Browsing by Conference Proceedings "International Conference on Sustainable Built Environments 2010"

Advancements in sustainable housing practices in Australia

De Silva, S [Conference-Full-text]

Australian housing industry practices, especially in the single and low to medium density housing development sectors are predominantly driven by the volume builders. Here the term, volume builders, refers to a practice ...

Air flow through macro porous ceramic structures

Dharmasena, RR; Perera, DDM; Ekanayake, P; Karunaratne, BSB [Conference-Full-text]

Macro porous ceramic bodies which are specifically designed for filtration purposes, cooling systems and porous medium burning were fabricated in order to study the three dimensional network of porous structures using ...

Analysis of drag force characteristics of real trees with three different types of vegetation for bioshield in coast

Karunaratne, WMSS; Tanaka, N; Weerakoon, SB; Yagisawa, J; Jinadasa, KBSN [Conference-Full-text]

This paper presents the experimental investigations on drag force characteristics of vegetation in mitigating the impact of tsunami and other surge effects by the resistance offered to the flow. The experiment was conducted ...

Application of floating wetlands at tropical context for Lake water reclamation

Weragoda, SK; Tanaka, N; Mowjood, MIM; Jinadasa, KSBN [Conference-Full-text]

Pollution of lakes increases rapidly due to the urbanization in developing countries. Therefore, it is necessary to set up feasible mitigatory measures to address eutrophication issues, concurrently considering the lack ...

Application of nano insulation materials in the sustainable Built environment

Gammampila, R; Mendis, P; Ngo, T; Aye, L; Herath, N [Conference-Full-text]

Nanotechnology is widely being used in the built environment for its advantages in many improved engineering properties of the nano materials. Nano insulating materials open up new possibilities for ecologically oriented ...

Application of nanomaterials in the sustainable built Environment

Gammampila, R; Mendis, P; Ngo, T; Aye, L; Jayalath, AS; Rupasinghe, RAM [Conference-Full-text]

Nanotechnology is widely regarded as one of the twenty-first century’s key technologies, and its economic importance is sharply on the rise. In the construction industry, nanomaterials has potentials that are already ...

Assessment of rain water harvesting potential – a case study For idamelanda

Bandara, HRS; Yahiya, Z; Zubair, L [Conference-Full-text]

This project assessed the water scarcity and the potential for rain water harvesting of a rural village vulnerable to severe droughts. Meteorological data was used to calculate the Weighted Average Standardized Precipitation ...

Capacity building for sustainable engineering practice: A civil engineering education perspective

Senadheera, S [Conference-Full-text]

Civil engineers play a critical role in the planning and design of the built environment around. As a result, they wield enormous influence over the use of earth’s natural resources. At this pivotal juncture of increased ...

Coastal erosion: investigations in the southwest coast of Sri Lanka

Wijayawardane, ISK; Ansaf, KMM; Ratnasooriya, AHR; Samarawickrama, SP [Conference-Full-text]

Sri Lanka is an island with a coastline of length approximately 1600 km. Coastal erosion has been identified as a major hazard in many coastal areas, particularly along the densely populated southwest coastline of ...

Combined high and low cycle fatigue model for prediction of Steel bridge lives

Ohga, M; Karunananda, K; Dissanayake, PBR; Siriwardane, SASC [Conference-Full-text]

A new fatigue model is presented to predict life of steel bridges for combined high and low cycle fatigue. It consists of a modified strain-life curve and a new strain based damage index. The damage variable is based on ...

Comparative analysis of the reconstruction process of Urban facilities in Indonesia based on recovery curves After the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami

Sugiyasu, K; Murao, O [Conference-Full-text]

Aceh in Indonesia was the most seriously damaged area due to 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, where more than 240,000 people were lost or killed. Following the event, Government devised a blueprint of urban recovery master ...

Comparative performance of permeable and porous Pavements

Jayasuriya, N; Kadurupokune, N [Conference-Full-text]

The traditional approach to stormwater management is based on the development of urban drainage networks to convey stormwater away from developed areas quickly. With the increase in impermeable areas due to urban ...

Consolidation characracteristics for Sri Lankan and Japanese clays: void index in relation to stress states and sedimentation environment

Yanase, Y; Tsuboi, H; Hamamoto, S; Kawamoto, K; Takemura, T; Kurukulasuriya, LC; Oda, M [Conference-Full-text]

It is well known that cementation/aging and sedimentation environment affect significantly a compressibility of natural clays. In this study, one-dimensional consolidation curves (e-log p) have been measured using a ...

Cracking due to temperature gradient in concrete

Prasanna, WGJ; Subhashini, AP [Conference-Full-text]

Mass concrete is used in many projects related to the massive construction such as raft foundations, pile caps, thick beams, walls and dams. Since cement hydration is an exothermic reaction, the temperature rise within ...

Deflourination of drinking water using layered double Hydroxides

Warsakoon, E; Gunawardene, N; Kalahe, H; Munaweera, I; Madusanka, N; Kottegoda, N [Conference-Full-text]

Safe drinking water is one of the prerequisites for a healthy life. In Sri Lanka 70% of the population satisfy their water needs from ground water and as a result majority of them suffer from water related problems. One ...

Design and simulation of mems sensors with inbuilt GSM Communication for smart buildings

Chathuranga, KVDS; Jayasinghe, CM [Conference-Full-text]

Use of MEMS based sensor in building automation is a trend in the present. This is because the inherent behavior of MEMS sensors are being very compact, low powered, sensitive and cheap methods of sensing biological and ...

Design of power weeder for low land paddy cultivation

Ratnaweera, AC; Rajapakse, NN; Ranasinghe, CJ; Thennakoon, TMS; Kumara, RS; Balasooriya, CP; Bandara, MA [Conference-Full-text]

Lack of man power has been identified as one of the major problems for the sustainability of the Sri Lankan paddy industry. Hence transplanters and seeders were well developed as a step for mechanization. However, weeding ...

Developing a simple life cycle assessment (LCA) tool to assess Climate adaptive buildings

Fernando, KCA [Conference-Full-text]

Climate change adaptations already identified as a key priority globally. Sustainable building practices like climate adaptive buildings and green buildings are immerged more prominently supporting climate adaptation strategies. ...

Development of a 3d model to study the co2 sequestration Process in deep unmineable coal seams.

Perera, MSA; Ranjith, PG; Choi, SK; Airey, D; Bouazza, A; Kodikara, J [Conference-Full-text]

This paper presents a numerical model to study the carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration process in deep coal seams and to investigate the factors that affect this process. A coal seam lying 1000 m below the ground surface was ...

Development of a sustainable environmental preservation Centre (EPC) at Nawalapitiya for urban solid waste Management

Ariyawansha, RTK; Chandrasena, ASH; Senevirathne, SADN; Basnayake, BFA [Conference-Full-text]

An Environmental Preservation Centre (EPC) was established to resolve the solid waste management crisis of Nawalapitiya Urban Council. Material Recovery Facility (MRF), Inclined Step Grate (ISG) composting system of 5.5 ...

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