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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
Professor/Dean Faculty of Engineering, SLIIT 2015 March todate
Professor/ Head, Department of Civil Engineering, SLIIT 2014 June to 2015 February
Professor/ Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 2009 October to June 2014
Senior Lecturer/ Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 1997 August October to September 2009
Research Assistant / Department of Civil and Enviorenmental Engineering, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA 1993 September to August 1997
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D. (Civil Engineering) – University of South Florida, USA, 1996.
MSc(Soil Mechanics) – Imperial College of Science Technology and
Medicine, University of London, UK, 1993.
Diploma of Imperial College (DIC) - Imperial College of Science Technology
and Medicine, University of London, UK,
1993.
B.Sc. Engineering (Hons.) ‑ University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1990.
HONOURS AND AWARDS
First class honors for B. Sc Engineering degree from the University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1990.
Award for the best student in the Geotechnical Engineering stream of subjects from University of Moratuwa, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1990.
Distinction for M. Sc in Soil Mechanics from the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London., 1993.
Commonwealth Academic Scholarship for postgraduate studies at Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, 1992.
· President’s research award for year 2000, Sri Lanka.
· Commonwealth Fellowship for Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London, 2008.
· Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2007.
· Endeavour Fellowship Award, Government of Australia, 2008.
·Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2008.
·Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2009.
· Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2010.
Outstanding Research Achievement Award, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2011.
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
· Properties of soft organic soils
· Ground improvement techniques
· Construction quality controlling of piles
· Dynamic and static load testing of piles
· Integrity testing of piles
· Dynamic capacity estimation of piles
· Interpretation of plate load test results
Use of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) for geotechnical engineering
Memberships
Chartered Engineer of Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 2004.
Fellow, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2009.
International Professional Engineer, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2007
Sri Lanka Geotechnical Society
International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Geotechnical and Geo Environment
Ground improvements/Ground investigations Secondary consolidation of organic soils Design of rock socketed piles/Rectification of piles
ONGOING RESEARCH
Characteristics of Sri Lankan peaty soils
Soft soil improvement and assessment of degree of improvement of soft soils
Carrying capacity of rock socketed end bearing bored piles
Laterally loaded bored and cast in-stu, and driven precast concrete piles
Pullout capacity of shallow foundations
PUBLICATIONS
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Use of the observational approach in design and construction of road embankment on soft grounds
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Annual Seminar, Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society)
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Construction of road embankments on soft grounds using vacuum consolidation
Thilakasiri, H. S, “ICTAD Quality Journal”
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The Role of a Geotechnical Engineer in the Piling Industry
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Annual Seminar, Organised by Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society)
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Development of Negative Skin Friction on Piles Installed through Soft Compressible Soils
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Conference on Geotechnical Engineering under Difficult Ground Conditions)
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Seminar of piling techniques
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Seminar of piling techniques)
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Use of GIS for Business
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Seminar on Geoinformatics, Organised by the ICGAT)
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Improvement of organic soil by dynamic replacement
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Conference on ground improvement techniques)
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Investigation of the Construction Practices of Bored Piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S, “ICTAD Quality Journal”
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Evaluation of the Design and Construction Practices of Pile Foundation in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S, “ICTAD Quality Journal” , pp. 37 – 44
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Quality Control Measures During Construction of Bored and Cast In-Situ Concrete Piles and Post Construction Testing
Thilakasiri, H. S., “ICTAD Quality Journal” , pp. 20 –30
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Determination of Pile capacities for piles socketed on fractured rock with field test data and empirical formulae
Alwis, De. A. D, Kiriparan, B., Fernando, W. J. B. S, Thilakasiri, H. S., Hettiarachchi, D. S, (Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers)
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Prediction of the Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Piles Installed in Geological Formation in Srilanka
Wijelath Arachchi, W. A. D. L, Pallegama, L. N. and Thilakasiri, H. S., (Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers)
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Use of Transient Dynamic Response Method of Low Strain Pile Integrity Testing for Rock Socketed End Bearing Bored Piles
Kodithuwakku, T., Thilakasiri, H. S. and Abeyasinghe, R. M., (10th Int. Con. on Stress Wave Theory and Testing Methods for Deep Foundations, ASTM)
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Investigation of Carrying Capacity of the Socketed Region of the Bored and Cast In-Situ Piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S. and Abeyasinghe, R. M., (10th Int. Con. on Stress Wave Theory and Testing Methods for Deep Foundations, ASTM)
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Carrying capacity of bored and cast in-situ piles in soil mediums based on field measurements
Thilakasiri, H. S., and Abeyasinghe, R. M, (Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers)
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Optimization of the designing of bored and cast in-situ piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. M., and Peiris, T. A, (Int. Conf. on Geotechnical Engineering, Sri Lanka Geotechnical Society)
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Municipal Solid Waste Slope Failure at Meethotamulla Disposal Site
Maduranga, Suranga Karunadasa, M. D., H. R., De Silva, P. H. K., and Thilakasiri, H. S, (5th Ann. NBRO Sym. on Engineering in Disaster Resilience, )
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Stability and seepage analyses for the rehabilitation of Semmanikulam Tank
Maduranga, H. R., De Silva, P. H. K., Balasooriya, R. M. B. K., and Thilakasiri, H. S, (Ann. NBRO Sym. on Engineering in Disaster Resilience)
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Use of the observational approach for embankment construction on organic Soil deposits in Sri Lanka
Premalal, R. P. D. S., Jayasinghe, T. W. A. S. L, Indrachapa, K. R. T, and Thilakasiri, H. S, (3rd Int. Conf, on sustainable Built Environment, Kandy)
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Improvement of Sri Lankan peaty soil by vacuum consolidation
Ariyarathna, P. R. C., and Thilakasiri, H. S, (14th Asian Regional Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
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Vacuum consolidation of Sri Lankan peaty soils
Ariyarathna, P. R. C., Thilakasiri, H. S., and Karunawardane, W. , (Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers)
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Reliability of Statnamic Load Testing of Rock Socketed End Bearing Bored Piles
Thilakasiri, H. S, (17th Int. Conf. on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
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Interpretation of the End Bearing Condition of Bored and Cast In-situ Concrete Piles using Static Pile Load Test Results
Thilakasiri, H. S. and Silva, H. M., (13th Asian Regional Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering)
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Use of geographical information systems (GIS) in construction quality controlling of pile foundations
Thilakasiri, H. S, (The Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society’s First International Conference on Soil and Rock Engineering)
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Analysis of the load – settlement curves obtained from static load testing of bored and cast in-situ concrete piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S, (The Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society’s First International Conference on Soil and Rock Engineering)
