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Impact of Covid -19 Pandemic to Construction Industry in Sri Lanka
(2020-10)Covid -19 is a highly contagious global pandemic. Social distancing measures are the most successful tactic in combating the diseases. Due to the disease itself and local and global pandemic combating measures, ... -
Impact of Colour on Worker Performance and Satisfaction in Sri Lankan Office Buildings with Reference to Bank Buildings in Gampaha District
(2020-10)Colours helps to generate spatial qualities in architecture and affect the psychological and physiological condition of the user. Colours can influence on wellbeing and provide impact on human behaviour. Careful use ... -
Geospatial based Land suitability assessment for waste dumping A case study on Kesbewa DSD, Sri Lanka.
(2020-10)In the current context, waste dumping could be identified as the foremost and rising issue of Sri Lanka. Still, Sri Lanka has not followed a proper waste recycling system and as a result, the number of waste dumping ... -
Review on National Geodetic Control Network - Sri Lankan Datum 1999 (SLD_99)
(2020-10)Any country in the world has its own geodetic coordinate system and it is very useful in all types of surveying activities. Accuracy of the geodetic control network is very important in every aspect. In Sri Lanka (Early ... -
Sustaining ‘Walkability’ in the Future City : with Special Reference to Central Business District of Colombo, Sri Lanka
(2020-10)Colombo was founded as an outpost by Portuguese in 1505. Later it fell in the hands of Dutch and British. This nonorganically produced city later became the capital of the independent Ceylon. Throughout the history ... -
Robust Street edges as an Extension of Shop Fronts; a study with special reference to area of Negombo
(2020-10)Streets are providing a media for the moving elements such as pedestrians and vehicles, but it serves a place for myriad purposes and forming a major part of the cities. While streets offering multiple activities ... -
Remote sensing based habitat mapping of Vankalai coral reef, Sri Lanka
(2020-10)Coral reefs are an important coastal eco-system in Sri Lanka. Current study was conducted on Vankalai area regarding to develop new method of remote sensing technique to mapping and monitoring the particular coral ... -
Vegetation Condition Index based Agricultural Drought mapping over the past decade of Sri Lanka by utilizing the Satellite Remote Sensing
(2020-10)Drought is one of the main disasters that act as a silent killer among Sir Lanka and it is the disaster that affects the highest number of people over the country. Further can identify different types of droughts such ... -
Assessing the Accuracy of Terrestrial Laser Scanner Against the Total Station for Surveying Applications in Sri Lanka.
(2020-10)3D laser scanning or terrestrial lidar instruments have been in used in surveying task since the 1990’s but it is very new technology for the Sri Lankan surveying field. Terrestrial laser scanners have been proven to ... -
Discourse Process and Discursive Practices in the Profession of Quantity Surveying in Sri Lanka
(2020-10)The discourse on profession of quantity surveying exhibits a multi-dimensional role in the construction industry. The defined vital role entails the significance of mounting the scope in contrary to the traditional ... -
Mapping & Classifying Paddy Fields Applying Machine Learning Algorithms with Multi-temporal Sentinel-1A in Ampara district
(2020-10)In Sri Lanka, Seasonal paddy field area mapping is still doing based on the traditional methods with poor technologies. Therefore this research focuses on the machine approach of mapping paddy fields area accurately ... -
Auto-generate Landmine Path, Digitize and Visualize the Data for the Sri Lankan Context
(2020-10)Landmines could be identified as affordable and effective defensive weapon, but it has many complexities. Human deaths and injuries, agricultural land degradation, destruction to infrastructure, environmental destruction, ... -
A Geo-Physical Investigation into the Colombo Port Seabed using Sub Bottom Profiler
(2020-10)Traditionally, seabed layers were determined by using conventional mechanical methods like boreholing, which retrieved the strata at a single point at one time. Later it was developed to various acoustic remote ... -
The Impact of Living in High-rises for the Cognitive Development of Early Childhood in Sri Lanka
(2020-10)High-rise buildings have become a popular strategy for accommodating population growth in urban areas in Sri Lanka. Each and every building has different characters and personalities that offer different experiences ...