Cavitation is a major source of damage to hydraulic structures and hydraulic machinery and leads to failure of function. In all forms of cavitation (fixed, travelling, vortex and vibratory) low ambient pressures and high ...
Structural health monitoring helps to protect infrastructure by guiding timely
interventions. Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) is one such monitoring
technique with significant advantages such as continuous measurement ...
Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) strengthening technique had been shown
excellent performance in externally strengthening reinforced concrete (RC) elements
due to their superior properties compared to the alternative ...
Structural optimization of solids aims to find the optimal designs of structures by
minimizing a constrained objective function such as the material compliance within a
given problem domain. This constrained optimization ...
Design of large space structures is restricted due to the limited storage capacity of
launch vehicles. Deployable structures made with ultra-thin woven fibre composites
eliminates this bottleneck due to self-deploying ...
Steel structures such as steel bridges greatly contribute to the socio economic development of
the world. The current traffic demand has exhausted the service life of steel bridges paving the
way for failures without ...
Past records depict that both the intensity and frequency of climatic-related hazards are
increasing devastatingly. Although the number of deaths caused by these extreme events
has been comparatively less recently, the ...
Commuting by bicycle is a sustainable transport strategy and has advantages over other modes of transport, both for the commuter and for society. The social cohesion that can bring through recreational opportunities also ...
Sugarcane molasses-based ethanol industries in Sri Lanka generate large volumes of
high strength spent wash, causing severe environmental issues. The potential toxicity
of spent wash on biological systems and the possibility ...
Sri Lanka has faced an unprecedented economic crisis during the year 2022 and the entire
infrastructure development sector is now experiencing severe adverse effects. Under
prevailing conditions, a cost-effective fund ...
Today, the world over, much emphasis is focused on the use of sustainable materials
in infrastructure. One of the main attributes that has led to the widespread use of steel
in infrastructure is that is considered ...
Water is a crucial element that covers two-thirds of the surface area of the earth, and it is one
of the main substances in the body of every living being on the earth. Thus clean, safe, and
adequate freshwater is important ...
With the rapid growth in the construction industry in Sri Lanka, presently there is a shortage of
natural resources, especially soils. Therefore, finding good quality soil that conforms to the
construction specification ...
This research paper focuses on creep movements of rainfall-induced landslides with
their groundwater level fluctuation, to understand the pore water pressure development in
saturated/ unsaturated soil layers in relation ...
In recent years, the downstream floodplain of the Kelani River Basin has been suffering from
frequent floods. With the current climate change trend, flood-related damages are expected to
amplify in future. Therefore, ...
Road safety is a vital element of the road's overall function, which is often neglected in
decision-making for road maintenance management. As a result, the safety issues,
especially in rural roads, remain without funding ...
With the development of the manufacturing industry in recent days, there are obvious advantages and some disadvantages to human beings. One of the leading disadvantages is environmental pollution. Water pollution continues ...
Ella is a popular tourism destination in Sri Lanka due to its salubrious climate and aesthetic quality of the surrounding environment. Beeralla stream (tributory of Kirindioya) flow through the Ella city by increasing ...
Sri Lanka is an island located on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate and the location of the country is far away from the plate boundary where inter-plate earthquakes are possible to occur. However, there are earthquake ...
Kalu Ganga is the primary source of potable water supply in the greater Colombo area and
total Kalutara District. Kethhena water treatment is supposed to cover the water demand in the
middle and southern parts of the ...