Dr Samanthika Liyanapathirana

• Biography
• Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise
• Grants/Current Projects
• Publications
• Contact Details

Biography

Samanthika completed her PhD at the University of Western Australia in 1999. From 1999-2003, she worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Centre for Geotechnical Research at the University of Sydney. In 2003, she joined the University of Wollongong as a Lecturer and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in 2005. She joined the School of Engineering at UWS in 2009 as a Senior Lecturer. In 2007, she received the Thomas A. Middlebrooks Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers for research carried out in the design of pile foundations in seismically active regions. In 2008, she received the University of Wollongong Vice Chancellor's Award for outstanding contribution for Teaching and Learning.

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Areas of Research/Teaching Expertise

Samanthika has been involved in Geotechnical Engineering research for more than 10 years. She has experience in Computational Geomechanics, Foundation Engineering and Earthquake Engineering. She has worked as a reviewer for many geotechnical engineering journals including the International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE), Canadian Geotechnical Journal and Journal of Engineering Mechanics (ASCE) and as an external examiner for PhD students from other Australian Universities. She has worked on review committees of numerous local and international conferences. She was also invited to be an international reviewer for the Austrian National Science Fund.

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Grants/Current Projects

National Competitive Grants:

2010-2013 - Australian Research Council Discovery Grant Scheme (DP1094309) “Application of EPS geofoam and deep cement mixed columns for protection of existing foundations during urban construction”, Liyanapathirana and Leo

2009-2012 - Australian Research Council Linkage Grant Scheme (LP0990581) “New design guidelines and simplified analysis methods for geosynthetic reinforced pile supported embankments”, Liyanapathirana, Poulos and Kelly (ARC) (Partner organisation – Coffey Geotechnics)


Internal University Grants:

2010 - University of Western Sydney Research Grant Scheme “A Novel method based on ambient noise for testing pile integrity”, Liyanapathirana and Leo $24,000

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Publications

Liyanapathirana, D.S., Deeks, A.J. and Randolph, M.F. (2000). "Numerical modelling of large deformations associated with driving of open-ended piles," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 24, No. 14, pp. 1079-1101.

Liyanapathirana, D.S., Deeks, A.J. and Randolph, M.F. (2001). "Numerical modelling of the driving response of thin-walled open-ended piles," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 25, No. 9, pp. 933-953.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Poulos, H.G. (2002). "Numerical simulation of soil liquefaction due to earthquake loading." International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 22, pp. 511-523.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Poulos, H.G. (2002). "A numerical model for dynamic soil liquefaction analysis," International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 22, pp. 1007-1015.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Poulos, H.G. (2004), "Assessment of soil liquefaction incorporating earthquake characteristics," International Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering Vol. 24, pp. 867-875.
Liyanapathirana, D.S., Carter, J.P. and Airey, D.W. (2005), "Nonhomogeneous behaviour of structured soils in triaxial tests." International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 10-23.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Poulos, H.G (2005), "Seismic analysis of piles in liquefying soil," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 12, pp. 1466-1479.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Poulos, H.G (2005), "Pseudostatic approach for seismic analysis of piles in liquefying soil," Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 131, No. 12, pp. 1480-1487.

Liyanapathirana, D.S. (2009), “Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian based finite element analysis of cone penetration in soft clay” Computers and Geotechnics, Volume 36, Issue 5, June 2009, Pages 851-860

Liyanapathirana, D.S. and Kelly, R.B. (2011), “Interpretation of the lime column penetration test,” Computers and Geotechnics, Vol. 38, No. 1, pp. 69-79.

For further information, contact Samanthika.

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