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Reference
No. CEB Comment AE’s Reply
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5. As per recommendations given in the Vestas bid Noted and included. 19
document Vol 4, in addition to borehole
investigation, three penetration tests to be done
equally distributed at the foundation edge.
6. Direct shear test and bulk density test to be Noted and included. 22
carried out.
7. Final report shall be submitted with results and Accepted and as described here and as 24
recommendations of the subsoil investigations per the details and guidelines given in
with soil bearing capacities and other parameters clause 7.3.2.8 of Section 6, Part C,
which are necessary for foundation designs of technical specification in volume 7 and
WTGs. also in clause 6 of section 6 Part B 1 of
volume 4, the final report will be
presented including site and laboratory
test results, soil classification,
foundation recommendation, backfilling
and excavation slope stability and all
the required parameter for designing
WTG foundations.
Rev. C
1. Document shall be approved by personnel of the Included. 2
Main
Contractor/ The main contractor's foundation
designer to make sure the outputs are sufficient
for his
Design.
2. Description of the sub contractor's and the main Included under the clause 1.1 and 11
contractor's QA procedures for the works should attached annex 2 also
be included in the MS
3. The relevant specifications, guidelines and Included
Drawings should be exactly referred in the MS.
4. Standard for each test to be specified in the MS Included under clause 2.1 12
5. This MS considered only for soil investigation for Here it has been included the method
foundation and other general requirements such for DCP as well, In order to obtain road
as hard stand area, assembly area, etc. Hence design parameters that Is to be done
the title of the MS should be changed and DCP for road subgrade. In addition it is
different MS for soil investigation for roads and to be made trial pit and do the soil
buildings to be submitted quality parameters. Since these things
are in this document which can be
applicable for the road and building as
well. In the case of buildings, we need
to do the DCP test and method of DCP
has described herewith.
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Reference
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6. Minimum drilling depths shall be stated in the MS, Minimum borehole depth to be limited
based on the planned structures, foundation to 30m since the foundation pile has
methods been designed as friction pile with the
and requirements in the Standards used for the length of 25m for both cases.
foundation design and termination criteria shall
be
Defined for bedrock as well as for boreholes
where bedrock is not found.
7. Principles for sampling shall be included in the Sample collection method and 15, 13
MS (Type/size of samples and distance between frequency has been mentioned under
samples - the clause 4.2 and test method for each
Depending on soil types). The type and size of tests are mentioning in clause 2.1
samples shall be planned to meet the
requirements for the planned laboratory tests.
8. Include method for metering water level in the MS If the water level is in visible range it is
possible to make tape measurement
and later it can be convert to the MSL
value or if the water level is somewhat
below or in invisible range it is to be use
water level meter which Is given an
accurate water depth from the level of
machine held and depth from the
ground level can also be obtained
according to this way. Those level can
convert to MSL as required later by
using the MSL of the existing ground at
the place of boring.
9. Please include in the MS: Planned program (type, Sample collection method and 15, 13
frequency, Standards frequency has been mentioned under
etc.) of laboratory classification tests for each soil the clause 4.2 and test method for each
type. tests are mentioning in clause 2.1
• Planned program (type, frequency, Standards of
laboratory for other tests like triaxial Requirement
tests, consolidation tests etc. for different soil
types.
10. MS for Cone Penetration Tests (CPT) planned as Included under the clause 4.6.1 19
part
of the investigations shall be included.
11. All requirements stipulated in Section 7.3.2 Vol Agreed and done as it is
05 of contract document should be addressed in
the MS.
12. Clarify, the applicable depth of the hand auger In loose formations or in sandy
used to collect the samples formations below ground water table
very rarely samples will remain in SPT
tube in such situation hand augurs will
be used but even it fails wash boring
samples will be collected and named as
“W/S” in log sheets. Unless this case
we are not using manual hand augur for
sample collection
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Reference
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13. As per 6C7-10, Section 7.3.2.4, Triple tube HQ3 Incorporated with comment and 15
drilling shall be used when soft rock/rock is included in to the clause 4.2
encountered
14. All planned drilling methods and procedures shall Described in clause 3.2 and 4.2 14, 15
be
detailed, including:
- equipment
- references to Standards
- dimension of borehole
- available sample tools
- description of sampling
- registration of layers
- procedures for water sampling
- backfilling
- handling of obstructions
- handling of artesian water pressure etc.
