An investigation was carried out on selected twenty five Sri Lankan timber species to study different wood properties which are commonly applied in the timber industry in Sri Lanka. Wood density, modulus of rupture, modulus ...

This thesis is focused on developing an alternative roofing material for asbestos fibre cement sheets. Coal Fly ash (CFA) was selcted as the main matrix modifier, which was collected from the electrostatic precipitator in ...

Steel is one of the major construction materials which play an important role in the construction industry in Sri Lanka. The supply of durable construction materials is always identified as one of the major obstacles to ...

The water distribution main in the Colombo south area itself experiences around about 3000 failures per year and these causes emergency situations where in some cases it causes disruptions in water supply and require ...

Carbon black is a generic term for an important family of products used for the reinforcement of rubber, which is also a black pigment, and an electrically conductive properties of filler material. It is a fluffy powder ...