Development of cost effective methods for improvement of engineering properties of peat is a need of the hour in Sri Lanka in view of the number of major infrastructure development projects that are proposed over the lands ...

The erosion of soil by wind and water has been a problem ever since land was first cultivated, because erosion results in loss of productivity of soils thereby necessitating the use of fertilizer to maintain yields. Another ...

An attempt has made to activate the inert structure of Rubber grade kaolin clays through ion-exchange process. Counter ions absorbed by unsatisfied silicon, oxygen and hydroxyl ions at the edges of planar surfaces of ...

Estimation of demand for travel is very useful in planning transport infrastructure in keeping with anticipated human settlement patterns and activities. The amount and nature of travel depend on the population size, income ...

Suspension bridges that can allow light vehicular traffic can be much more beneficial than pedestrian suspension bridges, since those will allow more economic benefits by facilitating the transport of goods. However such ...

The paper presents a study which has been carried out to use coconut oil as insulation in transformers. Among the important properties considered are the dielectric strength of coconut oil which corresponds to less than ...

Long sea out-fall is an acceptable method of domestic wastewater disposal, provided that the design is done properly, and it is constructed robustly and according to the design. The dispersion of the sewage after discharging ...

Reinforced earth retaining systems became popular and came into extensive usage over the last two decades due to many advantages inherited in them. Different forms of reinforced earth systems had been developed in various ...