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

  • Journal Publications 2007

    Interpretation of Compressibility Properties of Soil Surrounding Bored Piles from Pile Load Test Results

    Thilakasiri, H. S. and Silva, H. M., “Engineer, J. of Inst. of Engineers” , pp. 69 – 76

  • Journal Publications 2007

    Qualitative Interpretation of Load-Settlement Curves of Bored Piles

    Thilakasiri, H. S, “Engineer, J. of Inst. of Engineers” , pp. 61-68

  • Journal Publications 2000

    Prediction of Dynamic Compaction Founder Penetration

    Gray Mullins, Manjeriker Gunaratne, Pamela Stinnett and Saman Thilakasiri,, “Soils and Foundations”

  • Journal Publications 1997

    Study of Pore Pressure Induced in Laboratory dynamic Consolidation

    3. Gunaratne, M, Maringanthi, R., Thilakasiri, H. S, Mullins, G, Stinnette, P.,

  • Journal Publications 1996

    Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Dynamic Compaction Induced Stresses

    2. Thilakasiri, H. S, Gunaratne, M, Mullins, G, Stinnette, P., and Jory B,

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