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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
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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)
