Senior Professor

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

Research Clusters

Geotechnical and Geo Environment

Ground improvements/Ground investigations Secondary consolidation of organic soils Design of rock socketed piles/Rectification of piles

PUBLICATIONS

  • Conference Proceedings 2003

    Use of GIS for Business

    Thilakasiri, H. S, (Seminar on Geoinformatics, Organised by the ICGAT)

  • Conference Proceedings 2002

    Improvement of organic soil by dynamic replacement

    Thilakasiri, H. S, (Conference on ground improvement techniques)

  • Journal Publications 2007

    Investigation of the Construction Practices of Bored Piles in Sri Lanka

    Thilakasiri, H. S, “ICTAD Quality Journal”

  • Journal Publications 2006

    Evaluation of the Design and Construction Practices of Pile Foundation in Sri Lanka

    Thilakasiri, H. S, “ICTAD Quality Journal” , pp. 37 – 44

  • Journal Publications 2005

    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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