CAREER 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.
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
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- H. S. Thilakasiri "Testing of Piles"
- H. S. Thilakasiri "Integrity Testing of Piles"
- 1. Thilakasiri, H. S, Gunaratne, M, Mullins, G, Stinnette, P., and Kuo, C. "Implementation Aid for Dynamic Replacement of Organic Soils with Sand"
- 2. Thilakasiri, H. S, Gunaratne, M, Mullins, G, Stinnette, P., and Jory B "Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Compaction Induced Stresses"
- 3. Gunaratne, M, Maringanthi, R., Thilakasiri, H. S, Mullins, G, Stinnette, P. "Study of Pore Pressure Induced in Laboratory dynamic Consolidation"
- Gray Mullins, Manjeriker Gunaratne, Pamela Stinnett and Saman Thilakasiri, "Prediction of Dynamic Compaction Founder Penetration"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Qualitative Interpretation of Load-Settlement Curves of Bored Piles"
- Thilakasiri, H. S. and Silva, H. M. "Interpretation of Compressibility Properties of Soil Surrounding Bored Piles from Pile Load Test Results"
- Thilakasiri, H. S. "Use of Osterburg Cell Load Testing as a Post Construction Quality control Test for Bored and Cast In-situ Concrete Piles in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Potts, D. M., Kontoe, S., and Zdravkovic, L. "Earthquake Induced Kinematic Forces on Pile Foundations in Layered Medium"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Jayaweera, R. "Investigation of the Accuracy of the Dynamic methods of Capacity Estimation of Piles"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Priyantha, S. M. "A Study on the Extrapolation Techniques of Plate Load Test Results"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Kinematic and inertial effects of earthquakes on rock socketed single piles in a two-layered medium"
- Thavasuthan, T. and Thilakasiri, H. S "Empirical Correlations for Sri Lankan Peaty Soils"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. K., and Tennakoon, B. L. "A study of ultimate carrying capacity estimation of driven piles using pile driving equations and the wave equation method"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "A Review of the Design Practices of Bored and Cast In-situ Piles in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. K., and Tennakoon, B. L. "Dynamic Testing of End Bearing Bored Piles in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Interpretation of Pile Integrity Test (PIT) Results"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "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 "Use of geographical information systems (GIS) in construction quality controlling of pile foundations"
- Thilakasiri, H. S. and Silva, H. M. "Interpretation of the End Bearing Condition of Bored and Cast In-situ Concrete Piles using Static Pile Load Test Results"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Reliability of Statnamic Load Testing of Rock Socketed End Bearing Bored Piles"
- Ariyarathna, P. R. C., Thilakasiri, H. S., and Karunawardane, W. "Vacuum consolidation of Sri Lankan peaty soils"
- Ariyarathna, P. R. C., and Thilakasiri, H. S "Improvement of Sri Lankan peaty soil by vacuum consolidation"
- Premalal, R. P. D. S., Jayasinghe, T. W. A. S. L, Indrachapa, K. R. T, and Thilakasiri, H. S "Use of the observational approach for embankment construction on organic Soil deposits in Sri Lanka"
- Maduranga, H. R., De Silva, P. H. K., Balasooriya, R. M. B. K., and Thilakasiri, H. S "Stability and seepage analyses for the rehabilitation of Semmanikulam Tank"
- Maduranga, Suranga Karunadasa, M. D., H. R., De Silva, P. H. K., and Thilakasiri, H. S "Municipal Solid Waste Slope Failure at Meethotamulla Disposal Site"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. M., and Peiris, T. A "Optimization of the designing of bored and cast in-situ piles in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S., and Abeyasinghe, R. M "Carrying capacity of bored and cast in-situ piles in soil mediums based on field measurements"
- Thilakasiri, H. S. and Abeyasinghe, R. M. "Investigation of Carrying Capacity of the Socketed Region of the Bored and Cast In-Situ Piles in Sri Lanka"
- Kodithuwakku, T., Thilakasiri, H. S. and Abeyasinghe, R. M. "Use of Transient Dynamic Response Method of Low Strain Pile Integrity Testing for Rock Socketed End Bearing Bored Piles"
- Wijelath Arachchi, W. A. D. L, Pallegama, L. N. and Thilakasiri, H. S. "Prediction of the Behaviour of Laterally Loaded Piles Installed in Geological Formation in Srilanka"
- Alwis, De. A. D, Kiriparan, B., Fernando, W. J. B. S, Thilakasiri, H. S., Hettiarachchi, D. S "Determination of Pile capacities for piles socketed on fractured rock with field test data and empirical formulae"
- Thilakasiri, H. S. "Quality Control Measures During Construction of Bored and Cast In-Situ Concrete Piles and Post Construction Testing"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Evaluation of the Design and Construction Practices of Pile Foundation in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Investigation of the Construction Practices of Bored Piles in Sri Lanka"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Improvement of organic soil by dynamic replacement"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Use of GIS for Business"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Seminar of piling techniques"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Development of Negative Skin Friction on Piles Installed through Soft Compressible Soils"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "The Role of a Geotechnical Engineer in the Piling Industry"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Construction of road embankments on soft grounds using vacuum consolidation"
- Thilakasiri, H. S "Use of the observational approach in design and construction of road embankment on soft grounds"
