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  • Settlement planning and regional land use outcomes for post-tsunami : the case study of the Trincomalee region Sri Lanka 
    Ratnayake, R; Butt, A; De Cotta, T [Conference-Abstract]
    The Indian Ocean tsunami of December 2004 resulted in over 35,000 deaths and damage to almost 100,000 houses in coastal Sri Lanka. In the aftermath a significant program of international aid resulted in the reconstruction ...
  • Shade variations in narrow fabric dyeing - a case study 
    De Silva, NGH [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    This paper looks at the problems of a local narrow fabric manufacturer supplying its products to garment factories of the same group. The basic raw materials are (i) Filament yarns of Nylon 6. Nylon 66. Polyester and Lycra: ...
  • Shadow removal for documents with reflective textured surface 
    Ravindran, A; Arudselvam, U; Thayasivam, U [Conference-Full-text]
    An increasing number of institutions are converting from traditional verification to online digital verification of user documents. In Sri Lanka, this requires clean digital images of documents such as the National Identity ...
  • Shape prior based Image segmentation using a log distance — theta model 
    Rodrigo, JS; Rodrigo,R [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Image segmentation is a popular topic in computer vision. Incorporation of prior shape knowledge into this process and the subsequent extraction of objects demonstrating shape characteristics similar to the priors are being ...
  • Shape prior based object extraction using a log-polar domian representation 
    Senarathna, J; Rodrigo, BKRP [Conference-Abstract]
    In this paper, we address the problem of extracting objects in an image that conform to prior object shape knowledge. Major challenges include the judgment of scale and rotation parameters as well as tolerating occlusions ...
  • Shaping peace 
    Clarke, AC [Article-Abstract]
    Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev, in his January 1986 speech, expressed a hope that the level of nuclear weapons would before long be greatly reduced. The Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka invited Arthur C. Clarke to comment ...
  • Shaping the resilient city 
    Schwartze, F [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper presents results of the research project ‘Integrative Urban and Environmental Planning for the Adaptation of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) to Climate Change’, which is part of the research initiative ‘Sustainable ...
  • Shared living space for students : the role of background and experience 
    Khajehzadeh, I; Vale, B; Yavari, F [Conference-Abstract]
    Individual student satisfaction rates with shared space in student housing vary. Assuming that sharing spaces is a trend towards a more sustainable way of life, there is need to have an understanding of the ways it can be ...
  • Sharing and preserving coding best practices through programmer data analytics 
    Bashani, JPS [Thesis-Full-text]
    Sharing and preserving coding best practices among the developers are becoming an important objective of software development life cycle. Because violations on coding best practices may lead to catastrophic events which ...
  • Shear behaviour and design of doubly symmetric hollow flange beam with web openings 
    Chandramohan, DL; Kanthasamy, E; Gatheeshgar, P; Poologanathan, K; Ishqy, MFM; Suntharalingam, T; Kajaharan, T [Article-Full-text]
    old-Formed Steel (CFS) sections are extensively used in structural engineering applications replacing the conventional hot-rolled sections due to their inherent advantages. Web openings are generally placed in CFS floor ...
  • Shear behaviour of doubly symmetric rectangular hollow flange beam with circular edge-stiffened openings 
    Kanthasamy, Elilarasi; Thirunavukkarasu, Kajaharan; Poologanathan, Keerthan; Gatheeshgar, Perampalam; Todhunter, Shaun; Suntharalingam, Thadshajini; Ishqy, Muhammadh Fareedh Muhammadh; Fareedh Muhammadh Ishqy, Muhammadh [Article-Full-text]
    Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) sections are evolved through the last two decades compromising various aspects of construction needs. Doubly symmetric Rectangular Hollow Flange Beam (RHFB) is one of the innovative CFS sections, ...
  • Shear capacity of composite deck slabs with concrete filled steel tubes 
    Perera, SVTJ [Thesis-Abstract]
    Steel and concrete composite systems are generally used as major structural components in multi-storey buildings. Composite construction in buildings is more popular with profiled steel sheeting (steel decking) since it ...
  • Shear carrying capacity of composite slabs with concrete filled steel tubes 
    Perera, SVTJ; Hettiarachchi, MTP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Steel and concrete composite floor trusses are an economical solution to achieve large column free spans (in the range of 8m - 12m), for multi-storey buildings. They provide the facility to accommodate service ducts within ...
  • Shear performance of SupaCee sections with openings: Numerical studies 
    Thirunavukkarasu, Kajaharan; Kanthasamy, Elilarasi; Poologanathan, Keerthan; Tsavdaridis, Konstantinos Daniel; Gatheeshgar, Perampalam; Hareindirasarma, Sivayokesvarasarma; McIntosh, Alex [Article-Full-text]
    Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) sections provide many design and construction sophistications including lightweight and high strength-to-weight ratio. The SupaCee section was introduced to CFS industry due to its cost ...
  • Shear strength characteristics and static response of sand-tire crumb mixtures for seismic isolation 
    Panjamani, A; Manohar, DR [Conference-Full-text]
    The objective of this study is to investigate the shear strength characteristics, energy absorption capacity and brittleness index of sand-tire crumb mixtures using simple direct shear test and Unconsolidated Undrained ...
  • Shear strength characteristics of ballast subjected to particle breakage and mud pumping using parallel gradation technique 
    Shihana, AM; Vasan, V; Kurukulasuriya, LC [Conference-Abstract]
    Ballasted rail tracks are most commonly used in rail track structure and are designed to provide a stable, safe and economic foundation. Main components of ballasted rail track structure can be grouped as track superstructure ...
  • SHEAR STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS OF DIFFERENT GRADATIONS OF BALLAST USING PARALLEL GRADATION TECHNIQUE 
    Pakalavan, V; Nirvekala, B; Kurukulasuriya, LC [Conference-Full-text]
    Ballasted rail tracks are most commonly used rail track structure and to be designed to provide a stable, safe and economical foundation. Main components of ballasted rail track structure could be subdivided as ...
  • Shear strength characteristics of unsaturated residual soils 
    Ganeshalingam, C; Kulathilaka, SAS [Conference-Abstract]
    The tropical climate conditions cause the residual soils near ground water level to be in an unsaturated state generally. Matric suction enhance the shear strength of the soil. In tropical countries like Sri Lanka where ...
  • Shear strength characteristics of unsaturated residual soils 
    Ganeshalingam, C; Kulathilaka, SAS [Conference-Full-text]
    The tropical climate conditions cause the residual soils near ground water level to be in an unsaturated state generally. Matric suction enhance the shear strength of the soil. In tropical countries like Sri Lanka where ...
  • A shear strength model for idealised infilled joints under constant normal stiffness 
    Buddhima, I; Welideniya, S; Brown, T [Article-Full-text]
    Infill materials found in natural rock joints may cause a reduction in joint shear strength, influencing rock mass stability. This paper reports a study aimed at developing a semi-empirical methodology for predicting the ...