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Browsing Master of Engineering in Highway & Traffic Engineering by Subject "CIVIL ENGINEERING-Thesis"

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  • Estimation of penetration requirements for prime coat 
    Kasthurirathna, KANS [Thesis-Full-text]
    Prime coat application is a necessary activity in road constructions. The main function of the prime coat is to seal capillary voids in the base course surface to prevent migration of moisture to the base course and ...
  • Evaluating the impacts of coordinated traffic signal systems 
    Wannige, EP [Thesis-Full-text]
    Traffic congestion due to increasing number of vehicles and pedestrians is one of the major problems that need to be tackled especially in urban areas. Numerous methods are available to reduce delays and financial losses ...
  • Feasibility of a one-way traffic system for Colombo city 
    Tissa, UL [Thesis-Abstract]
    Traffic management in main cities has become an absolute need due to the increase in the number of vehicles in the limited road space, at present. There are numerous limitations that restrict the widening of roads to cater ...
  • Identification and prioratization of accident black spots in Nittambuwa Police Division 
    Premaratne, BAR [Thesis-Abstract]
    Road traffic injuries are a critical public health problem in Sri Lanka. As social & economic costs of road traffic injuries are enormous there is an urgent need to reduce the number of accidents. This research has been ...
  • Investigation of a realationship between soaked CBR and DCP CBR value for different types of soils 
    Wijekoon, WMISK [Thesis-Full-text]
    When planning and design a highway. Assessment of subgrade shear strength is very important. General practice is to measure the subgrade strength in terms of California Bearing Ratio (CBR). However CBR is an empirical ...
  • 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 ...
  • Property change of road aggregate with blasting effects 
    Abeysinghe, ALNU [Thesis-Abstract]
    Road aggregate is the largest component contributing to road construction. In Sri Lanka, naturally occurring sources that suits construction work are not available. Therefore, this requirement is most commonly fulfilled ...
  • Road safety: speed reduction as a road safety measure 
    Ranaweera, RPKS [Thesis-Abstract]
    The growing number of road accidents is a major national problem in Sri Lanka. By analyzing the police database of past accident records, the excessive speed has been identified as a prominent cause for road traffic ...
  • The Study of brightness levels of headlights of operating vehicles in Sri Lanka 
    Senarathna, RMSK [Thesis-Full-text]
    Driving an automobile is primarily a visual task, and vision contributes as much as 90% of the information required to drive (Alexander and Lunenfeld 1990). At night time, the required visibility level of roadway is created ...
  • Systematic rating of accident prone t-intersections on national highways 
    Arulrasa, A [Thesis-Full-text]
    Road Traffic accidents and the resulting deaths have now emerged as a major safety and public problem. In this study intersection geometry of roads were considered to rate accident prone T – Intersection locations in ...