Tactile Sensing is the measure of tactile parameters such as pressure, force, temperature, vibration, etc. by sense of touch. This paper presents the development of a novel one degree of Freedom (DOF) tactile sensor which ...

Street retail shops are an emblematic image of the Sri Lankan urban landscape. Retail shops vary in size, sell a diversity of household, mechanical and convenience items and appear as an integral part of urban form. While ...

Surface modification of precipitated silica particles was carried out in both aqueous and non aqueous media separately with a polyacrylic based hydrophilic polymer synthesized in the laboratory. FTIR spectroscopy and thermo ...

Various aspects of elitism, elite life, culture, and their design traditions have all been undertaken and discerned largely by Western scholars over time. Hence, in addressing this seminal topic, such a body of knowledge ...

The aim of this study is to explore the impact of using foreign workers on construction productivity in project situations. Generally, foreign-funded projects use both native and foreign workers. Foreign workforce entering ...

An increased use of concrete in roads, embankments, parking areas and drainage systems has been witnessed in Sri Lanka with the recent rapid development of infrastructure and urbanization of many rural areas. Unless well ...

In this research work, (70/30) nanocomposites of Chitosan biopolymer and Hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramic powder were synthesized by insitu co-precipitation technique combined with double step stirring. Initially medical grade ...

Montmorillonite (MMT) is a clay type which has wide range of applications in the traditional engineering fields. Recent development has increased attention to this clay since it can be used in the synthesis of polymer-clay ...

The fabrication of flexible multilayer graphene oxide (GO) CARBONNANOTUBe membrane and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) using a rare form of high-purity cswcmt^mwcnt, natural graphite, vein graphite, is reported for the first ...

The increase of the elderly population has become a major issue all over the world. This increase affects the society in social, political and economic terms. By absorbing elders back into the active workforce several ...