Siva Sivathayalan
Professor in Geotechnical Engineering
- B.Sc. Engineering (Peradeniya), M.A.Sc., Ph.D. (British Columbia), P.Eng.
- 3450 Mackenzie, Carleton University
- 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
- siva.sivathayalan@carleton.ca
- 613-520-2600 ext 5802
Prof. Sivathayalan’s mailbox is located in room 3432 C.J. Mackenzie Building, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6 Canada
Teaching Assignment 2023-2024
- CIVE 4301 Foundation Engineering
- CIVE 4918 Design Project
- CIVE 3210/4208 Geotechnical Engineering
- CIVE 5505 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
Previous Teaching Assignments
- ECOR 1101 Mechanics I
- ECOR 1045 Statics
- ECOR 1046 Mechanics
- CIVE 2101 Mechanics II
- CIVE 3208 Geotechnical Mechanics
- CIVE 4208 Geotechnical Engineering
- CIVE 4301 Foundation Engineering
- CIVE 4907 Engineering Project
- ENVE 4907 Engineering Project
- CIVE 4918 Design Project
- CIVE 5300 Advanced Soil Mechanics
- CIVE 5505 Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering
- CIVE 5801 Special Topic in Geotechnical Engineering
Research Interests
Static and dynamic behaviour of soils, liquefaction, laboratory testing, constitutive relations, and geosynthetics
Honours and Awards
- 2010 Stermac Award, Canadian Geotechnical Society
- 2001 ASTM Award for Outstanding Article on the Practice of Geotechnical Testing.
Selected Publications
- Prasanna, R., Sinthujan, N.& Sivathayalan, S., (2020), Effects of the initial direction and subsequent rotation of principal stresses on the liquefaction potential of loose sand, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 146(3):(04019130)1-13.
- Daliri, F., Simms, P. and Sivathayalan, S., (2016), Shear and dewatering behaviour of high density gold tailings in a laboratory simulation of multi-layer deposition, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 53(8):1246-1257.
- Sivathayalan, S., Logeswaran, P. and Manmatharajan, V., (2015), Cyclic Resistance of a Loose Sand Subjected to Rotation of Principal Stresses, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 141(3):(04014113)1-13.
- Sivathayalan, S. and Mehrabi Yazdi, A., (2014), Influence of Strain History on Post Liquefaction Deformation Characteristics of Sands, ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 140(3):(04013019)1-14.
- Khaheshi Banab, K., Kolaj, M., Motazedian, D., Sivathayalan, S., Hunter, J., Crow, H. and Pugin, A., (2012), Seismic site response analysis for Ottawa, Canada: A comprehensive study using measurements and numerical simulations, Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America, 102(5):1976-1993.
- Sivathayalan, S. and Ha, D., (2011), Effect of Static Shear Stress on the Cyclic Resistance of Sands in Simple Shear Loading, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 48(10):1471-1484.
- Sivathayalan, S. and Logeswaran, P., (2008), Experimental assessment of the response of sands under shear-volume coupled deformation, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 45(9):1310-1323.
- Vaid, Y.P. and Sivathayalan, S, (2000), Fundamental factors affecting liquefaction susceptibility of sands, Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 37(3):592-606.
- Vaid, Y.P., Sivathayalan, S., and Stedman, D., (1999), Influence of specimen-reconstituting method on the undrained response of sand, ASTM Geotechnical Testing Journal, 22(3):187-195