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 ...

The intensive process of urbanization in the last century has caused a need for rapid construction of roads and related infrastructure in Sri Lanka. The rapid demand for better roads and services required the designers and ...

The main consideration of any pavement design is to provide structural alternatives that are feasible both technically and economically. This can be achieved by specifying pavement layer thickness with proper types of ...

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 ...

Road network is playing an important role in the development of any country. With the present development in Sri Lanka its road network, consisting of national, provincial and rural roads are developing rapidly. Government ...

Standard Specifications for Construction & Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in Sri Lanka do not specify the allowable limit of road roughness for newly constructed roads or rehabilitated roads. But, the specification ...

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 ...

The demands for the improvement of provincial roads are ever increasing and GOSL has given priority for the upliftment of rural economy through the improvement of rural road network. Funding agencies have shown interest ...

Sri Lanka, as a developing country, needs data also in the form of classification for things like reservoirs, irrigation schemes, roads etc. Most of the infrastructure facilities in Sri Lanka have been built; nevertheless, ...

In recent years Sri Lanka has experienced a high growth in urban population and the number of private vehicles. Most evident feature of such a trend is urban road congestion; roads in some areas are also facing unexpectedly ...