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Applications of neural networks to produce optimum designs

Jayasinghe, MTR; Jayawardane, AI [SRC-Report]
Design of high strength concrete with locally available materials

Jayanandana, ADC; Jayasinghe, MTR [SRC-Report]

The term high strength concrete is used for concrete of grade 50 and above in general. The development of high strength concrete has been extremely useful in the design of reinforced concrete high-rise buildings. In high-rise ...
Improved concrete mix design for interlocking concrete block pavers incorporation industrial application aspects

Hettiarachchi, CK; Mampearachchi, WK [SRC-Report]

Particle packing optimization is a process of selecting optimum aggregate proportions that result in minimum voids and maximum density thus requirement of cement and water can be minimized. The concept of particle packing ...
Model development for optimization and prioritization of pavement maintenance for provincial road networks

Gunasoma, HDS; Pasindu, HR [Article-Abstract]

Pavement management system is a decision support system that is used by road development agencies to maintain its road networks, extending their useful life within the available budget and resource constraints. Methodology ...
Comparative Performance of Burnt Clay Bricks and Compressed Stabilized Earth Bricks and Blocks

Jayasinghe, C [SRC-Report]

The prevailing shortage of many building materials based on natural resources has led to a considerable price escalation in recent times. This has created opportunities for developing many alternative masonry materials ...
Characteristics of Different Masonry Units Manufactured with Stabilized Earth ,

Jayasinghe, C [SRC-Report]

,\ItIH)ugil there are many ancient buildings constructed with earth as a walling material, bricks and l't'llll'llt blocks have overtaken this material in the recent history. With the sustainable concepts being actively ...
Development of a Hazard Analysis Tool for a Cinnamon Oil Extraction Unit ,

Wimalasiri, KYD; Gunasekera, MY [SRC-Report]

This paper presents a tool that can be used to determine the hazards involved in a steam distillation unit used in extracting cinnamon oil from cinnamon bark. It is a computer aided tool called 'DistHaz'. In this tool any ...
Notifiaction of Process Industry Accident Data for Central Collection in Sri Lanka

Malliyawadu, MND; Gunasekera, MY [SRC-Report]

The current accident reporting systems in Sri Lanka do not cover reporting of all types of accidents, Several competent authorities are involved in collecting data on certain types of industrial accidents and those data ...
Comparative Performance of Masonry Bond Patterns ,

Jayasinghe, C [SRC-Report]

Ahstr.rct: In order to make the houses aesthetically more appealing, different bond patterns are used ill 1'()IIJcJ m,lsonry. This is mainly done in brick masonry. In some cases, walls are left unplastered to ""pns(' the ...
Frictional resistance in fluid flow

Ratnasooriya, AHR [SRC-Report]

Title of the Publication "Mitigation of Tsunami inundation by costal vegetation"
Withstanding the Forces: A Study of the Spatial Configuration as the Factor of Organizing Activities in Small Cities

Meetiyagoda, L; Bandara, A; Munasinghe, J [SRC-Report]

Small cities in Asia will have to playa major role in future urban scenario, as a considerable share of the world urban population by the mid of this century will be living in them. Planning their growth thus, has become ...
Multiple Motion Model Computation in the Presence of Outliers

Rodrigo, BKRP [SRC-Report]

Real-time image processing demands much more processing power than a conventional processor can deliver. As a result hardware acceleration became necessary to augments processors with application-specific coprocessors. ...
Design and Fabrication of a Mobile Robot Platform

Abeykoon, AMHS

This paper introduces a low cost method of sensing position using a optical sensor. Main objective of this study was to overcome the shortcomings associated with the conventional contact type of position sensors using a ...
Treatment of Soak Wastewater Resulting from Paddy Parboiling Process: Combined Methods Approach HWGI Karunaratne

Gunasekera, MY

This paper introduces a low cost method of sensing position using a optical sensor. Main objective of this study was to overcome the shortcomings associated with the conventional contact type of position sensors using a ...
Using Steam Sterilization Effectively and Economically for Sri Lankan Desiccated Coconut Industry

Amarasinghe, ADUS

The unit operation blanching was introduced to the desiccated coconut production process to ensure I destruction of pathogenic bacteria. However, research has shown that even after introducing blanching process, certain ...
Flexural Strength of Different Types of Earth Masonry

Jayasinghe, C [SRC-Report]

The flexur al strength of masonry. which can be defined both parallel and perpendicular to bed joints. is an important strength parameter especially in lightly loaded walls. d'ue to scarcity of conventional masonry materials ...
Study the Factors Influencing the Production of Ethanol from Waste Coconut Water

Amarasinghe, ADUS [SRC-Report]

Currently in Sri Lanka, coconut water is a waste from Desiccated Coconut (DC) industry apart from the small quantity used to produce beverage and vinegar. BOD and COD value of coconut water were found to be 13,000-15,000 ...
Analysis of Urban Morphology through Spectral Mixture Analysis Techniques in Remote Sensing ,

Mahanama, PKS [SRC-Report]

Urban morphology is the phvsical appearance ofsocial reality. Aualvzing of urban morphology is necessarvfor predicting the urban changes such as climatic change and for understanding the urban processes such as urban ...
Study of Anthropometric Fit of University Library Furniture and Evaluation of Laboratory Work Station

Munasinghe, HP [SRC-Report]

According to Evans et al. (1992) whether school furniture is responsible for students sitting discomfort, and whether discomfort )(can be related to a mismatch between individual anthropometry and school chair and desk ...
Holonomic Mobile Platform for Farm Vehicles

De Silva, WR

Most mobile platforms or vehicles used in today are non holonomic. They only have one or two independent degrees of freedom. Because of that its manuarability is limited and often require much space to control like turning ...

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