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Controlling Parked Vehicle Interior Temperature Using Renewable Energy
(2020)
A parked vehicle cabin can be
treated as a nearly closed volume. So, when an
automobile is parked under sunlight the solar
radiation heats the interior to extensive
temperatures of above 60°C. These extreme
temperatures ...
Effect on Water Quality due to Residential Development – A Case Study on Kolonnawa Canal
(2020)
Due to the increasing number of residential buildings in Colombo and its suburbs, the wastewater volume generated and discharged by them is also to be increased. It would affect water bodies and would eventually lead them ...
Waste Minimization for Small Airlines by Using Safety Management System Concepts
(2020)
The detrimental effect of the
aviation industry comes with its
environmental damage, which has inevitably
yet significantly increased over the years.
Much research is conducted on demoting the
environmental damage ...
Airline Maintenance Cost Optimization Through Spare Parts Inventory Control
(2020)
Aircraft maintenance is a key factor which has a direct impact on the value and airworthiness of aircraft and plays an important role in strategical decision making which adjusts the economic performances. Managing spare ...
Proper Management of Quarry Dust that is Generated in Crusher Plants as Waste
(2020)
Quarry dust is the by-product produced due to the crushing procedure of stone crushing industry. The unavailability of a proper disposal method to this quarry dust is a huge problem faced by crusher plants. If this quarry ...
Real-Time Vision-Based & Optimized Pedestrian Crossing Control System
(2020)
As per the National Council for
Road Safety, more than 900 fatalities have
been reported due to vehicle collisions on
or near pedestrian crossings during the
past 10 years within Sri Lanka. However,
only minimal ...
Evaluating Driver Speeding at Traffic Signal Lights During the Amber Time: With and Without Countdown Timers
(2020)
At the onset of amber color indication, drivers must decide whether to stop or cross a signalized intersection. In literature, there is enough evidence indicating that a significantly high number of crashes that occur at ...
Energy Absorption Capacity and Impact Energy of Rubberized Concrete
(2020)
Disposal of used tires is a critical environmental issue in Sri Lanka. Rubberized concrete is one of the solutions introduced by the researchers to minimize the quantity of waste rubber. These studies discovered that ...
Optimum Locations Suitability: Analysis for Tsunami Warning Centres
(2020)
More than 35,000 lives were lost due to the Tsunami disaster, occurred in 2004. That time, early warning towers had not been established to warn people before this kind of a disaster. After the disaster, 77 early warning ...
Design and Implementation of a Remote-Controlled Reliability Analysis and Energy Management System
(2020)
The electricity distributed to any
house, school, or industries comes from
either Ceylon Electricity Board or Lanka
Electricity Company (Pvt.) Ltd. Electricity is
bought from LECO or CEB by its consumers
under various ...