, in Annual Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2005, Vol. 1 Part B, 2005, paper no. 19. D. M. R. Sampath and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect on wave run-up of scaling method of core material in rubble-mound breakwater model testing, in Annual Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2005, Volume 1 Part B, 2005, paper no. 20. J. J. Wijetunge, Turbulence measurements in combined oscillatory and steady flow boundary layer flow over a rippled bed, in Proc. Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect on wave run-up of shallow water conditions in front of a smooth sloping structure, in Proc. Tenth Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of foreshore slope angle on wave run-up on sloping structures, in Annual Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2004, Volume 1 Part B, 2004, pp S. Sabesan, S. Paraneetharan, A. H. A. Saverirajan and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of currents on wave run-up on coastal structures, in Annual Transactions of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Sarma A. K. and J. J. Wijetunge, Estimation of Manning s roughness from velocity measurements in streams, in Proc. Engineering Jubilee Congress, Vol. I, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2000, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Super-elevation of flow in channels of non-linear alignment, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Vol. 9, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2004, p. 80. J. J. Wijetunge, Numerical simulation of inundation caused by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in the City of Trincomalee on the East Coast of Sri Lanka, in Proc Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Research Symposium, Davis, CA, USA, 2008, p. 10. J. J. Wijetunge, A. Rajamohan, S. Thevakumar and T. Sivakanthan, Wave run-up on shallow water coastal structures, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Vol. 8, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2003, p. 90. W. C. T. K. Gunawardena and J. J. Wijetunge, Prediction of tsunami heights along the coastal belt of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Int. Conf. on Mitigation of the Risk of Natural Hazards, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2007, p. 38. W. C. T. K. Gunawardana, P. W. Munasinghe and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of surf similarity parameter on wave run-up over mild slopes, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Vol. 11, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2006, p. 77. J. J. Wijetunge, Numerical modelling of tsunami inundation and development of hazard maps: a case study for the city of Galle on the south coast of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Int. Conf. on Mitigation of the Risk of Natural Hazards, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2007, pp

5 Sampath D. M. R. and J. J. Wijetunge, Large-scale laboratory measurements of wave runup over a rubble-mound breakwater, in Proc. 61 st Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2005, p. 35. J. J. Wijetunge, Field measurements in Sri Lanka of inundation limits and tsunami heights due to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami and strategies for assessing the risk of coastal hazards, in Proc. Int. Disaster Reduction Conf., Davos, Switzerland, 2006, pp V. Vinovan, A. C. Vonojit, K. Sasikumar, S. Sabesan, S. Paraneetharan, A. H. A. Saverirajan and J. J. Wijetunge, Influence on wave run-up of a current striking normal to smooth and rough slopes of coastal structures., in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Vol. 9, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2004, p. 73. J. J. Wijetunge, Development of hazard zonation maps for the tsunami threatened coastline of Sri Lanka, in Symp. Earthquake and Tsunami Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation, The Sixth General Assembly of the Asian Seismological Commission (ASC), Bangkok, Thailand, 2006, p. 54. K. Sivarooban, G. Nareshkumar, P. Kannan and J. J. Wijetunge, A preliminary study on the behaviour of blood flow over an atheromatous plaque and in an aneurysm, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,Vol. 10, 2005, p. 77. L. A. C. D. M. Liyanarachchi, D. M. A. U. Dissanayake, H. D. Lakshitha and J. J. Wijetunge, Computer modelling of a short-term tsunami hazard scenario to assess the potential impact on Sri Lanka, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Vol 14, Part II, 2009, pp P. G. I. Sampath, R. M. J. Bandara, V. Vinovan and J. J. Wijetunge, Experimental and numerical studies on the effect of ground slope on solitary wave run-up, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, Vol 14, Part II, 2009, pp D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Influence of depth-limited waves on wave run-up over a smooth sloping structure, in Proc. 60 th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 2004, paper no. 306/C. K. Goto, J. Takahashi, F. Imamura, T. Takahashi and J. J. Wijetunge, Numerical modelling for the remarkable bathymetric change by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami at Kirinda Harbour, Sri Lanka, in Proc. XXV International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) General Assembly, Melbourne, Australia, 2011, paper no D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of relative water depth and foreshore slope on wave run-up on smooth slopes, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,Vol. 8, 2003, p. 83. D. A. Peiris and J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of relative water depth on wave run-up over rough slopes of coastal structures, in Proc. Peradeniya University Research Sessions, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,Vol 9, 2004, p. 79. J. J. Wijetunge and M.G.S.C. Preemal, Effect of tide-surge interaction on storm surge levels around the coastline of Sri Lanka, in Proc. Geological Society of Sri Lanka (GSSL) Symp. on Disasters: Reduction, Mitigation and Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2011.

6 A. K. Sarma, A. Ahilan and J. J. Wijetunge, Estimation of Manning s roughness from velocity measurements in streams, in Proc. 55 th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, 1999, p Books Wijetunge J. J. (2013) An Introduction to Coastal Engineering Processes, Theory, Hazards and Design Practice, S. Godage Publishers, Colombo. (Book) Chapters in Books J. J. Wijetunge, Indian Ocean tsunami on 26 December 2004: Numerical modelling of inundation in the city of Matara on the south coast of Sri Lanka. In: Advances in Water Resources and Hydraulic Engineering-Vol. IV, (Eds. C. Zhang and H. Tang), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, J. J. Wijetunge, Large-scale wave run-up and overtopping measurements over a straight rubble-mound breakwater without a crown wall, in Coastal Structures 2007, Vol. 2, L.Franco, G.R. Tomasicchio and A.Lamberti, Eds. Singapore: World Scientific, 2007, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Effect of water depth and surface roughness on wave run-up, in Coastal Engineering 2004 (4 Volumes), J. M. Smith, Ed. Singapore: World Scientific, 2005, pp J. J. Wijetunge and J. F. A. Sleath, Turbulence measurements in oscillatory flow over rippled beds, in Advances in Fluid Modeling and Turbulence Measurements, A. Wada, H. Ninokata and N. Tanaka, Eds. Singapore: World Scientific, 2002, pp J. J. Wijetunge, Influence of shallow water on wave run-up over rough slopes of coastal structures, In: Coastal Hazards (Eds. O. P. Varma et al.), Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee, J. J. Wijetunge, Future directions for post-tsunami coastal land use in Sri Lanka, In: Coastal Hazards (Eds. O. P. Varma et al.), Indian Geological Congress, Roorkee, 2010.

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