15. The description of SPT in one section which is Incorporated with the comment and that 15
described in section 4 and 4.2 shall be merged. part has been included as introduction
to SPT test in clause 4.1
16. Clarify. " ... Within the SPT levels in soft ground Described in 5 and 6 paragraph of 15
area ...“ and explain how to identify soft soil other clause 4.2
than SPT level and applicable sample collection
methods.
17. SPT test for rock" shall be clarified Included in clause 4.3 18
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22. Submission of Final Report to the Employer: All of these points has been mentioned 24
• According to 6C7-1 l , Section 7.3.2.8.3, a draft in previous revision under the clause
factual report shall be submitted for review 4.9
Before issue of final factual report.
• According to 6C7-12, Section 7.3.2.8.4,
Laboratory test reports shall be submitted.
• According to 6C7-12, Section 7.3.2.8.5, draft
geotechnical interpretation and foundation design
Reports shall be submitted.
• Regarding designer's approval of Scope of
Work
and requirements of parameters etc. for the
Foundation design.
• Include Standards and guidelines for reporting,
according to 6C7-l l , Section 7.3.2.8
Rev. D
1. Minimum depth is 30m and stop criteria is 3 No. Incorporated with comment and 18, 12
of SPT in a row with N-value >50. If not obtained, included into the method statement in
Vestas's designer will be contacted for decision section 4.4
about potential deeper borehole, and CEB and
Consultant will be contacted.
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Reference
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shall be collected consequently by
using hand suction pump from the bore
hole and stored in a labelled sample
bottle and stored in the laboratory for
temporally. Periodically those submitted
to the relevant third party laboratory for
testing. See section 4.2.3 also.
3. The 3 DCPT along the perimeter of the Included in the section 4.6 19
foundation should be done after the soil is
compacted.
4. 7. Oil trap shall be in place throughout the 7. Deep tray shall be available for the
machinery operation. machine to avoid oil fall to the ground
8. Wash-out water shall be collected in a throughout the operation and if there is
sediment trap and water shall be reused. any leakage of hydraulics or oil shall be
9. Sludge contaminated with Bentonite shall be rectified soon.
collected separately and stored in a designated 8.There are two water pit close to the
place away from water channels and measures borehole one is filled with direct water
shall be taken to avoid wash out during rainy washout from the borehole and next one
season. adjacent to first is filled with washout
10. Sludge shall be finally disposed in accepted water without bentonite sediment
manner. because bentonite is deposited at the
first pit bottom and only the water part
will pass through outlet pipe to the next
pit. According to this way washout water
will be reused throughout the process.
9. Bentonite sludge collected at the
bottom of each pit is to be collected
finally and store separately away from
the stream line and finally to be disposed
to designated/Approved disposal area.
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Method Statement for Geotechnical MWPP-ACCSS-
Date & Revision: 04 March 2019, Rev. E
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Prepared By: Access Engineering PLC
1. Introduction
Ceylon Electricity Board plans to implement 100 MW Mannar Wind Power Project phase I in the southern coast
of the Mannar Island which is located in the North province of Sri Lanka 300 km from commercial capital, Colombo.
Vestas Asia Pacific A/S (main contractor) have been awarded to design, supply and install wind farm in Mannar
Island.
This method statement is intended as a guideline for CEB (The Employer) Personnel & Vestas Asia Pacific A/S
(main contractor) and Access Engineering PLC (sub-contractor - civil) site staffs to ensure a safe and efficient
geotechnical investigation works of Mannar Wind Power Project. This should be read in conjunction with the
applicable approved drawings, specifications.
d) Audits to check that the quality management plan is being fully implemented.
1.1.1.Qualified personal
Access Engineering Geotechnical investigation division consist of well experienced key staff for relevant activities
and they have already completed many projects island wide. All the records and key professionals profile has
been attached in Annex 2.
In addition Field technicians who carry out sampling and testing in boreholes and probing, geophysical data
acquisition, field tests and instrument installations should be suitably qualified and experienced in the work.
1.1.2.Instrument calibration
All the relevant shall be calibrated as per the specifications and readily available to show each when it is requested
by the Engineer at site.
1.1.3.Laboratory testing
Approved by the client’s geotechnical advisor, under the control of a suitably qualified and experienced supervisor.
