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A Case Study on Detecting and Mapping Individual Coconut Trees Using YOLOV3 in Conjunction with UAV Remote Sensing for Smart Plantation Management
(2022-09)Location and number data of individual coconut trees are important for surveying of planting areas, predicting coconut yield, and managing and planning coconut plantations. This data is usuallyobtained ... -
Challenges Allied to the Effectiveness of the Environmental Impact Assessment in the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2022-09)‘Environmental Impact Assessment’ is a structured programme for evaluating and inspecting environmental factors, in order to support and aid the decision-making or the planning stage of a development process. Basical ... -
Challenges Encountered in Teaching English in Rural Sri Lankan Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Bandaranayake Secondary School in Kiriibbanwewa, Moneragala District
(2022-09)English language competency is a necessary skill in Sri Lanka. With this in mind, successive governments have implemented various approaches to strengthen English Language Education in the rural outskirts of ... -
Contribution of Green Buildings towards Achieving Sustainability: A Perspective of Leed-Certified Buildings in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Recently, the focus on green buildings has come to the forefront in many countries. However, in the context of Sri Lanka, the number of green-certified buildings seems to be still at a minimal level and the focus is ... -
The Effectiveness of Health & Safety Training and Its Impact on Construction Workers’ Attitudes in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Construction accidents happen due to defects in site environment or else defects in health and safety system. In the recent years, Sri Lankan construction industry experienced a considerable number of ... -
Existing Sustainable Features in Sri Lankan Road Construction
(2022-09)One of the world's greatest natural resource exploiters relies on the building and materials sectors for physical and biological support. The concept of sustainable development has been around for more th ... -
Factors Affecting the Implementation of E-Procurement for Government Sector in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Procurement is known as a substantial instrument in both public and private sector organisations. However, the manual procurement system creates considerable issues, and it can affect the country. Therefore, ... -
Feasibility Analysis of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Survey for Outer Boundary Surveys
(2022-09)Cadastral surveying is the intellectual and technical process by which the boundaries of each of the land parcels within a given area are defined in a consistent manner. The main problems of the Sri Lankan ... -
Foreign Funded Construction Projects in Sri Lanka: Review Challenges on Technology Transfer with Local Stakeholders
(2022-09)Technology is an integral part of the construction industry and a dominant factor related to cost. Most of the modern materials, plant, equipment and services are innovated by developed countries and their ... -
The Impact of Cost Overrun Factors on the Project Performance in the Construction Industry of Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The construction sector is an extremely vital business for the economic growth of the nation. However, this sector has been suffering significant issues by the inability to finish projects within an allowed cost and ... -
Impact of Flood on the Built-up Environment: A Case Study of Baddegama DS Division
(2022-09)Floods, a recurring phenomenon primarily in low-lying basin areas can be interpreted as beneficial for improving soil structure and cropland products, but they can also be viewed as one of the most ca ... -
Impact of Material Management on Cost Overruns in Construction Projects in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The construction industry is considered to be a main contributor for the development of an economy of a country. In Sri Lanka the contribution of the construction sector plays a major role ... -
The Impact of Urban Morphological Transformation on Legibility of Old Neighbourhoods with Special Reference to Old Colombo-Kandy Main Road in Mawanella
(2022-09)Mawanella is a small suburb in Sri Lanka that has been developed as a transitional town since the colonial period. The historical layers of the town were reflected as traditional buildings on either side of the ... -
Implementing 6R Principles of the Circular Economy Concept in Sri Lankan Construction Industry
(2022-09)This study is focused on implementing 6R principles of the circular economy concept in Sri Lankan construction industry and provides a criteria that can be applied to uplift the adaptation ... -
Investigating the Potential of Using an Alternative Finishing Material for CounterTop Construction as a Cost-Effective Solution
(2022-09)Current economic situation, material price hike and shortage of materials have directly and indirectly caused an unprecedented price increment in finishing materials and total cost of construction, ... -
Investigating the Potential of Utilizing Simulation Studies to Identify UHI Mitigatory Strategies in Proposed Cities
(2022-09)Rapid development of urban areas catalysed the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas. This led to the demand for more dwelling places. Urbanisation and industrialisation caused the replacement ... -
Investigating the Thermal Comfort and Well-Being of Differently Abled War Veterans’ Housing in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Wellbeing in the indoor built environment has become a crucial research topic in relation to thermal comfort which helps to improve sustainable built environments. Thus, thermal comfort requirements for humans ... -
An Investigation of the Resource Finding Issues in Highway Construction Projects in Sri Lanka with Covid-19 Pandemic Situation
(2022-09)The construction resources are essential for the functioning of construction projects consistently up to their finishing stage. In this regard, construction resource planning and management are compulsory to ... -
Mapping the Pattern of Distribution of Threatened Marine Species from the X-Press Pearl Ship Explosion Using GIS Techniques
(2022-09)Over 90% of global trade is done by shipping, and thus, the marine sector supports the transportation of a variety of critical items while balancing the global economy and keeping countries united in such a complex g ... -
Optimum Site Selection for Fire Brigade in Ella, Sri Lanka by Utilizing GIS
(2022-09)As an island nation, Sri Lanka faces different disasters while the forestfire disasters are dominant in the highlands of the country. In the Ella neighbourhood, forestfires occur every year near the end of the dry se ...