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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
In the past, Benkelman beam test is used as a nondestructive test (NDT) to investigate
pavements and to do overlay designs. The main advantage of the Benkelman beam method is
that using this method, an overlay design can ...
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 ...
Cost and Time overruns are common occurrences in construction projects completed in Sri Lanka. This research study was carried out to find the possible reasons for these overruns. The objectives of the study were to review, ...
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 ...
The aim of this thesis is to develop service quality measurement methods for bus transport considering two main components: passenger expectation and service performance. Existing measures of passenger expectations do not ...
Soil as a building material has been used in different forms which include mud, adobe, rammed earth and bricks. Also, Compressed Stabilized Earth Blocks (CSEBs), a form of soil blocks with different additives, including ...
Frequent severe flooding in Colombo due to the overflow of the Kelani River emphasizes the necessity of flood modelling as inundation extents and flood depth can easily be identified for implementing effective flood control ...
The downstream of the Kelani river with relatively flat terrain is extremely important as a region with high population density and semi/highly built-up areas. However, this part of the basin is highly flood-prone and ...
Land use and transportation have a significant impact on each other, therefore planers, engineers, decision makers and scholars have researched on the interaction between land use and transportation over the past few ...
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 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 ...
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 ...
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/ ...
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 ...
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 ...