
- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Senior Professor
Contact information
Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Soil Mechanics & Geology I -Undergraduate -2015
Geotechnical Engineering -Undergraduate -2015
Geotechnical Design -Undergraduate -2015
Geotechnical Investgations -Postgraduate -2014
Earth Retaining SystemsGeotechnical Investgations -Postgraduate -2014
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, Monash University ,1990
PhD, Monash University ,1990 Finite Element Analysis of Earth Retaining Structures
Institution of Engineers(2004 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
• Dharmasena R. K. N,".Stabilization of Cut Slopes in Highways by Surface drainage and Vegetation.",ICGE-Colombo-2015 ,Colombo,2015,
Dharmasena U. K. N. P., Bandara K. N., Karunawardena W A,".Back Analysis and Rectification of a Failed Cut Slope in the Southern Expressway.",ICGE-Colombo-2015 ,Colombo,2015,
Madhusanka K.A.C.,".Possible use of Paddy Husk Ash in Improvement of Engineering Characteristics of Peaty Clay.",ICGE-Colombo-2015 ,Colombo,2015,
Fernando M,".Effect of Preloading on Secondary Consolidation of Peaty Clay.",ICGE-Colombo-2015 ,Colombo,2015,
Vasanthan N, Idirimanna N,".Establishment of Fundamental Characteristics of Unsaturated Sri Lankan Residual Soils.",6th Annual NBRO Symposium, Innovations for Resilient Environment,Colombo ,2015,
,".Experiences on Improvement of Soft Peaty Clays in Sri Lanka.",, Keynote lecture presented at the Research Symposium at University of Ruhuna ,Galle,2015,
,".Cut Slopes in Residual Soils for Highways - Lessons Learnt .",16th Conference on Current Researches in Geotechnical Engineering in Taiwan ,Kaohsiung Taiwan ,2015,
• Vasanthan, N. and Kulathilaka, S.A.S., ,".Properties of an Unsaturated Residual Soil behind a Failed Slope in Sri Lanka.",Geotechnical Journal, Journal of the South East Asian Geotechnical Society, 2020,,2020
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