The study's main aim was to develop a lightweight walling panel for apartment buildings by employing coconut [coir] fiber with waste polyethylene. In this study, the flexural performance of coconut fiber reinforced polymer ...

ABSTRACT Along with the celebrated history in the field of construction in the world, wood has been a building material for hundreds of years. The stability of timber structures is influenced by their reliance on ...

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 ...

Development of guidelines to coordinate traffic signals for non-similar intersection clusters Despite the mega scale projects focusing on the long term benefits, proper traffic management initiatives should be introduced ...

Determination of packing density of a particulate mixture is still an open problem for researchers and scientists. The complex and random nature of particle behavior in a mixture and effect of various external factors have ...

Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) is an ancient civil practice of more than 4000 years, drawing attention among scientists in recent decades, in the light of potable water shortages and water based natural disasters such as ...

At present, sustainable building construction practices are actively promoted. One of the key strategies that can enhance the degree of sustainability is creating built environments that can last a very long time when very ...

Water is the main source of life; therefore, a sufficient amount of safe water consumption is essential for public health. It is one of the responsibilities of a country, to ensure the access of its citizens to consume ...

Internal curing concrete provides number of advantages in the concrete construction industry. It provides adequate water to hydrate all the cement. Moreover, internal curing increases the durability, compressive strength ...

Airport city becomes a trend to many airports in 21st century. Airport city concept is a novel concept to the world. This research is focused on to identify how airport cities emerge in the world and its usefulness to any ...