It is widely considered that the post-colonial period is undoubtedly one of the most seminal eras in the trajectory of Sri Lankan architecture. On the other hand, the houses of the island’s elite remain to this day, a ...

In the textile industry, in order to better control loom warp tension and obtain better quality fabrics, it was very pivotal to analyze the influence of mechanical and technological parameters on warp sheet during weaving. ...

The competitive woven fabric production moves from shuttle weaving to shuttleless weaving in order to acquire higher production rates in tact with good quality. The efficiency of the loom production not only depends on the ...

Nanosilica was synthesized by a chemical precipitation process from paddy husk ash (PHA) efficiently and effectively. Surface functionalization of the silica nanoparticles was carried out with oleic acid (C18H34O2). Scanning ...

Applicability of either ACI or DoE mix design method for paving blocks is limited in the published literature. Further, small scale paving block manufacturers struggle at the initial stages to come up with mix proportions. ...

Couture is simply the French word for fine, custom dress design, made to measure for a particular customer (Frings, 2002, 174p). Haute Couture (the most exclusive couture) is reserved for the best design and highest quality ...

Coconut Shell Powder (CSP) is an abundant lignocellulosiccomponentobtained from Coconut shells, which can be used as natural filler for rubbers and plastics to enhance their mechanical properties and biodegradability. ...

Landslides related to heavy rainfall cause widespread property damage and occasional loss of lives. During the last ten years it has become evident that the most devastating landslide events tend to occur as a result of ...

The electrical and electronic industry in Sri Lanka, although relatively small in itself, is a key service industry to other industrial sectors as well. In the study presented, a sample of around 300 companies/industries ...

A prototype islanding detection relay, which uses decision tree classifier to categorize the transient generating events as ‘islanding’ or ‘non-islanding’ was implemented and tested. It consisted of two basic stages of ...