Over usage of natural resources for construction of buildings has caused many environmental problems. Hence mainstream requirements of building projects such as cost effectiveness and rapid construction should be achieved ...

Early age thermal cracking due to temperature differential is one of the major issues related to mass concrete construction. Temperature differential is created due to heat of hydration of cement and heat loss from the ...

Expansive soil experiences swelling with the addition of water and then shrink after the removal of water. These alternate wetting and drying impose lot of problems to the structures built on expansive soils. Ground ...

Prefabrication of houses is a growing industry in Australia. Although prefabrication does not negatively affect the building quality, the potential to provide acceptable indoor environment quality with high energy efficiency ...

Disaster reconstruction has become an important component in built environment planning in recent decades as the frequency, scale and intensity of both natural and manmade disasters are increasing globally. Despite the ...

Cold-formed steel members are increasingly used around the world due to the availability of thin and high strength steel and advanced steel technologies. Sri Lanka as a fast growing economy in Asia requires new technologies ...

Timber is widely used as a construction material in Sri Lanka for different application. Finger joint is one of the efficient method to minimize the timber wastages arising in the timber industry. In this study main ...

Bridge inspection is an essential element to maintain existing deteriorated bridges followed by using efficient and effective method to acknowledge the remaining internal strength in the structure. Simple and quick method ...

Landscape fragmentation and degradation is an emerging issue in Sri Lanka, which is a result of the rapid development and inadequate concern on the visual and the environmental factors. Linear developments such as roads ...

The study shows the sustainable and effective way of managing growing water and wastewater problem is to reclaim and use greywater from bath/shower, hand basin and washing machine for outdoor and indoor non-potable purposes. ...