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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...