ERU - 2021

 

Recent Submissions

  • Simulation of natural fibers/waste paper composites to use as kraft papers 
    Madhushani, RK; Udayakumara, SV; Dilhari, BA [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The consumption of papers in various applications has been increased rapidly during the past decades. To produce one ton of paper; 12 trees, 540 000 liters of water, fuel consumption for transporting the trees are used ...
  • Second-Hand fashion consumption 
    Geegamage, T; Ranaweera, HRA; Halwatura, RU [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The 2019 Pulse of the fashion industry report discovers that the series of sustainability progress in the industry of fashion has slowed by third in the previous year and not moving fast to counter balance the misdeed ...
  • Investigation on the effect of different channel geometries of thermal wheel for energy transfer efficiency 
    Polgolla, AMCK; Herath, HMDP; Wickramasinghe, MDA; Wijewardane, MA; Ranasinghe, RACP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Inside buildings, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems are utilized to provide a comfortable environment. However, they account for a significant percentage of overall total energy consumption: in the United ...
  • Fluoride releasing kinetics in a weathered bearing biotite gneiss 
    Madusanka, MHA; Sadanayake, S; Vithanage, M [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In several regions of the dry zone of Sri Lanka, excessive quantities of fluoride (F-) in groundwater have affected the water quality significantly. Apart from the well-known prevalence of dental fluorosis, Chronic Kidney ...
  • Experimental study on load bearing capacity of cement stabilized unburnt clay bricks 
    Mohamed, JZ; Kuruppu, KABP [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Clay brick is one of the most widely used conventional materials in the masonry construction throughout the world. Despite living in cement age, bricks still have a defined space in our societies. Clay bricks are good for ...
  • Development of a scaled vehicle Model for dynamics testing 
    Hewavithana, RR; Ravihara, JPL; Wishwajith, KKS; Perera, ULS; Dasanayake, NP; Gamage, JR [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    The interest in using scaled models for dynamics testing of prototype vehicles is growing due to the high demand for autonomous driving. In the early design phases, vehicle testing is done using computer simulations. ...
  • Developing a National Eco-System for sustainable vegatable supply chain in Sri Lanka 
    Gunarathne, RT; Bandara, YM [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Fruits and vegetables supply chain in Sri Lanka has always been a contemporary topic due to its significant value to the economy of the country. The existing fruits and vegetables supply chain is already suffering from ...
  • Design and development of a novel fixturing solution for handling complex shaped components 
    Dharmathilaka, SPIE; Devasurendra, SN; Chathuranga, PK; Kulasekera, AL; Jayaweera, ND [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Fixturing is one of the key subprocesses used in many industries such as aerospace, automobile and marine engineering. Most existing fixturing systems use pin-type end effectors which apply concentrated loads (See Fig. 1. ...
  • Classification of breast cancer tumors using feature selection and CNN 
    Anparasy, S [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Breast cancer is one of the most dangerous diseases in the world and almost two million new cases are diagnosed every year. It starts from the breasts tissue and then spreads to other parts of the body. Early detection of ...
  • Automating incident categorization in a support request system 
    Cooray, TMTM; Ariyaratne, MKA; Perera, MDR [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    With the expansion of the role of IT, organizations tend to maintain a support request system/ Issue Tracking System (ITS) to handle issues. ITSs are designed to streamline the process of customer support and keep a track ...
  • Dyeing of cotton fabric with a natural dye extracted from Areca Concinna Peel 
    Ranthunga, RGSM; Wanigasekara, KV; Udayakumara, SV [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In modern world, most of the countries tend to use the eco-friendly concept in many industries to minimize environmental pollution [1]. Synthetic dyes that are used in the textile industry offer more unfavourable and harmful ...
  • Wood splitting machine for tea and bakery industries 
    Lankapura, WK [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    In Sri Lanka, firewood is regarded as a common conventional fuel, mainly in food preparation purposes. Essentially due to economically availability, firewood has still been using as the main source to lit fire in rural ...
  • Decision tree application for model built-up land fragmentation in urban areas 
    Ranaweera, N; Jayasinghe, A; Abenayake, C [Conference-Extended-Abstract]
    Land fragmentation can define as the “situation where one area/unit is composed of a large number of parcels that are too small for their rational utilization” [5]. Land fragmentation affects sustainable development through ...