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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Interpretation of Pile Integrity Test (PIT) Results
Thilakasiri, H. S, (Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers)
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Dynamic Testing of End Bearing Bored Piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. K., and Tennakoon, B. L.,
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A Review of the Design Practices of Bored and Cast In-situ Piles in Sri Lanka
Thilakasiri, H. S, “Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers” , pp. 96 - 102
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A study of ultimate carrying capacity estimation of driven piles using pile driving equations and the wave equation method
Thilakasiri, H. S., Abeyasinghe, R. K., and Tennakoon, B. L., “Annual sessions of Institution of Engineers” , pp. 86 – 92
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Empirical Correlations for Sri Lankan Peaty Soils
Thavasuthan, T. and Thilakasiri, H. S, “Geotechnical Journal, J. of the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society”