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  • Value engineering as a pragmatic value enhancing tool for public sector construction projects 
    Anuradha, IGN; Ambagala, APKK; Dharmarathne, PD; Liyanage, SU; Halwatura, RU; Devapriya, KAK [Conference-Full-text]
    Value Engineering is a globally accepted methodical approach that enables the best balance between the quality, performance and reliability of a project while improving the “value” of goods, products and services. The ...
  • Variable stiffness soft actuator using layer jamming for food handling 
    Tennakoon, CL; Kulasekera, AL; Chathuranga, DS; Gopura, RARC [Conference-Full-text]
    This study proposes a novel hybrid actuator combining PneuNet with layer jamming actuation to address the problems with conventional soft pneumatic actuators such as stability and lack of integrated locking mechanisms. The ...