Laboratory technicians should have received training and/or have experience of the type of test they are
conducting.
The laboratory chosen should be competent to carry out the testing and analyses required by the test methods.
Laboratories are accredited for each test and this should be checked as required (see Foreword).
In house laboratories shall be undergone for the annual third party audit carried out in accordance with BS 22475-
3 to maintain the proper quality assurance practices.
In order to conduct the testing in in-house laboratory, all the instrument shall have been properly calibrated and
there shall be a principle supervision/guidance of the relevant industry expert.
2. Scope of Work
A total of 39 no’s of boreholes will be executed within the project area of the Mannar Island southern coast. This
soil/ rock investigation will involve drilling 1 no’s of borehole per each Wind Turbine foundation locations. When the
above complete and drilling works commence laboratory test and field observations will be carried out
simultaneously until such times as this task in complete.
Drilling will be done through the overburden soil/ sand and bed rock (if any) in line with the guideline mentioned in
the technical specification and as per the Employer’s advises. Minimum depth is 30m and stop criteria is 3 No. of
SPT in a row with N-value >50. If not obtained, Vestas's designer will be contacted for decision about potential
deeper borehole, and CEB and Consultant will be contacted.
Standard Penetration Test (SPT shall be carried out at 1.50m intervals and disturbed samples shall be collected
with the undisturbed samples taken from the predetermined locations where soft ground encountered, Ground
water level shall be precisely metered in each borehole and laboratory tests for each sample shall be gauged in
accordance with ASTM and BS standards.
British Standards BS5930:2015 Code of practice or approved equivalent, shall be used apply for ground
investigations.
Standard Penetration Test (SPT) shall be carried out at every 1.5 m intervals as specified in BS 1377 part 9 during
each borehole drilling.
All the guidelines given in volume 5, part C technical specification under clause 7.3.2 and its sub clause shall be
applicable for the work described hereunder.
Minimum borehole depth to be limited to 30m since the foundation pile has been designed as friction pile with the
length of 25m.
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When all steps above have been assessed as completed further boring shall continue stopping to gather the cores
for inspection and lab testing until a minimum of 3.0m into the rock face has been achieved, Termination of bore
hole depth shall be confirmed by The Employer when information gathered conforms to project specification.
Coring of rock shall be done with the double tube core barrel (NX / NW) with the recovery of 54 mm rock core
samples.
3. Resource Requirement
3.1. Man Power
For the geotechnical investigation the following man power will be used, but not limited to:
Geo Technical expert
Material Engineer / Site Engineer
Drilling Operators
Safety Officer
Senior technical officer for drilling works
Skill Labours (2 No’s)
Unskilled Labours (4 No’s)
Soil
Bentonite
Cement
Any other required material
All applicable measuring or testing equipment shall be calibrated and certificate shall be available to show for
Engineer if requested. Machineries to be checked by third party inspector and relevant certificate shall be available
at site to show on request by the Engineer.
4. Borehole Drilling
The drilling machine shall be set up in accordance with coordinates supplied by The Employer. Refer
PD/MWPP/T/WP/01 drawings in Employer’s Requirement.
The location will be marked as per the drawings and jointly agreed and then the area will be demarcated using
the barricades. Then the required area will be cleaned and make suitable stable flat or like to install the machines.
The necessary signage and safety will be implemented before the drilling works begins.
bounce “H/B”. Where it penetrates the whole 450mm length in one blow in a loose soil formation (e.g. muddy or
peaty) is termed as free down “F/D”.
The soil samples which will be collected using SPT split tube will be sealed in a polythene bags and stored in core
boxes for laboratory tests with core samples and named as “D/S” in log sheets.
In loose formations or in sandy formations below ground water table very rarely samples will remain in SPT tube
in such situation hand augurs will be used but even it fails wash boring samples will be collected and named as
“W/S” in log sheets. Unless this case we are not using manual hand augur for sample collection
The depth of the boring will be determined with the reach of bedrock of hard stratum and subject to the approval
of Engineer. The first few boreholes will be drilled and samples will be collected and continually the outcomes will
be fed to the consultant Engineer for his approval. In addition the termination will be done as described in section
4.4 below.
As per 6C7-10, Section 7.3.2.4, Triple tube HQ3 drilling shall be used for sample collection when soft rock/rock is
encountered
Since it is going for frictional pile design instead of end bearing pile by considering the initial site investigation data
which has been noted that, up to 30m depth is consisting of sandy soil according to the majority of borehole
records.
