• Effect of bentonite and polymer drilling fluids on skin friction of bored piles 

  Hemadasa MBC [Thesis-Abstract]

  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 ...
• Effectiveness of subsurface drainage and vegetation in enhancing the slope stability : 

  Kankanamge LUM [Thesis-Abstract]

  Slope instability, triggered by excessive rainfall, is one of the common geo –hazards that geotechnical engineers are challenged with in tropical countries such as Sri Lanka. Typically, these slope failures are initiated ...
• Correlation between point load strength index and uniaxial compressive strength for hard crystalline rock 

  Jayasinghe JMSTW [Thesis-Abstract]

  Large scale constructions such as highways, bridges, high rise buildings, jetties etc. are designed to withstand heavy loads depending on the dead loads and imposed loads on the structure. For this purpose, loads from ...
• Development of a large-scale shear apparatus for the determination of shear strength properties of municipal solid waste 

  Jayakody SHS [Thesis-Abstract]

  Landfill slope failure became one of the hot topics in Sri Lanka as the infamous Meethotamulla waste fill collapsed, claiming lives of people and infrastructure. Every year all around Sri Lanka, millions of tons of Municipal ...
• Systematic approach to integrated mine bench optimization in soil and rock of Sri Lankan open pit mines - a case study 

  De Mel WDM [Thesis-Abstract]

  Instabilities and failures in rock slopes occur due to numerous factors such as unfavorable slope geometries, geological discontinuities, weak or weathered materials in the slopes, existing weather conditions and environmentally ...
• Comparison between empirical, numerical and practical compression capacity of rock socketed bored and cast in-situ pile : a case study 

  Silva HAM [Thesis-Abstract]

  The development of tall structures as a rapidly developing trend in Colombo-Sri Lanka is evident during the recent past due to the high land prices. These tall structures require to be founded on strong substrata and piling ...
• Comparison of instrumented pile load test results with finite element simulation 

  Diyes GHI [Thesis-Abstract]

  Bored and cast in situ bored piles are used to support the heavy super structure loads, while transferring them the hard rock layers. Because of that, in order to design single piles or group piles, it is very important ...
• Low strain pile integrity testing for rock socketed bored piles in Sri Lanka 

  Kodithuwakku TH [Thesis-Abstract]

  Low strain pile integrity testing has been available over several decades. It is the widely used method of pile testing to detect serious defects in piles. The transient dynamic response (TDR) method of low strain pile ...
• 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 ...
• Utilization of building debris as aggregates in stone column construction in Sri Lanka 

  Sanjeewa, KWD [Thesis-Abstract]

  Due to rapid development and population growth, construction industry has emerged with few recent problems. The major problem faced by the construction industry is the scarcity of construction material and disposal of ...
• Study on utilization of building debris in road construction in northern province of Sri Lanka 

  Shankar, P [Thesis-Abstract]

  Due to rapid development and population growth, construction industry has emerged with few new problems. The major problem faced by the industry is the scarcity of construction material and disposal of construction waste ...
• Possible use of bottom ash in embankment construction 

  Chrishanthi, JAC [Thesis-Abstract]

  Bottom ash is a solid residue byproduct produced by coal burning for electricity generation. In Sri lanka it has not been developed proper system to dispose of this bottom ash other than using small amount for concrete ...
• Enhancement of the stability at the site of an ancient landslide in a road cutting with drainage and reinforcement - case history at Ginigathhena 

  Lakruwan SOADM [Thesis-Abstract]

  Engineers involved in infrastructure development projects in the hilly terrain of Sri Lanka encounter ancient landslides which could be triggered by rainfall or construction activities. One such landslide was encountered ...
• Application of dynamic and vibro compaction methods for densification of granular fill in reclaimed land in Sri Lanka 

  Samarasinghe AI [Thesis-Abstract]

  In the recent past, Government of Sri Lanka executed a large-scale reclamation project in Sri Lanka to add a brand-new land of 267-hectare to the Capital, Colombo with strategy of converting Colombo as a commercial hub ...
• Investigation on the equivalent modulus of sub grade reaction of layered soil 

  Mathuwanthy T [Thesis-Abstract]

  ‘Modulus of subgrade reaction’ is the ratio between the pressure applied on the soil and the corresponding settlement. There is no theoretical relationship found to obtain equivalent subgrade modulus of layered soil. Top ...
• Investigation on the equivalent modulus of subgrade reaction of layered soil 

  Mathuwanthy T [Thesis-Abstract]

  ‘Modulus of subgrade reaction’ is the ratio between the pressure applied on the soil and the corresponding settlement. There is no theoretical relationship found to obtain equivalent subgrade modulus of layered soil. Top ...
• Development of an Intelligent Vision Enhanced Multimodal Human-Robot Interaction for Service Robots in Domestic Environment 

  Srimal, PHDAS [Thesis-Abstract]

  Abstract { In the recent past, domestic service robots have come under close scrutiny among researchers. When collaborating with humans, robots should be able to clearly understand the instructions conveyed by the human ...
• Study on the effect of dredging on existing sheet pile retaining structures 

  Senarathne, DEN [Thesis-Abstract]

  Sheet pile retaining structures are widely used in many purposes in engineering designs. Most common applications are shoring, stabilize excavations, harbor quay wall structures, canal bank protection structures.. etc. ...
• Fate and transport of glyphosate and degradation byproducts: implications for remediation at ckdu endemic areas in sri lanka 

  Gunarathna, AASU [Thesis-Abstract]

  Glyphosate, which is commercially available as Roundup®, was the widely used herbicide in Sri Lanka until 2015 and is suspected to be one of the causal factors for Chronic Kidney Disease of unknown etiology (CKDu). This ...
• back analysis of slope failure at walipanna, southern express way 

  Idirimanna, IAND [Thesis-Abstract]

  Slope failures due to excessive rainfall are a common geotechnical hazard in tropical countries where residual soils are abundant. These soils possess significant matric suctions in dry seasons and are in a stable state. ...

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