There has been an intensive process of urbanization which has brought about need for rapid construction of roads and related infrastructure during the end of the last century. Therefore development of economical road ...

Transportation has become one of the key development factors in Sri Lanka recently. More studies and research have been initiated relating to the transportation infrastructure development. The one of the essential parameter ...

Rocketed trend of world wide Concrete Block Paving (CBP) adherence to the road network has already influenced the Sri Lanka as a well performing alternative for the rigid concrete pavements which caused many issues over ...

Standard specification for roads and bridges (SSCM) includes gradation master band in which upper and lower percent passing has been specified for most sieve sizes. These limits tend to make finer gradation in the asphalt ...

Soil stabilization is defined as any treatment applied to improve its strength and reduce its vulnerability to water. With the rapid development of local infrastructure industry, there is a scarcity of good quality soils ...

Transportation in Sri Lanka is mainly based on the road network which is centered on Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo. It is reported that over 95% of the freight movements are taking place on roads. However, majority of the ...

The paper presents the research carried out to prepare a set of guidelines for the selection of appropriate specifications for low volume roads. It is an essential requirement to have such a guideline because lack of such ...

Accidents Black spots are the locations or road sections where accidents are common. Highway engineers and Traffic police generally know of the tendency for road accidents to cluster together at certain locations, commonly ...

Majority of suppliers of material required for construction are concentrated in to a particular area to handle their facilities due to the location of existing customers, existing supplying capacity and the locations of ...

Planning of railway network is very important in case of new railway systems such as urban Light Rail Transit (LRT) and Mass Rapid Transit (MRT). The general objectives of a railway network development are minimizing total ...