Since the preliminary design has already done for 25m length friction pile, it is intending to limit the drilling when
the borehole depth go beyond this limit by considering the achieving of drilling termination parameters mentioned
under section 4.4 below.
Wastewater shall not directly be exposed to the natural stream line instead it shall be contain in a well located
closely to the borehole until it is gradually penetrate to the ground through sandy soil. If the well is blocked with
muds after some period of operation that mud layer to be removed and make background to collected water
penetration.
These samples shall then be removed and taken to the Laboratory for required testing.
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Coring of rock shall be done with the double tube core barrel (NX / NW) with the recovery of 54 mm rock core
samples.
The samples will be well sealed by wax at both ends labeled with the following detail
Project Name
Borehole No.
Location coordinate
Date tested
Location of bore hole
Depth of SPT
Depth of penetration
No. of SPT blows
TCR, RQD, FI : for rock samples
vertical, no attempt should be made to correct this as contact between the shaft and the sides of the hole will give
rise to erroneous results. If the angle of the instrument becomes worse, causing the weight to slide on the hammer
shaft and not fall freely, the test should be abandoned.
It is recommended that a reading should be taken at increments of penetration of about 10 mm. However it is
usually easier to take readings after a set number of blows It is therefore necessary to change the number of
blows between readings according to the strength of the layer being penetrated. For good quality granular road
bases readings every 5 or 10 blows are normally satisfactory but for weaker sub-base layers and subgrade
readings every 1 or 2 blows may be appropriate.
Little difficulty is normally experienced with the penetration of most types of granular of weakly stabilized materials.
It is more difficult to penetrate strongly stabilized layers, granular materials with large particles and very dense,
high quality crushed stone. The TRL instrument has been designed for strong materials and therefore the operator
should persevere with the test. Penetration rates as low as 0.5 mm/blow are acceptable but if there is no
measurable penetration after 20 consecutive blows it can be assumed that the DCP will not penetrate the material.
Under these circumstances a hole can be drilled through the layer using either an electric or pneumatic drill or by
coring. The lower layers of the pavement can then be tested in the normal way.
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In addition to that barricade the drilling location shall be checked prior to start work in a particular location.
Relevant check sheet for the work has been attached in annex 3 in this document,
Details test list and their testing method has been mentioned under clause 2.1 above
Figure 05: Tri axial test Figure 06: Tri axial test instrument
Figure 07: Sieve analysis with mechanical shaker Figure 08: Rock UCS test
If there will be a first aid case, HSE Manager and/ or first aider will arrange necessary first aids according to the
injury. If the injured person required further medical attention, HSE Manager will contact Mannar General Hospital
or Pesalai Divisional Hospital according to required medical need.
District General Hospital, Mannar
023-2222261
023-2222349
Divisional Hospital, Pesalai
023-3232679
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Value Estimation
1 Injuries or illnesses requiring no treatment or first-aid only
2 Injuries or illnesses requiring medical treatment beyond first-aid
Severity
3 Temporary impairment, causing lost-time or job restriction
4 Permanent/prolonged impairment
5 Fatality
Value Estimation
1 Foreseeable, very low probability , might be seen once during working life
2 May have occurred in past, expects to see several incidents during working life
Probability
3 Occurred in past, expected one per year, would not be surprised by incident
Mobilization to the
Samples deliver to
site with borehole
the lab
machine
Collect soil
Borehole drilling samples as per
the specification
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Contents
1. Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Division ................................................................................. 3
1.1 Geotechnical Laboratory Services........................................................................................... 3
1.2 Pile Testing & Services ............................................................................................................ 4
1.3 Completed & Ongoing Pile Testing Project ............................................................................. 5
Appendices
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Company Profile – Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Division
Access Engineering PLC
Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Unit of Access Engineering was launched to fulfill a void
in diverse Investigation and Quality Assurance requirement of the Construction Industry in
Sri Lanka. From its modest beginning, this unit has grown and diversified its operations
expanding its operations exponentially and presently is capable of providing geotechnical &
laboratory services and ground improvement total solutions.
