Columns are one of the most critical structural components of any structure. Column strengthening requirements are risen due to many reasons in relation to rehabilitation and improvements of existing buildings. Additional ...

This study aims towards the truss type steel bridges used for the pedestrian purposes in Sri Lanka. During the recent past, several truss type steel bridges have been constructed for pedestrian usage. Modified Warren and ...

An experimental program was carried out to investigate the flexural behavior of Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strengthened reinforced concrete curved beams using the Near Surface Mounted technique (NSM). Seven ...

Historic buildings are considered an important asset for countries and societies as they reflect the cultural past as well as become a source of income for both the country as well as the people living in the area. UNESCO ...

Road authorities are experiencing a considerable degree of moisture associated distresses such as ravelling and stripping, on flexible pavements. Therefore, it is required to modify asphalt concrete (AC) mixtures to have ...

The Khasi tribes of Meghalaya have a tradition of nurturing and guiding aerial roots of Ficus elastica across rivers and deep gorges to grow bridges. Layers of rocks and soil creates a walkway. It is known that bones grow ...

A Markov Chain is a model of a sequence of event transitions in which the transitions from one event to other events occur with a fixed probability for a fixed time duration. In general both the events and time steps are ...

In recent decades, the application of cold-formed stainless steel structural sections in the construction industry has become increasingly prevalent worldwide due to their favourable material characteristics, improved ...

In modern facade construction, unitized aluminium framed and glazed facades have gained increasing popularity. In these unitized systems, vertical load bearing member is a split mullion (or mullion couple) made of thin-walled ...

Climate change is expected to inflict severe consequences on the hydrological cycle and water resources of a catchment. With this backdrop, it is crucial to have better insight into functioning of current water resources ...