This study is focused on the causes for the road cut failures and suggest a methodology to design road orientation to minimize cut failures considering geology of the rock present in the area. In the past few years, ...

Settling time is one of the most important parameters in mineral processing industry, to design flow of processing and to define input data rate. It can be defined as a function of average particle settling velocity ...

Serpentine is a mineral rich with Nickel, Chromium, Cobalt and Iron. Weathering of Serpentine rock can liberate such elements into the environment. Excessive exposure to such elements can damage human health by means of ...

‘Colombo Port City Development Project’ aims at reclaiming a minimum of 269 hectares of waterfront sheltered by Colombo South Harbour Breakwater for mixed development activities. It has been estimated that a total ...

Coastal zone of Sri Lanka is key to the sustainable development of the country. However, the erosion of this coastal zone has been identified as a long term problem. Therefore, coastal sediment dynamics around the country ...

Industrial grade Kaolin deposits in Sri Lanka are located in Boralesgamuwa and Meetiyagoda. Two distinct grades of Kaolin are produced at Meetiyagoda refinery, based on the whiteness index (WI). The presence of iron oxides ...

Soil nailing is a soil reinforcement technique which is used to stabilize slopes by insertion of slender elements, called nails. When steep slopes are to be stabilized by soil nailing, practical problems are encountered ...