• Application of polyethylene terephthalate scraps for the manufacturing long oil alkyd resin 

  Darshana, LAP [Thesis-Abstract]

  A new aspect of work that covers Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) waste recycling and application in coating industry is presented through this report. It was shown that chemical recycled PET can be used in the manufacturing ...
• Cavitation in hydraulic structures : with special reference to hollow jet valve type energy dissipators and ukuwela outlet works 

  Nadarasam, A [Thesis-Abstract]

  Cavitation is a major source of damage to hydraulic structures and hydraulic machinery and leads to failure of function. In all forms of cavitation (fixed, travelling, vortex and vibratory) low ambient pressures and high ...
• A Molecular dynamics study on viscous and thermal properties of Nanofluids 

  Somarathna CN [Thesis-Abstract]

  The aim of this study is to understand the microscopic behavior of heat and momentum transfer in nanofluids. With nanofluids reporting enhanced thermal conductivities (𝜅) and viscosities (𝜂), a microscopic understanding ...
• Sustainable entrepreneurial business model to uphold Sri Lankan textile handloom communities 

  Thushari WKD [Thesis-Full-text]

  This study develops a sustainable business model that can foster the growth of the textile handloomindustry in Sri Lanka. The research identified opportunities for product innovations through design intervention and ...
• Development of a computational fluid dynamics model for pollutant dispersion in complex terrain 

  Sivakunalan I [Thesis-Abstract]

  This research investigated the issues of vehicular-emitted pollution in Kandy City, a valley-like environment experiencing severe air pollution problems due to a higher traffic volume, topographical aspect, and prevailing ...
• Experimental analysis on the workmanship factors and performance of fibre optic infrastructure monitoring cables embedded in concrete structures 

  Gowshikan A [Thesis-Abstract]

  Structural health monitoring helps to protect infrastructure by guiding timely interventions. Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) is one such monitoring technique with significant advantages such as continuous measurement ...
• Application of CFRP composite for sustainable solution of corroded slab system due to low nominal cover case study on nerd slab system 

  Ganewattha CK [Thesis-Full-text]

  Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strengthening technique had been shown excellent performance in externally strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) elements due to their superior properties compared to the alternative ...
• An Adaptive software architectural framework for an interactive learning toolkit 

  Jayasiriwardene DPS [Thesis-Abstract]

  At present, a significant demand has emerged for online education tools that can used as a replacement for classroom education. Due to the ease of access and the highavailability of mobile devices, the preference of many ...
• Development of a soft linear actuator to use in wearable assistive exosuits 

  Kulasekera AL [Thesis-Full-text]

  Wearable exosuits require flexible, linearly contractile, and lightweight actuators to provide sufficient force to move the respective limb. This thesis presents the concept, design, fabrication, experimental performance ...
• Analysis and initial design of civil engineering structures using structural optimization 

  Lowhikan SS [Thesis-Full-text]

  Structural optimization of solids aims to find the optimal designs of structures by minimizing a constrained objective function such as the material compliance within a given problem domain. This constrained optimization ...
• Homogenized response of ultra-thin woven fibre composites under flexural loading 

  Gowrikanthan N [Thesis-Full-text]

  Design of large space structures is restricted due to the limited storage capacity of launch vehicles. Deployable structures made with ultra-thin woven fibre composites eliminates this bottleneck due to self-deploying ...
• Computational model for glaucoma classification 

  Shyamalee KWT [Thesis-Abstract]

  Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness and affects millions of people worldwide. It is a chronic eye condition that damages the optic nerve and if left untreated, it can lead to vision loss and decreased quality of ...
• Developing a policy framework for the design and manufacture of environmentally sustainable food packaging 

  Jagoda SUM [Thesis-Full-text]

  Food packaging plays a vital role in human existence by eliminating barriers to satisfying food requirements regardless of geography. Since food is a basic requirement of all human beings, a billion-dollar industry has ...
• Development and validation of a novel CFRP/steel hybrid crack repairing technique for the steel structures 

  Abeygunasekara S [Thesis-Full-text]

  Steel structures such as steel bridges greatly contribute to the socio economic development of the world. The current traffic demand has exhausted the service life of steel bridges paving the way for failures without ...
• Quantitative approach to hospital resilience based on system dynamics : case of Sri Lanka 

  Jayasekara JHPRU [Thesis-Full-text]

  Past records depict that both the intensity and frequency of climatic-related hazards are increasing devastatingly. Although the number of deaths caused by these extreme events has been comparatively less recently, the ...
• Developing a toolkit to incorporate environmental improvements into the fashion design process 

  Munasinghe PD [Thesis-Abstract]

  The fashion industry plays a vital role in the development of the global economy while creating significant stress on the environment throughout its supply chains, due to high resource consumption, waste generation, and ...
• Teaching and research capacity of disaster resilience in the built environment higher education in Sri Lanka 

  Nanayakkara NB [Thesis-Abstract]

  Built Environment (BE) is immensely damaged due to the increased intensity of disasters. Therefore, the BE professionals are expected to react effectively and efficiently during both pre-disaster and post disaster phases. ...
• Flexible and extensible infrastructure monitoring architecture for computing grids with infrastructure aware job matching 

  Wijethunga RMKD [Thesis-Full-text]

  Many research experiments with large data processing requirements rely on massive, distributed Computing Grids for their computational requirements. A Computing Grid is built by combining a large number of individual ...
• Life cycle assessment of bioethanol production from water hyacinth using process simulation 

  Abeysuriya DI [Thesis-Abstract]

  Water Hyacinth (WH) is an undesirable plant in the aquatic vegetation with a proven record of the possibility as a raw material to produce bioethanol. One of the advantages of using water hyacinth as a bioethanol feedstock ...
• Development of an electric spring for voltage management in LV network as a consumer level solution 

  Hafeel AA [Thesis-Abstract]

  LV consumers are encouraged to invest on roof top solar and wind turbines to reduce the stress on the utility side. Due to the intermittent nature of these distributed generators the stability of the power system and the ...

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