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  • Sensitivity of internal combustion generator capacity in standalone hybrid energy systems 
    Perera, ATD; Wickremasinghe, DMIJ; Mahindarathna, DVS; Attalage, RA; Perera, KKCK; Bartholameuz, EM [Article-Full-text]
    With higher depletion rates of fossil fuels and the ever growing environmental concerns on Green House Gas (GHG) emissions it has become important to investigate the impact of Internal Combustion Generator (ICG) capacity ...
  • Sensitivity-Based Hierarchical Controller Architectures for Active Suspension 
    Rattasiri, W; Wickramarachchi, N; Halgamuge, SK [Article-Abstract]
    In this brief, a sensitivity analysis of hierarchical fuzzy system (HFS) is conducted, allowing a sensitivity order of controller inputs to be established and used in a hierarchical fuzzy system inputs placement process. ...
  • SETA++: real-time scalable encrypted traffic analytics in multi-gbps networks 
    Unknown author [Article-Full-text]
    The security and privacy of the end-users are a few of the most important components of a communication network. Though end-to-end encryption (e.g., TLS/SSL) fulfils this requirement, it makes inspecting network traffic ...
  • Shaping peace 
    Clarke, AC [Article-Abstract]
    Soviet General Secretary Gorbachev, in his January 1986 speech, expressed a hope that the level of nuclear weapons would before long be greatly reduced. The Soviet Embassy in Sri Lanka invited Arthur C. Clarke to comment ...
  • Shear behaviour and design of doubly symmetric hollow flange beam with web openings 
    Chandramohan, DL; Kanthasamy, E; Gatheeshgar, P; Poologanathan, K; Ishqy, MFM; Suntharalingam, T; Kajaharan, T [Article-Full-text]
    old-Formed Steel (CFS) sections are extensively used in structural engineering applications replacing the conventional hot-rolled sections due to their inherent advantages. Web openings are generally placed in CFS floor ...
  • Shear behaviour of doubly symmetric rectangular hollow flange beam with circular edge-stiffened openings 
    Kanthasamy, Elilarasi; Thirunavukkarasu, Kajaharan; Poologanathan, Keerthan; Gatheeshgar, Perampalam; Todhunter, Shaun; Suntharalingam, Thadshajini; Ishqy, Muhammadh Fareedh Muhammadh; Fareedh Muhammadh Ishqy, Muhammadh [Article-Full-text]
    Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) sections are evolved through the last two decades compromising various aspects of construction needs. Doubly symmetric Rectangular Hollow Flange Beam (RHFB) is one of the innovative CFS sections, ...
  • Shear performance of SupaCee sections with openings: Numerical studies 
    Thirunavukkarasu, Kajaharan; Kanthasamy, Elilarasi; Poologanathan, Keerthan; Tsavdaridis, Konstantinos Daniel; Gatheeshgar, Perampalam; Hareindirasarma, Sivayokesvarasarma; McIntosh, Alex [Article-Full-text]
    Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) sections provide many design and construction sophistications including lightweight and high strength-to-weight ratio. The SupaCee section was introduced to CFS industry due to its cost ...
  • A shear strength model for idealised infilled joints under constant normal stiffness 
    Buddhima, I; Welideniya, S; Brown, T [Article-Full-text]
    Infill materials found in natural rock joints may cause a reduction in joint shear strength, influencing rock mass stability. This paper reports a study aimed at developing a semi-empirical methodology for predicting the ...
  • A Shift from polluting economics to enlightenment : acting on CODE red for humanity 
    De Alwis, A [Article-Abstract]
    The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has released its report on climate change, and they have taken the message under the title ‘Code RED for Humanity' Whether we are in a pandemic or not we are in ...
  • Shortcomings in the UK's current 'fabric' first approach towards building energy targets 
    Futcher, JA [Article-Full-text]
    Buildings consume between 40 - 50% of the world's energy, and as a result have become a prime focus towards achieving net-target energy and greenhouse gas reductions. Within the UK, building policy sets minimum standards for ...
  • Shortcomings in the UK's Current 'Fabric' First Approach towards Building Energy Targets 
    Futcher, JA [Article-Full-text]
    buildings consume between 40 - 50% of the world's energy, and as a result bare become a prime focus towards achieving net-target energy and greenhouse gas reductions. Within the UK building policy sets minimum standards ...
  • Should We Care about how Birds Fly? 
    De Silva, L; Samaraweera, N; Jayaweera, N; Sugathapala, T [Article-Full-text]
    Bird flight has intrigued human minds ever since the Stone Age. Paintings in Lascaux cave in France are considered the oldest representation of birds in flight made by early ancestors of humans. The ability to fly has been ...
  • Significant Factors Affecting The Life Cycle Cost Elements Of A Building 
    Samaranayake, J; Ramachandra, T; Madushika, UGD [Article-Full-text]
    Life Cycle Cost (LCC) is a vital decision-making tool for realization of investments. However, it is often challenging to forecast the LCC of a building as it comprises of several elements which are influenced by a range ...
  • Simulating haptic feedback of abdomen organs on Laparoscopic Surgery Tools 
    Kannangara, SM; Fernando, E; Kumarage, SK; Dayananda, NWN [Article-Abstract]
    Minimally invasive surgeries (MIS) such as laparoscopic procedures are widely used for many types of abdomen surgeries because of its numerous advantages over open surgeries. They require very high level of skills of ...
  • Simulation of air movement in a cinnamon chips dryer using computational fluid dynamics 
    Nandadeva, BDGP; Amarasinghe, ADUS; Rathnasiri, PG [Article-Abstract]
    Non uniformity of final moisture content of the product being dried is the main drawback of tray dryers. The difficulty in maintaining the uniform air velocity throughout the drying chamber had been identified as the main ...
  • Simulation of ultra-thin membranes with creases 
    Mierunalan, S; Dassanayake, SP; Mallikarachchi, HMYC; Upadhyay, SH [Article-Full-text]
    Two dimensional nature of thin membranes has led to their evolution as an essential component in space structures that demand lighter mass and compact packaging. Origami based folding patterns are used to fold these membranes ...
  • Sinhala Short Sentence Similarity Measures using Corpus-Based Similarity for Short Answer Grading 
    Kadupitiya, JCS; Ranathunga, S; Dias, G [Article-Abstract]
    Currently, corpus based-similarity, string-based similarity, and knowledge-based similarity techniques are used to compare short phrases. However, no work has been conducted on the similarity of phrases in Sinhala language. ...
  • The SiTa Trilingual translation system 
    Perinpanathan, T; Dias, G [Article-Full-text]
    The National Languages Processing Center (NLPC), at the University of Moratuwa has been developing the SiTa Computer-Assisted Translation System since 2018.
  • Siwaluh Jabu traditional houses : implementation of local wisdom role of communities 
    Carina, N [Article-Abstract]
    Tanah Karo in North Sumatera, Indonesia, about ten years ago has a mainstay tourist objects, The Village of Lingga. The village has a legacy of the traditional houses named Siwaluh Jabu (a house with eight rooms) which ...
  • Siwaluh Jabu Traditional Houses Emergence Local Wisdom Through Increasing Community Participation 
    Carina, N [Article-Full-text]
    Discussion and effort of conservation often generate a dilemmatic debate between how to maintain the condition of historic heritage with the effort to adjust the condition to contemporary era. Conservation activities in ...