Engineering, Built Environment & Spatial Sciences
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A GIS based Approach for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
(2016)A methodology for landslide susceptibility mapping using an integrated GIS approach is presented under this study. Imbulpe Divisional Secretariat Division in Ratnapura district of Sri Lanka was selected as the study area. ... -
Creative City Planning: Integration of Cultural Assets in Planning the Vibrant City
(2016)Cultural-planning has been a popular topic among urban planners as a strategy to regenerate city centres. Helsinki started adapting the concept of creative-city, a prodigy of cultural- planning, after being named the ... -
Effect on physical activity among users of walking track under wetland conditions in sub urban area in Sri Lanka
(2016)Planned environment and Communities can strongly enhance opportunities for people to improve their levels of physical activity (PA). Peaceful area for physical activity nevertheless offer benefits to mind and body both. ... -
Bamboo as a New Retrofitting Material for Existing Masonry Walls with Improving the Walls Aesthetic View
(2016)Sri Lankan architecture is mainly based on masonry since ancient time. Among different types of masonry, Un-Reinforced Masonry (URM) construction has possessed the local culture of Sri Lanka especially in home/ residential ... -
Implications of Using Salvaged Materials for Building Construction in Sri Lankan Context
(2016)As the biggest contributor for global environmental concerns construction industry has under gone through many transformations in the recent pass. During last quarter of the millennium principles for building design has ... -
Towards Dispute Resolution in Construction Contracts in Sri Lanka: What is Quantity Surveyor’s role on Dispute Avoidance rather than Dispute Resolution?
(2016)This article considers the Quantity Surveyor?s (QS) role from inception to close-out of the final account by achieving holistic approach on commercial, contractual and contract administrative advice from inception to ... -
Manipulation of Thermal Mass with Natural Ventilation; Application for Residential Buildings in Tropics
(2016)This paper investigates the integration of thermal mass with natural ventilation for passive climate modification in residential buildings in tropics. Compact house forms found in historic world heritage site, Galle Fort, ... -
The Quantity Surveyor adopts the Information Technology to assist the Construction Delay Claims [A Case Study – Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) visualization of construction of Club House]
(2016)The world phenomena is that most of construction project will encounter some form of delay which cause various and complexity of reasons during the process. Generally, the delay are entitled to claim an additional money ... -
Automatic water features recognition from Satellite images using an Artificial Neural Network
(2016)Water body is a significant natural object and 70% of total Earth is covered with water. Out of which approx. 68% is saline water and is part of many water resources such as glaciers, oceans, sea, ponds etc. and only 2% ... -
Development of a mobile application on disaster emergency alertness targeting communities in Matara district, in Sri Lanka
(2016)Sri Lanka experienced different disaster events and millions of people were affected due to these events in the past. It also lacks an efficient emergency management system that will help in times of need. Proper disaster ... -
A review on Risk Management in Sustainable Construction
(2016)Construction industry is highly risk prone, with complex and dynamic project environments creating an atmosphere of high uncertainty and risk. Meantime, sustainable construction aims to meet present day needs for building, ... -
Studying the factors affect for the accuracy of reflectorless Total Station observations
(2016)It is important to study the reliability and accuracy of modern survey instruments before using them for a specific task like engineering work or change detection studies. Reflectorless total stations are widely used in ... -
Best Interest through Lens of Shared Parental responsibility; A New Model for Child Custody Determinations in Sri Lanka
(2016)Breakdown of the family is very much traumatic for children of a family. In order to assure a safe and a protected future for children, maintenance of ?best interest of the child?concept, in custody disputes is paramount ... -
THE ENLIGHTENMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN SRI LANKA: BRINGING LAW AND RELIGION TO ONE PLATFORM
(2016)Human rights are the basic rules that give effect to the idea of fundamental rights. Chapter three of the 1978 Constitution of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka specifies the fundamental Rights that are entitled ... -
The Potential of Monaragala, Sri Lanka for Building Integrated Photovoltaics
(2016)Solar energy is available in abundance on the island of Sri Lanka. The consumption of non-renewable energy resources has significantly increased in recent years, rapidly approaching the point of exhaustion. Moreover, the ... -
Towards a secure nation: how safe are we against cyclone-induced sea surges?
(2016)Several severe tropical cyclones have hit Sri Lanka in the past century, with those in 1964 and 1978 being the worst, resulting in loss of lives of the order of several hundred as well as considerable damage to housing and ... -
Proactive maintenance philosophy Poractive maintenance philosophy for aging aircraft through corrosion induced risk assessment: An analysis on Herbin Y-12 aircraft fleet of Sri Lanka Air Force
(2016)Corrosion of the aging aircraft structures is a serious problem with long term effects. Corrosion takes place, due to the tendency to getting stabilized by reducing latent energy in thermodynamical aspect, on the metal ... -
Analysing the “Northrop Grumman B2 spirit” aircraft’s operational and design aspects in order to ascertain the issues related to flying wing concept in implementing as a commercial airliner
(2016)The ?flying wing concept? is a phenomenal innovation in the aviation industry which has revolutionized the preliminary perceptions of the subject. However the rapid industrial expansion of the same is restricted partially ... -
Advanced Automation System for Greenhouse Climate Control
(2016)Although the cultivation of crops in greenhouses is considered as the best alternative to obtain quality crops, they often need constant supervising and maintenance unlike the outdoor cultivations. The best solution for ... -
Conceptual Smart Earth Model
(2016)The Internet of Things (IoT) is growing day by day rapidly with modern devices getting connected all the time. Smart world is envisioned as an era in which smart objects such as mobile devices, computers, transportation, ...
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