• Civil Engineering Research for Industry Symposium 2012 (Pre Text) 

  de Silva, LIN [Conference-Full-text]
• Civil Engineering Research for Industry Symposium 2011 (Pre Text) 

  Ratnayake, N [Conference-Full-text]
• Study on rebound values on inclined planes 

  Baskaran, K; Liyanage, KLDO; Munasinghe, NT; Gunawardana, WWCJ [Conference-Full-text]

  Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) methods parameters like strength and durability of an existing structure. They offer significant advantages of speed, cost and lack of damage in comparison with test methods which require ...
• Study on palmyrah as a reinforcement material 

  Baskaran, K; Mallikarachchi, HE; Jayasekara, MJPLM; Madushanka, GAT [Conference-Full-text]

  Most developing countries Abstract: are confronted with acute housing shortage due to their over dependence on expensive, imported building materials. So there is an intense search for innovation of locally available, ...
• Indoor air quality (IAQ) inside a hospital theatre 

  Gunaratne, S; Gunatilake, D; Madushanka, R; Perera, TM; Jayasinghe, C; Perera, A; Rajapaksa, S [Conference-Full-text]

  In this research study, the effect Abstract: of the activities associated with a hospital theatre, on its IAQ has been studied since the theatre staff experience some discomfort while being inside the theatre. In order ...
• Investigation on uplift capacity of shallow foundations on cohesionless soil 

  Koorala, SKDCP; Kumara, MKSN; Edirisinghe, EAL.; de Silva, LIN [Conference-Full-text]

  Shallow foundations are Abstract: commonly used in Sri Lanka for communication towers, power transmission towers and towers for wind turbines. The design of these foundations is based on several assumptions and therefore, ...
• Study of ground vibration due to rock blasting of metal quarry: a case study 

  Madanayaka, TA; de Silva, LIN; Dharmarathne, PGR [Conference-Full-text]

  This study was carried out to compare vertical and horizontal bench blast(s) at a granitic gneiss rock quarry located in Colombo, Sri Lanka and predict the resulting peak particle velocities of ground vibration levels. ...
• Evaluation of soil liquefaction in Sri Lanka - a dynamic approach using geotechnical investigation data 

  Kumarasiri, C; de Silva, N; Abayakoon, S [Conference-Full-text]

  Soil Liquefaction is a process, where granular soils below the ground water table temporary lose its strength and behaved as a viscous fluid rather than a solid. The porewater pressure is suddenly increased during an ...
• Analysis of settlement monitoring data to assess the state of primary and secondary consolidation of soft organic soil deposits 

  Premalal, RPDS; Jayasinghe, TWASL; Indrachapa, KRTH; Thilakasiri, HS [Conference-Full-text]

  Organic soil deposits under road embankments may cause consolidation settlement problems during the serviceability stage. It is not feasible to design road traces on such soil deposits using the traditionally used most ...
• Methodology to develop a driving cycle for a given mode and traffic corridor; case study for Galle Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka 

  Gamlath, I; Fernando, C; Galgamuwa, U; Perera, L; Bandara, S [Conference-Full-text]

  A driving cycle is a speed time profile which represents the driving characteristics of a selected area. This can be of use to both legislative and non legislative purposes such as development of emission inventory, ...
• Applicability of HCM 2000 to determine the level of service in urban arterial roads, Sri Lanka 

  Mampearachchi, WK; Jayasuriya, WWC; Senaratne, SAMANI [Conference-Full-text]

  T16 obJective of this research is to identify the applicability of Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) to determine the Level of service in urban minor arterial roads in Sri Lanka. HCM has been developed by the transport ...
• Failure analysis of a DBST road using mechanistic empirical method 

  Mampearachchi, WK; Marasinghe, DL; Dahigamuwa, RMTM; Wanniarachchi, WDNG [Conference-Full-text]

  The objective of this research is to analyze a failure of a DBST road section using a Mechanistic - Empirical method. For this analysis, failure of A15- Trincomalee-Batticaloe road was selected.This particular road section ...
• Investigation of hydraulic performance of Gabion structures 

  Hettiarachchi, SSL; Samarasekara, RSM; Priyankara, SS; Silva, HAM [Conference-Full-text]

  This paper presents selected results of a detail study of the transmission refeletion performance of gabion structures usued in harbour and costal engineering applications. The performance of the structures is discussed ...
• Selecting a usability evaluation user group - a case study the development of a hydro-GIS tool aiming urban flood mitigation 

  Pradeep, RMM; Wijesekera, NTS [Conference-Full-text]

  Flash floods which are becoming a common occurrence due to poor planning in the ur an areas nee user friendly tools for land managers to arrive at suitable alternatives. These tools require incorporating spatially ...
• Identification of WebGIS development potential and issues - a land and water case study application for Moratuwa, SrI Lanka. 

  Chandramali, EAG; Wijesekera, NTS [Conference-Full-text]

  Polularity of internet usuing is rapidly incerasing. Hence the demand is high for Web based GIS tools. The need to handle heavy maps and attribute datasets, often increase issues specially with aspect to the time taken ...
• Is course correction needed for direction of research in concrete 

  Holey, S; Silva, A; Perera, HTP; Wijayakulatilaka, WGMA [Conference-Full-text]

  This paper is an endeavour to highlight importance of realizing potential of research in "value addition' or "making" process of concrete. Authors, based upon their cement manufacturing and construction industry, presented ...
• Ultimate strength prediction for reinforced concrete slabs externally strengthened by Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) 

  Sivarajah, A; Abeysinghe, A; Lakshitha, M; Lewangamage, S [Conference-Full-text]

  This paper presents the potential use of externally bonded fiber reinforced polymer (FPR) systems to upgrade reinforced concrete slabs deficient in flexural strength. A total of five slabs, each having 500 mm width, 125 ...
• State of the art of concrete paving blocks in Sri Lanka (CPBs) 

  Baskaran, K; Gopinath, K [Conference-Full-text]

  It is in the last five years that the stakeholders of concrete paving blocks (CPBs) are awakening to engineer the CPBs in Sri Lanka. Although large scale production of CPBs has already flourished in Sri Lanka, their ...
• Strength assessment of steel towers 

  Baskaran, K; Jeneevan, G; Jayasinghe, JPLM; Hettiarachchi, HHANC [Conference-Full-text]

  In the recent Abstract: past, considerable number of tower failures happened in telecommunication sector and power transmission sector in Sri Lanka. However, no lessons were learnt and there is still a vacuum in strength ...
• Experimental approach to investigate concrete-masonry interface 

  Premadasa, PKS; Liyanage, SK; Ariyarathna, HDAR; Induprabha, SAD; Dilrukshi, KGS [Conference-Full-text]

  A masonry infill wall is a common cell in a concrete framed building. More importantly the bond between concrete and masonry has considerable effect to the performance of infill masonry walls and hence to the frame structure ...

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