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 2015

    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)

  • Conference Proceedings 2013

    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, )

  • Conference Proceedings 2020

    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)

  • Conference Proceedings 2012

    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)

  • Conference Proceedings 2011

    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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