Full-field deformation measurements are crucial as it offers detailed information to better understand both micro and macroscopic nature of material behavior. The practice of employing Digital Image Correlation (DIC) ...

For a developing country like Sri Lanka, imported construction material like steel is not cost-effective. The increasing trend in demand for construction material leads to an increase in the consumption of natural ...

Curved major structures will get cracks and it will be costly and difficult to replace. So retrofitting technique in this paper will enable the engineers to retrofit these beams without replacing them. This experimental ...

Ultra-thin woven fibre composites are becoming popular in a wide range of weight-sensitive applications and hence it is important to predict their mechanical properties for accurate analysis and design purposes. This ...

In every year Colombo becomes a flood victim causing many negative effects and the current flood control systems are inadequate to address the issue to the fullest. This case study is to enhance the present flood ...

Communication modes are considered important in the effective delivery of Multi-Hazard Early Warnings (MHEW) to the downstream community level. More significantly, in the global context, the lack of having proper communication ...

Advances in wireless sensor networks (WSN) are well proven and commonly used in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM). SHM using WSN is the modern paradigm which incorporates automated systems for data acquisition, in ...

Mud concrete and fabric formwork are existing technologies in construction industry which are gaining importance with the drive towards a climate conscious construction industry. The current work aims at combining these ...

Cement and sand are two of the materials which are used in the infrastructure development and are also main components of masonry coatings. Nevertheless, negative impacts indicated by these materials are crucial. ...

This paper studies current practices of designing glass facades/ windows in Sri Lanka. Glass facades/ windows in Sri Lanka are currently designed by using the design standards developed for other countries or by using ...