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  • Maharawana 
    Katugampala, N; Ambegoda, P; Gunarathna, A; Bandara, D; Dias, G; Jayasena, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Sihnhala is the main language used in Sri Lanka. With the increased use of Infomation Technology, typical Sri LAnkana tend to use software up to a significant extent in their day to day operations. A major problem that has ...
  • Mahasen : distributed storage resource broker 
    Walpola, MJ; Perera, KDAKS; Kishanthan, T; Perera, HAS; Madola, DTHV; Perera, S
    Modern day systems are facing an avalanche of data, and they are being forced to handle more and more data intensive use cases. These data comes in many forms and shapes: Sensors (RFID, Near Field Communication, Weather ...
  • Mahasen: distributed storage resource broker 
    Perera, KDAKS; Kishanthan, T; Perera, HAS; Madola, DTHV [Conference-Full-text]
    Modern day systems are facing an avalanche of data, and they are being forced to handle more and more data intensive use cases. These data come from many forms and shapes: Sensors (RFID, Near Field Communication, Weather ...
  • Mainstream architecture : an examination of the concept in theory and practice 
    De Silva, LCCK [Thesis-Abstract]
    In broad perspective architecture can be defined as an art, which evokes pure aesthetic emotions in human beings. A successful art is believed to be more concerned on the qualitative attributes of Architecture rather than ...
  • Mainstreaming renewable energy developments into traditional planning 
    Chathuranga, JHKK [Thesis-Abstract]
    Electricity is one of the key driving forces of the economy of a country and generation of electricity in an optimal way to meet the increasing demand has become a national priority in the recent years. Due to serious ...
  • Mainstreaming renewable energy developments into traditional planning: a Sri Lanka case study 
    Chathuranga, JHKK; Wijayapala, WDAS; Wijayatunga, PDC [Conference-Full-text]
    This study examines the Sri Lankan generation planning practices and recommends several methodological changes and models to successfully integrate and evaluate Non-Conventional Renewable Energy (NCRE) resources in the ...
  • Maintainability approach for lean maintenance 
    De Silva, N; Ranasinghe, KAMK; De Silva, CR [Conference-Abstract]
    The concept of lean maintenance is promoted to eliminate maintenance waste and to maximize efficiency of the manufacturing process for overall cost reduction. The optimum usage of labour,material and technology is thus, ...
  • Maintainability approach for lean maintenance 
    De Silva, N; Ranasinghe, M; De Silva, CR [Conference-Full-text]
    The concept of lean maintenance is promoted to eliminate maintenance waste and to maximise efficiency of the manufacturing process for overall cost reduction. The optimum usage of labour, material and technology is thus, ...
  • Maintainability of condominiums constructed for low-income families in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, END; Sampath, DBD; De Silva, CR [Article-Abstract]
    Sri Lanka now has a prime market for “vertical growth” and the private sector has become the main developer. However, the government has also contributed to these developments through the condominiums constructed for low ...
  • Maintainability of reinforced concrete flat roofs in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, N; Ranasinghe, M [Article-Abstract]
    The research into the issue of maintainability of multi-storey buildings in Sri Lanka is still in its adolescent stage. One of the critical building elements that require immediate attention for maintainability is ...
  • Maintainability risk factors of flat roofs in multi‐storey buildings in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, N; Ranasinghe, M; Rameezdeen, R [Article-Abstract]
    The research into the issue of maintainability of multi‐storey buildings in Sri Lanka is still in its dolescent stage. One of the critical building elements that require immediate attention for maintainability is flat roof ...
  • Maintainability risks of condominiums in Sri Lanka 
    De Silva, N; Ranasinghe, M [Article-Abstract]
    With increased architectural, design and functional requirements and complexities, maintaining a modern building can easily become a costly affair. There is much evidence in the literature review as well as from the factual ...
  • Maintenance inventory management in the healthcare facilities in Sri Lanka: a study on current issues and possible improvements 
    Edirisingha, AS; Nazeer, FS; De Alwis, AML [Conference-Full-text]
    Effective inventory management in any organisation is essential as it aids in keeping organisational resources under control while managing time and expenses to enable efficient operations of facilities. Inventory management ...
  • Maintenance of aeing social housing stock : Australian Asset Management in practice 
    Kenley, R; Heywood, C; Harfield, T [Conference-Full-text]
    According to the 2006 figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 259,000 units of the Australian national public housing stock were built before 1980. At the same time the rate of new social housing being added has ...
  • Maintenance of building structural systems 
    Sofi, M; Zou, Z; Lumantarna, E; Mendis, PA; Aye, L [Conference-Abstract]
    The aim of this paper is to review the current literature on maintenance of building structural systems. It emphasises the importance of maintenance as an item for consideration from the beginning of the conceptual design ...
  • Maintenance of construction equipment in Sri Lanka 
    Sundararajah, N [Thesis-Abstract]
    This report comprises mainly the study of the maintenance practice of construction equipment in Sri Lanka. As part of a comprehensive study, a questionnaire survey and personnel interviews were carried out, with regard ...
  • Maintenance strategy for bridges using reliability concept and analytical hierarchy process 
    Karunananda, K; Ohga, M; Furukawa, S; Dissanayake, PBR; Siriwardane, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Civil infrastructure in most of countries is getting old and therefore, there is a tremendous need to assess their safety levels. Among civil infrastructure, bridges are one of the main components and there is a need to ...
  • Making the user comfortable : an analytical study of the process of transferring the abstract comfort requirement into architectural expression 
    De Silva, WCJ [Thesis-Abstract]
    "Good architecture is that which makes user most comfortable. The user, was further argued, might suffer discomfort, when he is depressed of choice in appropriate meaning." Bruce Allsop (1974:258) According to John lang, ...
  • Malaysian experience with public-private partnership (PPP) Managing unsolicited proposal 
    Zin Zawawi, MI; Kulatunga, U; Thayaparan, M [Article-Abstract]
    Purpose – Lack of competition in procurement processes may affect the sustainable procurement due to overpriced and low-quality infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the current practices in Malaysian ...
  • Managed security services industry in Sri Lanka 
    Koralage, DWS [Thesis-Abstract]
    Organizations outsource their IT security to qualified security service providers and it is commonly referred as managed security services (MSS). In contrast to the in-house approach in which organizations use their own ...