Our Staff is competent in handling quality assurance and technical challenges and providing
viable technical solutions to meet each customer’s individual requirements. It also enjoys
the backing of Pile Dynamics Inc., USA, the pioneer and manufacturer of the Pile Driving
Analyzer®. In addition, the Company provides expert geotechnical solutions and
recommendation through eminent professional from University of Moratuwa and for its pile
testing services.
Pile Testing
Soil Investigations & Testing
Material Testing
We also have an in – house expertise to perform Quality Assurance and Quality Control
Services for Highways, Road Constructions, Bridges, Flyovers and Water Supply Projects. In
addition, we boast of our extensive laboratory facilities with experienced laboratory experts
who are dedicated to provide the best services to our extensive clientele.
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Our unit has a technically strong team of professionals for conducting and interpretation of
testing.
Professor H.S.Thilakasiri - Interpreter of Pile Testing. All the test reports are
Interpreted & approved by Prof.H.S.Thilakasiri.
Materials Engineer
QA/QC Engineer
QA/QC Lab technicians
Testing Lab technicians
The section is equipped with modern apparatus, which need to run Quality Control on any
building, highway or other construction project. The Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (SLAB)
for Conformity Assessment has certified that the Geotechnical & Laboratory Services Unit
complies with the international accreditation criteria for testing, calibration and mechanical
testing of building materials as describe in ISO/IEC 17025.
Almost all the pile testing methods which have been using in Sri Lanka are available in this
division and it has following Equipments in order to carry out the aforementioned testing
works.
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Annexure A
Qualification of Competent Personnel to Undertake the Testing
Works
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Access Engineering PLC
Y.N. Amunuththuduwa
3. Professional Qualification
Candidate
Information Chartered Engineer (MIESL)
Completed the Postgraduate Diploma in Project
Management and proceeding with the thesis for M. Sc.
in Project management at University of Moratuwa
Part I & Part II examinations conducted by Institution of
Engineers Sri Lanka in the field of Civil Engineering
National Diploma in Technology in Civil Engineering form
University of Moratuwa
4. Name of employer
Access Engineering PLC
5. Address of employer
278, Union Place, Colombo 2
6. Telephone 7. Contract (Manager/Personnel
0112302302 Officer)
U Priyasantha
8. Facsimile
0112302333
9. Job Title of Candidate 10. Years with present
Project Manager employer
9 Years
Summarize professional experience over the last 10 Years, in reverse chronological order,
Indicate particular technical & managerial experience relevant to the Project.
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Project Engineer
Beruwala Water Supply Scheme –
Guiding the site manager and his team towards achieving
company goals. Planning and progress monitoring and
making recommendations of the project.
Attending the progress meetings with National Water
Supply and drainage Board and taking Minutes of
meetings.
Making cash forecast based on the construction schedule
to the head office for both projects and make
reconciliation.
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4.Name of employer
Access Engineering PLC
5. Address of employer
278, Union Place, Colombo 2
Professional 6. Telephone 7. Contact (Manager/Personnel
Information 0112302302 Officer)
Pivithiri Jayasinghe
8. E-mail
marlons@accessengsl.com
9. Years with present employer
Three Years (23-11-2012 to present)
2012 Up to date QA/QC Engineer of OCH (Outer Circle Highway to the city
of Colombo –NS1) Piling Project.
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CV of Hewage Saman Thilakasiri
Activities Performed:
Work involved design of pile foundations. CAPWAP analyses and preparation of test reports;
interpretation of small strain dynamic integrity testing results and preparation of test reports; installation of
bored and driven piles (construction supervision and interpretation of quality control testing); and remedial
measures for failed pile foundations.
Name of the Assignment or the Project:
Year: 2013 January - to date
Location: Throughout Sri Lanka
Employer: Pile dynamic (Pvt.) Ltd, Sri Lanka
Main Project features:
Position Held: Pile testing specialist
Activities Performed:
Work involved CAPWAP analyses and preparation of test reports; interpretation of small strain dynamic
integrity testing (PIT) results and preparation of test reports
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Substructure construction of the proposed building for
Secretariat for Personal Identification at Battaramulla
Year: 2013 January to September 2013
Location: Battaramulla
Employer: Departments of Buildings, Sri Lanka
Main Project features:
Position Held: Piling specialist
Activities Performed:
Work involved checking of the carrying capacities of piles, Analysis of CAPWAP and static load tests to
assess the quality of the piles and interpretation of the carrying capacities of piles, interpretation of small
strain dynamic integrity testing (PIT) results.
