Within the sphere of construction, the "estimating process" is a significant element due to the lack of financial resources available, and out of the branches of estimating, pre-tender cost estimating of road construction ...

eLearning is a method of delivering education via electronic means. Timely it is online learning as education or learning happens via world wide web. Effectiveness in eLearning with reference to the learner is whether ...

This study attempts to reveal the factors influencing the duration of road construction projects in Sri Lanka, uni to identify how delays can be mitigated. The emphasis here is limited to , study the Contractor's point ...

We present an experimentally based failure criterion for symmetric two-ply plain-weave laminates of carbon fiber reinforced plastic. The criterion is formulated in terms of six force and moment stress resultants and consists ...

For the past fifteen years, the Sri Lankan apparel industry has been upgrading from apparel assembly to providing design and product development services. The country’s fashion education developed in response to the ...

The rising and unquenchable demands for energy in the developing world, together with the need to minimize the use of fossil fuels to protect our ecosystem from further deterioration in climate change, emphasizes the need ...

Field data collection is the most important component for application development. Field data significantly affect the results of a research or a project. Therefore it would consume a substantial period of time unless ...

The December 26, 2004 Sumatra-Andaman earthquake that registered a moment magnitude (Mw) of 9.1 was one of the largest earthquakes in the world since 1900. The devastating tsunami that resulted from this earthquake caused ...

Hume pipes are widely used for the conveyance of water, especially beneath the road networks. In Sri Lanka, diameters ranging from 300mm to 1800mm are used in the industry. Most of the manufactures have acquired the ...

Fixed bed adsorption has become a frequently used industrial application in wastewater treatment processes. Various low cost adsorbents have been studied for their applicability in treatment of different types of effluents. ...