Conservation of energy used for thermal and visual comfort in the building sector using passive techniques has both short and long term benefits. In short term, passive solar buildings can mean lower capital cost due to ...

Prestressed concrete is one of the most difficult building materials to design due to many reasons such as number of different solutions available for the same problem and the time dependent changes that take place. When ...

The textile sector is one of the high water consuming operations among all industries. Studies on water use by their respective textile industries have been conducted by many countries such as USA, India and Great Britain. ...

Wave reflections at and within a coastal harbour may make a significant contribution to wave disturbance in the harbour. Reflected waves may lead to danger to vessels navigating close to structures and may cause mooring ...

Elastomer formulations have changed continuously in order to achieve optimum cost-performance characteristics. The surface modification of low cost mineral fillers had an impact on the rubber industry, because ii made ...

This paper examines the area of purchase pricing of electricity generation from renewable energy sources with emphasis on micro/mini-hydro and wind turbine plants. It also presents an overview of different types of new and ...

Brickwork is usually used for single storey construction in Sri Lanka. It can also be used for loadbearing two storey construction. However, a majority of these structures suffer from the drawback of the formation of cracks ...