Siva Sivathayalan - Associate Professor in Geotechnical Engineering

• Degrees: B.Sc. Engineering (Peradeniya), M.A.Sc. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (British Columbia)
• Phone: 613-520-2600 x 5802
• Email: siva_sivathayalan@carleton.ca
• Office: 3452 ME

Research

Geotechnical earthquake engineering; liquefaction; laboratory testing; constitutive relations; geosynthetics & geofoams; design of foundations, slopes, and retaining walls.

Activities

• Sections Representative in the Executive Committee of Canadian Geotechnical Society
• Secretary of Canadian Foundation for Geotechnique

Journal Articles

S. Sivathayalan, and P. Logeswaran (2008), “Behaviour of sands under shear-volume coupled deformation,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal (publication pending).

S. Sivathayalan, and P. Logeswaran (2007), “Behaviour of Sands under Generalised Drainage Boundary conditions,” Canadian Geotechnical Journal 44(2): 138-150.