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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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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)
