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Design of in-vessel continuous composting process for handling sugar industrial waste

Ariyaratne, H; Ishiyama, EM; De Alwis, A; Hettiarachchi, M; Gunasekera, MY [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

During the past decades Sri Lanka has not satisfactorily processed agricultural products which were a major burden to the national economy. Realizing the importance of value addition, the relevant processing of agricultural ...
Design, fabrication and testing of a down draft stove for small scale industrial applications

Wickramasooriya, IPTS; Witharana, S; Wickramanayake, ABAT; Sugathapala, AGT [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Biomass represents the largest share of primary energy supply in Sri Lanka. For household cooking as well as large industry applications, there have been a growing trend in the development of high efficiency technologies. ...
Development of negative skin friction on pilesinstalled through soft compressible soils in Sri Lanka

Thilakasiri, HS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Use of grounds with soft compressible layers at shallow depths for development projects requires the use of pile foundations to support the structural loads. Piles installed through soft compressible soil layers are subjected ...
The development of rubber-thermoplastic blends from ground tyre rubber and waste polypropylene

Egodage, SM; Harper, JF; Walpalage, S [Conference-Abstract]

Rubber-thermoplastic blends are regarded as economical alternatives to the synthesis of new polymers with moderate characteristics and the market for such materials has grown dramatically because of the ability to recycle ...
Evaluation of electro kinetic properties of Sri Lankan peaty clays

Kulathilaka, A [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Finding economical and speedy methods for the improvement of extremely soft peaty clays is a major challenge ahead of the Sri Lankan geotechnical engineers involved in new infrastructure development projects. Peaty clays ...
Experimetal investigation of the influence of moisturecontent of firewood on the performance of a direct fired boiler

Witharana, S; Jayasekera, JGAS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
Expert system for traffic signal timing design - blink 2005

Bandara, JMSJ; Perera, HLK; Theepan, N; Prabodha, ST [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Traffic signal lights are vital for controlling traffic at busy intersections in a safe and orderly manner. Effectiveness of a traffic signal is mainly dependent on the timing pattern used. At present, in Sri Lanka only ...
Extraction and modification of chitosan from fishery waste to develop biodegradable polyethylene films

Gunapala, PY; Samarasekara, AMPB [Conference-Abstract]

Polymers made of petroleum by products have come into wide use throughout the world. With an increase of their applications, the treatment of waste polymers has become a serious environmental problem because of the ...
Extraction of chlorophyll from 'mukunuwenna'

Dissanayake, DMMB; Amarasinghe, ADUS; Amarasinghe, BMWPK [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Chlorophyll is the green colouring matter found in many plants formed in the chloroplast of their cells usually under the influence of sunlight and is necessary for the process of photosynthesis. Amongst the main types of ...
A feasibility study on developing stirling engines in Sri Lanka

Wickramaratne, C; Ranaweera, RKPS; Perera, ULIU [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Global environment protection has come to be more stringent recently, demanding efficient and environmental friendly engines. Adding to the fact of escalating oil prices, Stirling engine could have a major role to play
Flexible work arrangements in software development firms in Sri Lanka

Jayabandu, SN; Wickramasinghe, VM [Conference-Abstract]

The review of literature on workplace flexibility strategies revealed that flexible working arrangements (FW A) could motivate the employees resulting in a reduction of employee related problems to a greater extent. ...
Generalized e-learning University context

Perera, GIUS; Fernando, MSD [Conference-Abstract]

Academic institutions in Sri Lanka are seeking quality improvements for their activities, and therefore subjected to change their processes with the aid of Information Technology. This has led the universities to deploy ...
Identification of the critical success factors for relocation of industrial plants: the case of a lubricant plant in Sri Lanka

Nanayakkara, SK; Dasanayaka, SWSB [Conference-Abstract]

The best optimum location for industry or manufacturing plant is a highly debated issue in industrial location theory. In literature of industrial location, there are many theories, frameworks and techniques available ...
Improved and transparent methodology to compare alternatives in transport sector environmental impact assessments

Bandara, NJGJ; Bandara, JMSJ [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

The objective of an environment impact assessment (EIA) is to ensure that the development options under consideration are environmentally sound and sustainable and environmental consequences are recognized and taken in ...
Information systems corporate sector

Peiris, P; Fernando, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Information systems have become the backbone of the present corporate environment with extensive usage of Information and Communication Technologies in businesses. Corporate managers make business decisions with the ...
Innovative design and manufacture of fibre reinforced pipes and fittings opens up wide potential in hydropower applications

Fernando, MARV [Conference-Abstract]

Fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) pipes, particularly fibre glass in resin, is in use in chemical industry, potable water supply and related applications for some time now due to their advantage of chemical inertness. Use ...
Investigation of leaves and saw dust of jak tree as potential colouring agent for textile substrates

Samudrika, UG; De Silva, NGH; De Alwis, A [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Synthetic dyes are largely consumed for colouration purposes for a long time. But now there has been increasing interest in natural dyes as, public become aware of ecological, environmental and health problems related to ...
Investigation of the dynamic soil properties to be used in interpretation of dynamic load test results

Thilakasiri, HS [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Testing of piles using high strain dynamic load testing using Pile Driving Analyzer (PDA) has become very popular among Sri Lankan geotechnical engineers. In the high strain dynamic pile load testing, a pile instrumented ...
Investigations of wave reflection and transmission through berm structures

Fernando, KPM; Hettiarachchi, SSL [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

A breakwater is designed to dissipate wave energy with due attention focused on hydraulic, geotechnical and structural stability. The use of physical models is the principal method for investigating experimentally the ...
It enabled services in the Sri Lankan healthcare sector

Pereira, N; Jayasena, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]

Process Automation concentrates on automating structured processes of an organization in order to achieve excellent service delivery by enabling the employees to pay more attention to semi structured or unstructured ...

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