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Colombo - Katunayake Expressway Project, Sri Lanka
Year: March 2011 to date
Location: Colombo – Katunayake Expressway Project
Employer: China Metallurgical Corporation, China
Main Project Features: An expressway through very thick soft soil deposits connecting Colombo and the
Katunayake airport
Position Held: Geotechnical Engineer
Activities Performed: work involved Stability of embankment slopes and rectification of failed
embankment slopes, design of soft ground treatment for road embankment construction using Crush Stone
Piles (CSP), Sand Compaction Piles (SCP), preloading with Prefabricated Vertical Drains (PVD), design of
road embankments using geo-textiles, design of reinforced earth walls, interpretation of piezo-cone
penetration test data, interpretation pile integrity test (PIT) results, and construction quality controlling of
soil fills
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Cut Slope Design for Project No 3: Land reclamation works:
Prima Ceylon Ltd, Trincomalee
Year: January 2013 to date
Location: Trincomalee, Sri Lanka
Client: Prima Ceylon Pvt. Ltd
Main Project Features: A 30m high cut-cut slope for the land reclamation for the Prima factory complex
in Trincomalee
Position Held: Geotechnical Engineer
Activities Performed: Interpretation of the ground condition from borehole and laboratory investigations,
design of a 30m high cut slope in a residual soil formation consisting of completely weathered rock and
moderately weathered rock (interim design report submitted)
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Design of the earth retaining system and soil filling work for the
sustainable power sector support project new Galle power transmission development project
Year: March to June 2013
Location: Galle, Sri Lanka
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CV of Hewage Saman Thilakasiri
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Proposed east container terminal Colombo Harbour
development project
Year: August 2011 to date
Location: Colombo
Employer: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Main Project Features: Design of a 20m high quay wall to retain the jetty for the east terminal in the
Colombo Harbor
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Providing consultancy services for planning and interpretation of off shore site
investigation data, and design of quay wall.
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Design of the soft ground treatment for the proposed warehouse
complex in Wattala
Year: Dec 2012 to date
Location: Wattala
Employer: Sri Lanka Ports Authority
Main Project Features: A warehouse complex over a very thick peaty (> 13m) soil deposit in the
Muthurajawela Marsh.
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
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CV of Hewage Saman Thilakasiri
Activities Performed: Providing consultancy services for planning and interpretation of site investigation
data, and design of soft ground improvement programme.
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Solideal Loadstar Rehabilitation Trust (SLRT) – Housing
Development Project at Weligama, Matara
Year: September 2006 to October 2006
Location: Weligama, Matara
Employer: Solideal Loadstar Rehabilitation Trust (SLRT)
Main Project features: Assessing stability of the natural slopes in the Solideal Loadstar Rehabilitation
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CV of Hewage Saman Thilakasiri
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Rehabilitation of Sidhartha Secondary School Balapitiya for
the UNOPS Sri Lanka
Year: March 2006 to May 2006
Location: Balapitiya
Employer: UNOPS Sri Lanka
Main Project features: Designing the foundations for the proposed auditorium and the three storey
building on a compressible organic soil deposit
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Initial Environmental Examination Assessment for the proposed
hotel project at Kahanmodara, Tangalle
Year: December 2011.
