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Application of emulsion explosive and comparative study on water-gel explosives for rock quarrying in Sri Lanka

Dharmaratne, PGR; Hemalal, PVA; Rohitha, LPS; Herath, B [Conference Full-text]

Dynamite has been the premier and the only high explosive used for mining and construction activities in Sri Lanka for a long period of time. Negative environmental impacts, effect on health and security hazards led to ...
Assessment of seasonal impacts on groundwater quantity and quality in upstream of Malwathu Oya Basin

Madhushankha, JML; Madhuwan, ARB; Menan, P; Chaminda, SP; Abeysinghe, AMKB; Jayawardena, CL [Conference Full-text]

Malwathu Oya Basin which covers 2350km2 located in Anuradhapura district is considerably populated and the safety and the available quantity of water is crucial for the people. Water samples were collected from selected ...
Critical evaluation of current environmental comfort conditions of Bogala underground

Lasantha, MML; Thushath, T; Somarathne, KGMS; Hemalal, PVA; Dharmaratne, PGR [Conference Full-text]

Ventilation is a basic part of all underground mine operations as fresh, cool air is required to remove stale, affected air from the workings. The inadequate ventilation often is the cause of lower worker efficiency leading ...
Demand estimating model to forecast the building material requirements for the construction and allied industries in Sri Lanka

Maduranga, WWDD; Nithushan, N; Jayasinghe, JKSN; Dissanayake, DMDOK [Conference Full-text]

Over the past few years, there has been a high level of interest in modelling demand estimation for the construction and allied industries in Sri Lanka. Demand estimation is a process that involves coming up with an estimate ...
Development of a methodology to map railway lines and surrounding land use using UAVs

Manatunga, UI; Munasinghe, N; Premasiri, HMR [Conference Full-text]

High accurate railway maps and terrain information (Digital Elevation Models) is a major concern for future railway constructions and railway lines development.The mapping of railway line using ground based surveying ...
Key factors of metastable phase formation for strength development in steel slag and dredged soil mixtures

Toda, K; Otake, T; Sato, T; Sato, H; Weerakoon, N; Nishimura, S [Conference Full-text]

The usage of by-products from industrial activities, as construction resources is awaited in Japan to decrease the environmental impacts. Steel slag from ironworks and dredged soil extracted beneath the ports are examples ...

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