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Heavy Metals in Atmospheric Deposition in Kandy City; Implications for Urban Water Resources

Weerasundara, L; Vithanage, M; Ziyath, AM; Goonetilleke, A [Conference-Full-text]

Atmospheric deposition is a serious issue in the context of biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals (HMs) and the resulting impacts on urban water resources. In this study, dry deposition (DD) and bulk deposition (BD) ...
High performance concrete incorporating fly ash, nano-silica (nano-SiO2) and micro-silica (micro-SiO2)

Priyadarshana, MST; Dissanayake, PBR [Conference-Full-text]

High performance concrete (HPC) exceeds the properties and constructability of normal concrete. Normal and special materials such as fly ash, micro silica and nano silica are used to make these specially designed concretes ...
Housing chain and factors affecting selection of housing in the Bangkok metropolitan region

Srihabhak, S; Kaido, K; Fukushima, S; Takai, H [Conference-Abstract]

Industrialization is shifting to out of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region (BMR), while Bangkok is increasingly enhancing the function of service industries. The younger generation of Bangkok is becoming more educated, and ...
How the performance measurement of supply chain contributes in achieving organisational objectives of Sri Lankan apparel organisations

Narawita, UN; Layangani, LDCS [Conference-Full-text]

Half way through the evolution of supply chain management, the measurement of performance became an important component to the successful implementation of its concepts and practices. The intense competition in the apparel ...
How to assess sustainability of urban water cycle systems (uwcs). Development of a metering methodology

Sveinung, S; Helge B; Helena A; Rita U [Conference-Abstract]

This paper incorporates an extended definition of sustainable development of urban water cycle services combined with a system to measure the progress towards sustainability. Two dimensions of sustainability, namely the ...
Human resource capacity development for fire safety in industrial buildings

Dissanayake, DMPP; Fernando, NG

The buildings and the built environment in general play a key role in supporting business activities and delivering economic prosperity for the corporation and society in general. Buildings are designed to provide the ...
Hydraulic Performance of ‘HOBO’ units

Odara, MGN; Hettiarachchi, SSL; Mirihagalla, PD [Conference-Full-text]

The paper presents the results of a detailed two dimensional model investigation of a rubble mound breakwater armoured with Hollow Block (HOBO) concrete armour units, with respect to the hydraulic performance. The results ...
Hydrological analysis of Sooriyawewa area using remote sensing and GIS techniques

Senanayake, IP; Dissanayake, DMDOK; Puswewala, UGA [Conference-Full-text]

Sri Lanka is traditionally divided into three main zones namely Wet Zone, Intermediate Zone and Dry Zone according to the average annual rainfall. The dry zone of Sri Lanka is very often faced with severe drought conditions ...
ICSECM 2015 - Facilities Management Approaches for Sustainability

Manjula, NHC; Dissanayake, DMPP; Rajini, PAD [Conference-Full-text]

In its most general sense sustainability is the capacity to endure. Sustainability has emerged as a result of significant concerns about the unintended social, environmental, and economic consequences of rapid population growth, ...
ICSECM 2015 - Wind Design of Slender Tall Buildings: CFD Approach

Mohotti, D; Danushka, K; Mendis, P [Conference-Full-text]

Urbanization has led to the uprising of such buildings in densely populated areas where land availability and prices are a concern in such areas. Where such concerns exist the land must be fully exploited and thus constructions ...
Identification of a technological framework for implementing building information modelling in Sri Lanka

Gunasekara, K; Jayasena, HS [Conference-Full-text]

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is an important component in sustainable procurement strategies. With the rise in popularity, it is gaining the potential to be industry standard for building projects. By taking the ...
Identification of Significant Factors Influencing Performance of Road Construction Industry Using Factor Analysis

Wijekoon, SB [Conference-Full-text]

This study is aimed at identifying the significant factors affecting the performance of road construction projects in Sri Lanka using factor analysis. Data collected using a questionnaire distributed among thirty ...
Identifying Garnet Bearing Rocks Suitable for Mining and Processing of Manufactured Garnet Sand

Senthuran, S; Boyagoda, EMRCL; Rukshan, AMM; Sathiyaparathan, T; Wannisinghe, WMVK; Weerawanakula, S; Premasiri, HMR; Rohitha, LPS; Abeysinghe, AMKB [Conference-Full-text]

Garnet sand has a wide range of applications in mineral industry, mainly as an abrasive. The demand for garnet sand has been increasing rapidly during recent past. Industrial quality garnet can be recovered from beach sand ...
Identifying the Cruising Dynamics of a Medium Scale UAV I: Longitudinal Dynamics

Gamage, CI; Samarasekera, SC; Tennakoon, A; Lalantha, R; Munasinghe, R [Conference-Full-text]

Pitch and airspeed responses of a medium scale UAV were identified using the prediction error method. Data collection was conducted with an active closed loop autopilot control system. A naive SISO open loop transfer ...
Identifying wider economic benefits of prefabricated houses in australia

Yokota, AK; Lu, A [Conference-Abstract]

Prefabricated houses have been at the forefront for the delivery of buildings with less onsite construction time and safer for the workers. Significant savings in terms of cost and reducing waste are some of the primary ...
Image based displacement measuring technique for in-plane loading

Diluxshan, A; Mallikarachchi, HMYC [Conference-Abstract]

Displacement/ strain measurement plays a significant role in understanding structural and material behaviour. In the local context, commonly used contact based systems have a major limitation when it comes to measuring ...
Image Filtering with MapReduce in Pseudo-Distribution Mode

Gamage, TD; Samarawickrama, JG; Rodrigo, R; Pasqual, AA [Conference-Abstract]

The massive volume of video and image data, compels them to be stored in a distributed file system. To process the data stored in the distributed file system, Google proposed a programming model named MapReduce. Existing ...
Impact of corporate governance on financial innovation: a conceptual framework model

Mahesh, DD; Sinnathamby, V; Kuruppu, GN; Dasanayaka, SWSB; Samarasinghe, GD [Conference-Full-text]

This paper presents a conceptual framework that could be applied to the relevant empirical research studies on the relative importance of the concept of corporate governance in order to strengthen the innovative practices ...
Impact of green concept on business objectives of an organisation

Waidyasekara, KGAS; Sandamali, RLN [Conference-Abstract]

Today, the world is moving towards green concepts which focus on increasing efficiency of resources while reducing impact on human health, productivity and environment. As a result, many companies ...
Impact of greening the supply chain on economic performance and competitiveness of manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka

Samaranayake, TN; Layangani, LDCS [Conference-Full-text]

The main objective of this research is to find out the economic impact of adopting green practices to the supply chains of manufacturing companies in Sri Lanka and the competitiveness gained through it. Greening the ...

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