Location: Tangalle
Employer:
Main Project Features:
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
interpretation of available information to identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical
engineering and recommendation of mitigatory measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Feasibility study for the proposed Horana – Panadura Rail track
and extension of the Kelani-valley rail track to Hambanthota
Year: March 2008 to date
Location: Horana – Panadura
Employer: Sri Lanka Railway/University of Moratuwa
Main Project features: A new railway connection to Horana
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Identification of feasible traces connecting Horana and the existing railway
network considering anticipated geotechnical issues such as the stability of the natural slopes,
identification of strengths and weaknesses of the selected traces based on the geotechnical considerations
and assessment
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Initial Environmental Examination Assessment for the proposed
Digasiri hospital project at Kandy
Year: 2012
Location: Kandy
Employer: Digasiri Hospitals (Pvt) Ltd
Main Project Features: A multi stroey building complex for a hospital in the hill country
Position held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
interpretation of available information to identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical
engineering and recommendation of mitigatory measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Ippanthive
Holiday Resort
Year: September 2009 to date
Location: Ippanthive, Kalpitiya
Employer: MG Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd
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Main Project Features: Proposed holiday resort is located in an isolated island off Kalpitiya
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
interpretation of available information to identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical
engineering and recommendation of mitigatory measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Environmental Impact Assessment for the proposed Passikuda
National Holiday Resort
Year: September 2009
Location: Passikuda
Employer: MG Consultants (Pvt.) Ltd
Main Project Features: A 50 acre holiday resort with all amenities
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
interpretation of available information to identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical
engineering and recommendation of mitigatory measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Investigation the extraction of landfill gases from Municipal
Solid Waste landfills
Year: April 2010
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Funded by: Endeavour Fellowship, Government of Australia
Main Project Features: Numerical modeling of emission of landfill gas from Municipal Solid Waste
landfills to optimize extraction process
Position Held: Research Fellow
Activities Performed: Numerical modeling of emission of landfill gas from Municipal Solid Waste
landfills
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Investigation of pile foundations in layered residual formations
under earthquake forces
Year: September 2008
Location: London, UK
Funded by: Association of Commonwealth Universities, UK
Main Project Features: Numerical modeling of pile foundations in layered residual formations under
earthquake forces
Position Held: Research Fellow
Activities Performed: Numerical modeling of pile foundations in layered residual formations under
earthquake forces
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Feasibility Study for the Extension Project of the Southern rail
track
Year: January 2007 - September 2007
Location: Matara - Kataragama
Employer: Sri Lanka Railways/University of Moratuwa
Main Project features: A high speed railway line connecting Kataragama to the existing rail network
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Identification of feasible traces connecting the existing railway network and
Kataragama city considering anticipated geotechnical issues using GIS, identification of strengths and
weaknesses of the selected traces based on the geotechnical considerations and assessment
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Environmental Impact Assessment of the proposed Combined
Cycle Power Plant project, Kerawalapitiya
Year: September 2006 to February 2007
Location: Kerawalapitiya, Wattala
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Name of the Assignment or the Project: Strategic Environment Master Plan for the Hambantota District
Year: November 2006 to April 2007
Location: Hambantota
Employer: Central Environment Authority
Main Project features:
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
identification of locations for municipal solid waste landfills, Assessment of the selected sites considering
geotechnically related environmental parameters
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Rapid Environmental Assessment of Sites Identified for Donor-
driven Housing Program in Sri Lanka for Resettlement of Families Displaced by Tsunami
Year: April to October 2006
Location: Galle, Kalutara districts
Employer: University of Moratuwa
Main Project features:
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
interpretation of available information to identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical
engineering and recommendation of mitigatory measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Supplementary Environmental Impact Assessment, Southern
Expressway Project
Year: January 2005 to December 2006
Location: Kottawa to Matara
Employer: Road Development Authority/University of Moratuwa
Main Project features:
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Preliminary site investigation and collection of geotechnically related information,
field investigations and collection of subsurface information, interpretation of available information to
identify environmental impacts related to geotechnical engineering and recommendation of mitigatory
measures
Name of the Assignment or the Project: Pre-feasibility & Feasibility study on amendments to the
selected road traces of the Alternative Highway between Colombo & Kandy and Outer Circular Highway
to the City of Colombo
Year: April 2005 to January 2007
Location: Kaduwel - Kadawatha
Employer: Road Development Authority/University of Moratuwa
Main Project features:
Position Held: Geotechnical consultant
Activities Performed: Selection of the alternative traces for proposed highways considering the
geotechnical aspects using GIS, identification of strengths and weaknesses of the selected traces based on
the geotechnical considerations and assessment
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CV of Hewage Saman Thilakasiri
1. Research Fellow, Imperial College London, worked on a research project titled “Investigation of pile
foundations in layered residual formations under earthquake forces” (September 2008 – April 2009).
2. Research Fellow, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, worked on a research project titled
“Investigation the extraction of landfill gases from Municipal Solid Waste landfills” (April 2010 –
September 2010).
Publications:
Books
1. Thilakasiri, H. S., Construction and Testing of Piles, 1 st edition, Sarasavi Publishes, Nugegoda, Sri
Lanka, 2009.
2. Thilakasiri, H. S., Identification of Defective Piles and Remedial Measures, 1 st edition, 2009.
9. Certification:
I, the undersigned, certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, these data correctly describe me,
my qualifications, and my experience.
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