Faculty of Engineering, Civil Engineering: Recent submissions

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Effect of watershed subdivision and antecedent moisture condition on HEC-HMS model performance in the Maha Oya basin, Sri Lanka

Kamran, M [Thesis-Full-text]

Effect of Watershed Subdivision and Antecedent Moisture Condition on HEC-HMS Model Performance in the Maha Oya Basin, Sri Lanka Rainfall-Runoff models such as Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) are used for predicting ...
Assessment of operating speeds of rehabilitated rural roads with asphalt surfacing

Wijeratne, DDS [Thesis-Full-text]

In Sri Lanka, rural roads are not specifically designed on technical requirements. Most of the rural roads (C and D classes) have historical backgrounds as being tracks and trails coming even beyond the colonial times. ...
Cost comparison between conventional and flat slab structures

Hewavitharana, N [Thesis-Full-text]

In present era,conventional Reinforced Concrete(RC) frame buildings are commonly used for the construction. The use of flat slab building provides many advantages over conventional RC frame building in terms of architectural ...
Optics based low cost full-field in-plane displacement measuring technique

Diluxshan, A [Thesis-Full-text]

Optics Based Low-cost Full-field In-plane Displacement Measuring Technique Displacement/strain measurement plays a significant role in understanding structural and material behaviour. In the local context, commonly used ...
Possibilities of reducing train delays between Colombo Fort and Maradana

Jayasekara, VCD [Thesis-Full-text]

Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) is operating around 300 passenger train movements daily across its 1400 Km rail network. About 90% of train movements out of this have Maradana or Colombo as the destination or the starting point. ...
Early age cracks in concrete walls

Hettiarachchi, DS [Thesis-Full-text]

During the development of construction industry, people looked forward on building their houses by Construction of a concrete structure requires a large volume of concrete. Due to the small surface area-to-volume ratio, ...
Assessment of service quality perceived by passengers at Bandaranayake International Airport, Katunayake

Wendakoon, IS [Thesis-Full-text]

Service quality at airports as perceived by air passengers is a comparison between their expectations and airport’s actual performance which is measured by the performance ofservice delivery ofthe airport. Delivering high ...
Soil as a foundation material

Wijesinghe, S [Thesis-Full-text]

Cement Stabilized Soil Blocks are now considerably popular in the construction industry as an alternative building material to burnt bricks and cement sand blocks. It provides a timely solution for the over exploitation ...
Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor to treat landfill leachate under tropical condition

Iroshani, HPDU [Thesis-Full-text]

With the growth of population and changing the lifestyle, solid waste generation and management has become the major problem all over the world. Open dumping of solid waste has created problems related in health and the ...
Stakeholder management issues in construction projects : a case study

Kulathunga, WVUR [Thesis-Full-text]

Construction industry, irrespective of its nature and magnitude, is affected by various problems which ultimately lead projects to failures. Surprisingly, most of these problems are nontechnical but related to different ...
Motorcycle accident analysis in Sri Lanka

Shajith, SLA [Thesis-Full-text]

Motorcycles comprise nearly 30% of the traffic flow in most highways in Sri Lanka. The rapid increase in motorcycle usage has led to a significant increase in the number of motorcycle related accidents and fatalities. The ...
ICT Influence on television newsrooms

Rajamanoharan, S [Thesis-Full-text]

Newsroom Computer System (NRCS) plays a critical role in today’s cutting edge Media world. By bringing different functions of newsroom together into one large integrated system, an NRCS creates opportunities for growth in ...
Application of 'abcd' monthly water balance model for Kalu Ganga and Gin Ganga basins and its application potential for water resources investigation

Gunasekara, DN [Thesis-Full-text]

Only a limited number of mathematical models have been developed currently in Sri Lanka for water resources management purposes in Kalu and Gin River basins which predominantly provide water for the water supply schemes, ...
Investigation of structural defects in government hospital buildings in Sri Lanka

Dilrukshi, ALA [Thesis-Full-text]

Sri Lanka has a free of charge health care system heavily subsidized by the government. The national health system of Sri Lanka is guided by the concept ofthe welfare state. The major armed conflict, which started in 1983 ...
Applicability of rational formula in hydrological analysis of highway cross drainage structures

Dissanayake, GA [Thesis-Full-text]

The peak flow estimation at Highway -Waterway intersects has substantial effects on Hydraulic design aspects of culverts and bridges. Fair and accurate estimation of peak flow would be the basis in deciding the size of ...
Simulation of fold-line stiffness in deployable membranes

Dharmadasa, BY [Thesis-Full-text]

New designs for space structures such as solar sails and star shades are based on architectures that follow folding and packaging ofthin membranes. By leveraging recent advances in origami science, it is possible to design ...
Barriers on small scale contracors to enter and survive compettitive construction industry in Sri Lanka

Ramawickrama, G [Thesis-Full-text]

Many challenges are facing by business managers when there are projects involved in their business in construction industry. Construction is industry is not an exception when project comes in to their businesses as a part ...
An analysis of environmental factors in open office layouts

Geekiyanage, VD [Thesis-Full-text]

‘Cellular office layouts’ and ‘open office layouts’ are the two main office designing techniques available for a Facility Manager. The latter is the widely used technique out of the two due to the reasons such as efficient ...
The Effectiveness of customer relationship management techniques adopted by fast food industry in Sri Lanka

Permson, M [Thesis-Full-text]

Globalization and modernization has redefined the Sri Lankan fast food industry and today people can be seen consuming food out of their homes moving towards convenient options. The demand for fast food is on uptrend. Fast ...
A critical appraisal of the water supply and sewage disposal arrangements in the univesity of Moratuwa

Sabanesan, SS [Thesis-Abstract]

A convenient supply of safe water and the sanitary disposal of human wastes are essential ingredients of a healthy, productive life* With this in view a critical appraisal of the water supply and sewage disposal ...

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