The usage of textiles in a variety of geotechnical applications is increasing very rapidly. In most applications, fabrics made of synthetic fibres are preferred but there is growing interest for the use of fabrics made of ...

In the information age, security is a critical issue faced by many organizations. There are three basic means of letting only authorized people in and keeping unauthorized people out. These are the use of passwords, ...

A number of proposed highways in Sri Lanka are to be constructed over sites underlain by soft peaty clays, due to scarcity of lands. In order to ensure that the in service settlements of these roads are _4 small enough and ...

A blast event lies within the social system and involves people. Hence vulnerability to blast loading can be considered a socio-technical or "soft" system, where our ability to model and hence predict bounds on behaviour ...

This paper presents results from investigations carried out on the hydraulic performance of gabion structures, with respect to wave energy reflection and transmission processes. The focus of the study was to investigate ...

Oil enters the marine environment by a number of different routes as a result of both human activities and natural processes. Tanker accidents account for about 12% of the total amount of oil entering the oceans, which is ...

The yarn texturing industry is currently processing over five million tons of filament yarn annually. There are different texturing methods such as false-twist texturing, stuffer-box, edge crimping, gearmesh, air-jet ...

Electrodialytic recovery of Ag+ ions from industrial effluents (basically photographic effluent.s~ was.",) investigated with the aim of reclaiming and recycling of the metal Ag, mainly considering the fact that Ag being a ...

Musical instruments are transducers that convert forces applied by a human being into a c1~~s of .•.:l audio signals. With the availability of electronic devices that not only amplify the sounds generated, but also synthesize ...

Using the Internet is becoming a necessity even in areas with a shortage of affordable bandwidth. Many organizations and ISPs in Sri Lanka (and around the world) are facing the problem of using a small amount of bandwidth ...