The Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004 caused widespread damage in the coastal regions of Sri Lanka. The extent of inundation and the associated damage varied significantly with the local near shore wave height, topography and ...

Rubber processing factories generate large amount of wastewater containing organic pollutants and various process chemicals. Rubber processing factory effluents exhibit high BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand), COD (Chemical ...

Sri Lanka has a rich history of earth dam construction with over 300 large and medium scale dams and over 12000 small scale earth dams currently in service. According to ICOLD (International Commission of Large Dams) ...

Rapid infrastructure development and urbanization of many rural areas can be seen in Sri Lanka recently. Concrete is widely used in construction of roads, sidewalks, embankments, parking areas and drainage systems due to ...

Land and water information systems are developed for managing the information such as location, its limit , characteristic, structure, ownership if available and other relative attributes. For presenting the geographical ...

There has been a rapid development in infrastructures in Sri Lanka since early 90s. Roads and related constructions are the major components of infrastructure development. Due to this construction boom, there is a heavy ...

It is unequivocal that sea level is rising and it will further exacerbate the already existing problems in the coastal regions. With the increase of greenhouse gases, the global warming which is the main factor affecting ...

The ever-increasing economical and environmental considerations of coastal areas have provoked further studies of the variety of processes taking place in the coastal zone. This thesis elaborates a study conducted to ...

Large structures are widely used in the modem construction industry for infra-structure facilities development. Among these, long span structures with cables are becoming increasingly popular. In this category of structures ...

Growth ofthe world urbanization has been extensively accelerated since past few decades. With the increasing urbanization, the land with permeable layers and moist have been altered. As a result, urban heat island phenomenon ...