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Ability of BIM to satisfy CAFM information requirements

Gnanarednam, M; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]

Facilities Management (FM) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) are contemporary day concepts that have modernised the way built environment behave. In modern day, FM concepts are moving towards to sustainable FM (SFM). ...
Assessing the BIM maturity in a BIM infant industry

Jayasena, HS; Weddikkara, C [Conference-Full-text]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is rapidly gaining acceptance of building industries internationally, and is likely to become the primary industry standard for AEC information exchange in near future. The built-in ...
Building information modelling and future quantity surveyor’s practice in Sri Lankan construction industry

Nagalingam, G; Jayasena, HS; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

Sustainability has been an often mentioned goal of businesses, non-profit organizations and governments in the past decade, yet measuring the degree to which an organization is being sustainable or pursuing sustainable ...
Comparative effectiveness of quantity surveying in a building information modelling implementation

Kulasekara, G; Jayasena, HS; Ranadewa, KATO [Conference-Full-text]

Over the past eras, growths of innovative technological concepts are promptly increasing, in order to achieve competitive productivity and performance. Building industry identifies technology as vital. Although the building ...
Contribution of building management system towards sustainable built environment

Kumara, WHCD; Waidyasekara, KGAS [Conference-Full-text]

The biggest challenge faced by the community is controlling and monitoring the performance of built environment facilities in a sustainable way. From this dimension, effective use of Building Management System (BMS) in ...
Design of a low cost magnatic separator for local beach sand separation.

Boralugoda, BPD; Udowita, UGKBP; Sayathan, K; Rohitha, LPS [Conference-Full-text]

Study had been carried out to identify beach sand minerals available locally. Principles, cost, and design feasibilities of industrially used magnetic separators were reviewed. As the best suit for requirements permanent ...
Designing and evaluating a casing program for petroleum wellbores

Wijesinghe, KADR; Hewavitharana, TD; Mahsoom, MSM; Wickrama, MADMG; Senadhira, AMADM; Ratnayake, NP [Conference-Full-text]

Due to high operational and financial risks associated with the investments in the petroleum industry, all precautions are taken by the operators to achieve a safe and cost effective well completion. Casing design of a ...
Developing a maintenance strategy plan to improve energy efficiency of HVAC system

Fernando, SS; De Silva, END; Dahanayake, KWDKC [Conference-Abstract]

In managing energy in buildings, a greater focus has been given to the HVAC system as it generally consumes more than 50% of total energy usage in buildings. Proper maintenance had been identified as ...
Development of an Algorithm to find the Optimum Dredging Region for Short Term Scheduling

Fernando, JMMP; Cooray, TMJA; Dissanayake, DMDOK [Conference-Full-text]

This research focuses on the short-term scheduling of the vertical slicing method applied dredge mine sites. An algorithm was developed to outline the region to mine, when the block model, optimum pit limit, topography ...
Digital image processing technique for partical size, shape and mineralogical, textural analysis.

Siriwardana, MUVA; Deshapriya, NL; Abeysinghe, AMKB; Weerawarnakula, S; Premasiri, R [Conference-Full-text]

Aggregate size and shape measurements are extremely important issues in mining and construction industry because of it directly affect the performance of aggregate products, also there is a prime need of textural analysis ...
Distribution of gaphite mineralizations in south- western part of Sri Lanka and the identification of suitable locations for mining.

Batagalla, YMAS; Senewimala, EH; Rajapaksha, PV; Weerawarnakula, S; Premasiri, HMR; Abeysinghe, AMKB [Conference-Full-text]

Exploitation and utilization of extremely pure vein Graphite in Sri Lanka have been known since seventeenth century. Sri Lanka is rich with highpurity variety of lump graphite .. The graphite mineralization is more ...
Economic feasibility of copper extraction from Seruwila copper magnetite deposit.

Abinav, R; Chamara, HAKM; Dinojan, J; Sampath, HKT; Dissanayaka, DMDOK [Conference-Full-text]

Sri Lanka is endowed with a variety of industrial minerals such as graphite, quartz, mica; brick and tile clay, ball clay, kaolin, dolomite, calcite, feldspar, miocene limestone, mineral sands (Ilmenite, Rutile , Garnet ...
Effective fire safety planning for industrial buildings : a literature review

Athapaththu, AMSU; Fernando, NG; Dissanayake, DMPP [Conference-Abstract]

The lives and health of human beings, the growth and prosperity of organisation, and the increasing need for fire safety are immediate concerns which provide the original momentum for the business continuity of the ...
Finding a new sampling methods and studying its characteristic with respect to existing methods.

Kumarasinghe, KJMD; Nanayakara, SS; Yapa, YHPSM; Rohitha, LPS [Conference-Full-text]

In mineral processing industry, quality of minerals has to be measured in several stages of processing. In measuring the quality, obtaining accurate samples is of prime importance in representing the bulk material. There ...
Frequently challenged determinations of the engineer in Sri Lankan construction contracts

Jayasena, HS; Seram, GG; Johnson, J [Conference-Full-text]

A sustainable procurement system should be capable of delivering a project free of disputes in its ideal perspective. However, disputes seem to be inevitable in construction projects resulting from its complex nature and ...
Human resource capacity development for fire safety in industrial buildings

Dissanayake, DMPP; Fernando, NG

The buildings and the built environment in general play a key role in supporting business activities and delivering economic prosperity for the corporation and society in general. Buildings are designed to provide the ...
Identification of a technological framework for implementing building information modelling in Sri Lanka

Gunasekara, K; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an important component in sustainable procurement strategies. With the rise in popularity, it is gaining the potential to be industry standard for building projects. By taking the ...
Impact of maintenance management procedures on energy efficiency of chillers

Siriwardana, MR; De Silva, END; Nawarathna, RAG [Conference-Abstract]

Themost important element of the central air conditioning system, the chiller, accounts for about 40010 of annual total energy consumption of commercial and industrial buildings. As a result, many approacheshave been ...
In house versus outsourcing facilities management : a framework for value added selection in Sri Lankan commercial buildings

Ahamed, MHS; Perera, BAKS; Illankoon, MCS [Conference-Full-text]

Facilities Management (FM) in the commercial building industry has been receiving increasingattention recently. FM is a multi-skilled profession which gives resources support for the core business because it concerns both ...
In Search of future construction material- recycled aggregates for concrete production.

Premasiri, ESY; Kariapper, ABY; Abeysinghe, AMGGMB; Karunarathne, S [Conference-Full-text]

Properties of the recycled aggregates and the suitability of the same in structural concrete were studied and compared with those of natural aggregates. The results showed that the particle size distribution of recycled ...

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