Cotton is a natural staple fiber that almost consist with cellulose compared to wood. The major economic value of the cotton is in Textile Industry. In the past recent years, cotton consumption demand was increased than ...
The Bell 412 helicopter is a type of aircraft in the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) inventory which is accorded specialty status due to its role in the transportation of VVIPs in Sri Lanka. Over three decades of operation, the ...
Sustainable development in concrete industries is reducing the cement consumption in overall the world. Huge amount of carbon dioxide gas is released to the atmosphere during the production time of Portland cement. Carbon ...
The main focus of this investigation was to add value to high purity Sri Lankan graphite. Reduced graphene oxide(rGO) was synthesized using locally available graphite from Kahatagaha mines and purity was recorded as 99%. ...
Polyethylene waste products, especially thin polyethylene bag wastes have become a global problem in Environment Pollution Control Management. The primary objective of this project was to manufacture a property improved ...
The effect of the carbon black (CB) and graphene oxide (GO) on the mechanical properties
and microstructure of cement mortar composite were studied by preparing CB-cement
composite (CBCC) and GO-cement composite (GOCC) ...
Corrosion is defined as the deterioration of materials due to the reaction with its
environment. According to the physical nature of environment, corrosion can be
categorized as 'corrosion in atmosphere', 'corrosion in ...
Carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR) is synthetic elastomer which inherent number of physical and chemical properties such as comparable barrier protection, good puncture and chemical resistance and high ...
Increasing demand for materials with improved properties leads to acquiring advancement of nanomaterial. Therefore, Interest in nanocellulose has been increasing exponentially in recent years. Nanocellulose extracted from ...
Carboxylated acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (XNBR) latex is a widely used synthetic copolymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene with a small amount of a third monomer containing carboxylic groups. Some of the mechanical ...
This thesis is focused on developing an alternative roofing material for asbestos fibre cement sheets. Coal Fly ash (CFA) was selcted as the main matrix modifier, which was collected from the electrostatic precipitator in ...
Thermogravimetric (TG) analysis and differential thermogravimetric (DTG) analysis are the most commonly used analytical techniques to determine the kinetic behaviour of solid-state chemical reactions through Arrhenius ...
Though insulation is critical to the performance of an electrical cable the assessment of the status of an insulation is still a major challenge. Since the root cause of most electrical cable failures is due to insulation ...
Mica is a group of minerals of the hydrated alumino silicate of iron, magnesium, potassium, lithium and sodium etc. Commercially, the two most widely used micas in the electrical industry are the muscovite and phlogopite ...
An investigation was carried out on selected twenty five Sri Lankan timber species to study different wood properties which are commonly applied in the timber industry in Sri Lanka. Wood density, modulus of rupture, modulus ...
Recycling of scrap steel to produce ribbed steel bars is a common practice followed in many countries. Selection of the best composition of ingredients for the melt is a huge challenge faced by the manufacturers in the ...
The flexible polyurethane foams have been fabricated from polymeric 4,4’-di-phenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) and polyols. Catalysts play a major role in polyurethane foam preparation controlling the reaction profile ...
The conventional blast cupola in Sri Lanka is faced with new challenges such as how to minimize the energy consumption and economically produce good cast iron product with available resources.
The important factor for ...
This dissertation describes a study of the fatigue behavior of stiffeners on flange fillet welded joints stressed perpendicular to the weld line. The study included an experimental phase in which the fatigue life and ...
Development of a ceramic based cookware body with adequate thermal shock resistance was successfully developed using low cost raw materials. The objective of this work was to determine the composition and thermal shock ...