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  • What makes cleaning a costly operation in remanufacturing? 
    Gamage, JR; Ijomah, WL; Windmill, J
    Product remanufacturing is a widely accepted product reuse strategy in most industries due to its unique advantage of retaining a greater portion of added value in the initial manufacturing stage. Remanufacturing involves ...
  • Which is more feminine - the ‘Sari’ or the ‘Evening Dress’? 
    Wickramasinghe, A [Conference-Full-text]
    The paper mainly discusses femininity in ‘Sari’ and ‘Dress’. The aims of the paper are identify most feminine attire for women among the ‘Sari’ and the ‘Evening Dress’ and define the facts of feeling, being feminine after ...
  • Which is the better rule? the multiplication rule or the minimum rule for fuzzy set intersection 
    Dassanayake, VPC [Conference-Full-text]
    The author introduces a term called total belongingness indicator of an element by adding the partial belongingness of the element to a number of sets. When the universal set is constructed by obtaining the union of ...
  • Which procurement method accommodates what Lean principles by means of which tool? 
    Vilasini, PPGN; Neitzert, T [Conference-Abstract]
    Different procurement strategies developed and practised over the period of time in the construction industry to improve the performance. Meantime management concepts and theories applied to the construction industry to ...
  • Why foreign consultants?: insights from the Sri Lankan construction industry 
    Kurukulasooriya, IN; Gunatilake, S [Conference-Full-text]
    With the effect of globalisation, international projects with foreign stakeholders are rapidly increasing in the local construction sector. Equally, the involvement of foreign consultants is increasing. Even though the ...
  • Why is the ipad popular? 
    Abeyweera, AL; Amarasinghe, GN; De Silva, MDH; Jenanamhan, Y; Rathnayake, RMS [Conference-Full-text]
    Apple is more than just an induct they are innovators at their very core. They don't modified their technology or the technology of their competitors they invent technology. The apple products are sleek, stylish and are ...
  • Wi-Fi based Positioning system 
    Liyanagedara, LGAI; Madarasinghe, BR; Tillekeratne, MAT; Ubhayaratne, KNI; Dias, D [Conference-Abstract]
    Real Time Location-estimation systems (RTLS) developed for outdoor environments have shown significant errors due to changes in atmospheric conditions, multipath propagation and inherent signal strength variations. In ...
  • Willingness to pay for urban water body recreational facilities: a case study at Diyatha Uyana 
    Ratnayake, R; Wickramaarachchi, N; Wattage, P [Conference-Full-text]
    Revitalization of open water bodies into recreational areas are becoming widely popular in many parts of Sri Lanka. Understanding community perception and expectation on recreational development have important policy and ...
  • WIN-WIN SETTLEMENT: APPLICABILITY OF NEGOTIATION PRINCIPLES FOR DISPUTE NEGOTIATIONS IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS 
    Baduge, S; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]
    Effective resolution of dispute is always helpful for sustainable construction practices. However, it is experienced that parties continuously failing to reach settlements in an effective and efficient manner. Although ...
  • Win-win settlement: applicability of negotiation principles for dispute negotiations in construction projects 
    Baduge, S; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]
    Effective resolution of dispute is always helpful for sustainable construction practices. However, it is experienced that parties continuously failing to reach settlements in an effective and efficient manner. Although ...
  • Wind effects on low-rise buildings due to surrounding trees 
    Lakmal, GLS; Lewangamage, CS [Conference-Abstract]
    This study is aimed to understand the wind effects on low-rise buildings due to the surrounding trees. Windstorms are responsible for most of the damage to low rise buildings from natural hazards, in many parts of the ...
  • Wind engineering in Sri Lanka – past, present and future 
    Lewangamage, CS; Weerasuriya, AU; Jayasinghe, MTR [Conference-Abstract]
    This paper refers to historic development of wind engineering in Sri Lanka. The tropical cyclones that passed through the island during the last three decades and damages caused by them as well as other severe wind ...
  • Wind Generator dynamics : modelling of fixed speed asynchronous wind generator using PSSAE 
    De Silva, OSD; Dayarathne, HKCO; Dasanayake, VIP; De Silva, JGDS; Rodrigo, WDAS [Conference-Abstract]
    Increasing interest in the use of renewable energy for power sector in Sri Lanka has already created a boom in incorporation of wind power generation. However, wind profiles are subjected to continuous intermittency by ...
  • Wind loads for high-rise buildings constructed in Sri Lanka 
    Jayasinghe, MTR; Jayathilake, SAVSW; Perera, KAAA; Wickramasinghe, P [Conference-Full-text]
    In the design of high-rise buildings, it is of paramount importance to control the wind induced accelerations of the buildings to acceptable limits so that the majority of occupants will not feel the wind induced movements ...
  • Wind resource assesment and turbine selection : case study for Mannar, Sri Lanka 
    Kalpage, KMT; Peiris, KRD; Perera, KAIRP; Siriwardana, MGCI; Lidula, NWA [Conference-Abstract]
    In deploying a large scale wind power plant, there are several aspects that have to be assessed. Among them the initial site screening for wind power plants, wind data assessment and proper selection of wind turbines are ...
  • Wind resource assesment and turbine selection: case study for Mannar, Sri Lanka 
    Kalpage, KMT; Peiris, KRD; Perera, KAIRP; Siriwardana, MGCI; Lidula, NWA; Wickramarathna, MTAP [Conference-Full-text]
    In deploying a large scale wind power plant, there are several aspects that have to be assessed. Among them the initial site screening for wind power plants, wind data assessment and proper selection of wind turbines are ...
  • Wind resource assessment for designing of Wind farms in Sri Lanka 
    Nanayakkara, DPN; Udawatta, UKDLP; Pulasinghe, KN [Conference-Full-text]
    Wind energy conversion at potential sites would be an alternative solution for the existing energy crisis. In recen: years, there has been growing interest in utilizing wind electric power conversion systems to provide ...
  • Wireless power transmission for multiple devices 
    Bolonne, SRA; Chanaka, AKK; Jayawardhana, GC; Lionel, IHTD; Chandima, DP [Conference-Full-text]
    Wireless power transmission concept has being revolutionary emerging against the conventional charging methods of consumer electronics. In this paper, we present the concept of wireless power transmission for multiple ...
  • Wireless power transmission for multiple devices 
    Chanaka, AKK; Jayawardhana, GC; Lionel, LHTD; Bolonne, SRA [Conference-Full-text]
    Wireless power transfer can make an extraordinary change in the field of the electrical engineering which eliminates the use of conventional copper cables and current carrying wires. In this paper, we present the concept ...
  • Wireless power transmission in concrete using cylindrical dielectric resonator antennas 
    Sabrin, S; Salama, R; Liyanapathirana, R [Conference-Full-text]
    This paper investigates the capability of wireless power transmission (WPT) in a concrete medium using Cylindrical Dielectric Resonator Antennas (CDRAs). Two dualband (2.4 GHz and 5.7 GHz) CDRAs were modelled; one ...