Browsing WCS - 2012 by Subject "Sri Lanka"

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  • Application of concurrency in delay claims 
    Baduge, S; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]
    It was observed that the consideration of concurrency in delay claims in Sri Lankan construction industry is significantly low. A study was conducted to identify key reasons for low consideration of concurrency in delay ...
  • Building information modelling for Sri Lankan construction industry 
    Jayasena, HS; Weddikkara, C [Conference-Full-text]
    Building Information Modelling (BIM) is relatively a new buzzword in the Construction Industry; however BIM is not yet practiced in Sri Lankan construction industry and not many in the industry know about it. BIM is now ...
  • The economic cost of landslides in Hali-Ela divisional secretariat of Sri Lanka 
    Samaraweera, GRSRC; Rathnayaka, RML; Jagoda, DJ; Sriyani, HGD [Conference-Full-text]
    Landslides which cause degradation of slopes through soil loss is one of the major climate related disasters in Sri Lanka and the highest number of landslides was recorded in Badulla district. This study attempts to ...
  • Most appropriate dispute resolution strategy for sri lankan construction industry 
    Jayasena, HS; Kavinda, YH [Conference-Full-text]
    With the surge of increasingly complex and fast-track construction projects, disputes are inevitable. Skills in dispute resolution should be part of the tool kit of any practitioner in a managerial position. However, the ...
  • Preventive methods used for health and safety hazards in hotel industry in Sri Lanka 
    Rajini, PAD; Fernando, CSP; Serapperuma, SAIS [Conference-Full-text]
    Occupational safety and health is a discipline which aims at the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social well-being of workers. It involves the protection of workers in their ...
  • Risks and risk assessment methods in industrial maintenance in Sri Lanka 
    Wijeratne, WMPU; Parera, BAKS; De Silva, ML [Conference-Full-text]
    Studies on industrial maintenance operations worldwide have identified several maintenance specific risks such as working at heights, the pressure of time, etc. However, there is a dearth of published research on risks ...
  • Teamwork in facilities management 
    Manjula, NHC; Senaratne, S [Conference-Full-text]
    Teamwork is essential to Facilities Management (FM) organisations due to the presence of various parties and multi-functional nature. However, there is a lack of published researches on teamwork with regards to FM. The ...