Commuting by bicycle is a sustainable transport strategy and has advantages over
other modes of transport, both for the commuter and for society. The social cohesion
that can bring through recreational opportunities also ...
Over three thousand people die annually on the roads of Sri Lanka due to traffic crashes. This
is a massive socio and economic problem faced by the country. Road crashes globally cause
more than 1.3 million fatalities ...
Construction of concrete bridges gained popularity after the introduction of pre-stressed concrete in 1950s, due to low cost of maintenance and locally available construction material. The concrete bridge industry was ...
The Box Culverts are drainage structures that allow to cross, small to medium scale water paths.
They generally founded in soil where scouring is not an issue. The advantage of the box culvert
is that it can be rested ...
Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strengthening techniques have gained
popularity compared to other retrofitting methods due to its superior performance.
While ample research had been done regarding retrofitting of ...
Due to their superior qualities in contrast with the alternatives, Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strengthening techniques have proven great performance in externally strengthening Reinforced Concrete (RC) elements. ...
Among the concrete strengthening applications, Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) systems offer better mechanical properties than other alternatives, such as stronger tensile strength, stiffness, and durability. Most ...
Due to the significance as an indicator of the pavement condition, International Roughness Index (IRI) is using globally as a pavement performance parameter. It also provides an idea about the riding comfort of a particular ...
Sri Lanka is a developing country and the construction industry plays a vital role in the contribution of the GDP. From the previous research, it was found, the construction workers play an important role in the project ...
In Sri Lanka, Concrete has been widely used as a construction material for more than hundred years and it is necessary to analyse some of these existing old structures to check their structural adequacy, for retrofitting ...
The Construction industry is one of the largest industries in Sri Lanka. The skilled labor
shortage is one of the main challenges that the industry is suffering. Although this is an
important area of study, only a few ...
Skin friction is a major component in any pile foundation’s load bearing capacity. In terms of a floating pile, almost entire bearing capacity depends on the skin friction. Skin friction may depend on the soil type and ...
Municipal solid waste (MSW) is defined as solid waste generated from community, commercial and agricultural operations and it includes wastes from households, offices, stores, industries and other non-manufacturing activities. ...
Soil nailing has been used in Sri Lanka lately, in a wide range of infrastructure projects, as a cost-effective stabilization technique that can be implemented quickly. However, detailed designs with rigor, for nailhead/ ...
Improvements of rural roads are active socio-economic passageways to a high quality of life for most of the Srilankan people living in rural areas. The fund allocated for low volume road project is limited, thus it is ...
The key lateral loads acting on a freestanding telecommunication/broadcasting tower are due to wind effects though occasionally seismic forces also can act. Though earthquake design guidelines are well covered directly or ...
Undrained shear strength is one of the essential parameters in most of the applications of geotechnical engineering. Unconsolidated undrained (UU) triaxial test is the most commonly practiced method of determining the ...
One of the most common difficulties in the execution of concrete structures is cold
joint because of delay in concrete casting due to several circumstances as well as
improper casting sequence. The discontinuity in ...
Synthetic fiber blended textile (polyester spandex) offcuts generated from apparel industry is considered as a waste; currently it is incinerated as fuel in the cement manufacturing process and remainder ends up in illegal ...
The energy used to maintain the thermal comfort of building greatly contributes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and global warming. This study developed a sustainable cost-effective rice husk ash (RHA) based mortar for ...