• An Examination of alternative revenue sources in urban local governments, Sri Lanka 

  Susantha, AL; Bandusena, P [SRC-Report]

  Local governments are the main grassroots unit close to the local community as it provide comfort, convenience, democratic values and accelerate economic development. Though it has the power to maintain its budget by ...
• Energy efficiency improvement in cloud radio access networks (CRANs) using device centric caching policies 

  Samarasinghe, T; Hemachandra, K; Atapattu, S; Nuradha, T; Ranawaka, I [SRC-Report]

  As the demand for wireless services is projected to double every year, wireless system designers are facing a major crisis to cater to this demand with the conventional cellular network architecture due to the scarcity of ...
• Design and development of a tactile feedback system, and its application to prosthetics and tele-operated robots 

  Chathuranga, KVDS; Lalitharatne, SWHMTD [SRC-Report]

  After seeing and hearing (vision and audition), tactile sensing (feeling of touch) is the third most utilized sensation. We use our fingertips to examine properties of objects such as weight (heavy or light), shape ...
• Deformation mechanisms of silicon electrodes in rechargeable Li-ion batteries 

  Sitinamaluwa, HS [SRC-Report]

  Silicon has received a significant attention as a promising anode material for rechargeable Li-ion batteries owing to its high theoretical capacity (4200 mAhg-1) and relatively low operating voltage (0.4V vs Li/Li+). ...
• A Tool for estimating remaining life of power transformers 

  Samarasinghe, R; Lucas, R; Ediriweera, S; Jayarathna, P [SRC-Report]

  Part 1- Modelling the Lumped Parameter Network of a Power Transformer using Sweep Frequency Response Analysis Accurate modeling of power transformers is beneficial for fault diagnosis and the health condition assessment ...
• Impact of entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intention and internationalization of engineer-entrepreneur start-ups 

  Mudalige, DM [SRC-Report]

  Despite favourable impressions of entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurship behaviour from past research, the influence of entrepreneurial orientation and entrepreneurship education on ...
• Development of pavement management system for low volume roads 

  Pasindu, HR [SRC-Report]

  Low volume roads which are playing a pivotal role in community development, transport of people, goods, and services. Limited funding, inability to collect extensive data, subjective ad-hoc maintenance decision making has ...
• Enhancing the electronic service quality of information systems : a study based on selected Universities in Sri Lanka on students’ perspectives [abstract] 

  Gunawardhana, DNT [SRC-Report]

  Information Systems in the Universities provide an amazing service to make educational activities run smoothly. Student Information Systems, Learning Management Systems, and Document Management systems are getting priority ...
• Preservation of Kandyan traditional clothing (dress forms, draping methods and their usage in context) in the UNESCO world cultural heritage site Kandy and its vicinities in Sri Lanka 

  Karunaratne, PVM; Ranathunga, GM; De Silva, SSV [SRC-Report]

  Historical notions of cultural value in the heritage sector have been determined by holders of curatorial expertise based at institutions with large collections of artifacts. However, the rise of new digital technologies ...
• Development of a model of cyber space for simulate cyber security level and data transmission latency of the modern power system 

  Hemapala, KTMU; Priyadarshana, HVV [SRC-Report]

  The integration of DERs into the transmission and distribution grid introduces new consequence for distributed network operators (DNOs). Although distribution network was considered as a static system without major control ...
• Structural behavior of the doubly curved shell structure using mud-concrete (MC) 

  Jayasinghe, RR; Halwatura, RU; Nanayakkara, KIU; Arooz, R [SRC-Report]

  Mud-Concrete is a concrete material which uses soil as its primary binding material. Mud-concrete deviates from typical concrete mixture by replacing sand and granite coarse aggregates with a graded soil. When mud-concrete ...
• Multi agent system based microgrids for distribution network 

  Hemapala, KTMU; Wijayapala, WDAS; Perera, MK [SRC-Report]

  This research focuses on a novel approach which is multi-agent-based control systems for microgrids. A microgrid is important in integrating distributed generators and local loads. Unlike the conventional centralized ...
• Develop a micro grid control platform for sustainable energy management in distribution network 

  Attanayaka, AMS; Jeewandara, JMDS; Karunadasa, JP; Hemapala, KTMU [SRC-Report]

  The Senate Research Committee (SRC) promotes research by giving funding for research. In addition to the monthly stipend payment, the allocated payments for publications, hardware purchasing, and transportation is highly ...
• Study on concrete infilled tubes as compression members in truss type light vehicular bridges 

  Bogahawaththa, PBMR; Gamage, HDH; Baskaran, K [SRC-Report]

  Applicability of concrete filled steel tubes (CFST) for compression members in truss type steel pedestrian bridges is studied in this research as an economical solution for the lack of pedestrian bridges in Sri Lanka. There ...
• Effect of hot air temperature on high moist paddy drying in a conical spouted bed 

  Maduwanthi, MKC; Jayatunga, GK; Amarasinghe, BMWPK [SRC-Report]

  Parboiled paddy of two varieties namely Samba and Nadu were dried in a lab scale spouted bed dryer. Spouting behaviour, drying kinetics and heat and mass transfer characteristics of parboiled paddy were investigated. The ...
• The importance of hospital space and facility utilization and best practices 

  Halwatura, RU [SRC-Report]

  The following research paper was published from the above-mentioned title " Sri Lankan public hospital space utilization where to next"
• Study on the effect of shape of the buildings on energy efficiency and thermal comfort of naturally ventilated houses 

  Halwatura, RU [SRC-Report]

  The following research paper was published from the above-mentioned title " Effect of building shape, orientation, window to wall ratios and zone on energy efficiency and thermal comfort of naturally ventilated houses in ...
• Assessment of cost of unserved energy for Sri Lankan commercial sector 

  Perera, HYR; Colambage, D. Punsara [SRC-Report]

  The investments for the improvements of power system to fulfill the energy requirements of electricity customers need to meet the reliability improvement targets. Thus, it is essential to obtain a clear and accurate ...
• Tool support for DevOps process enhancements 

  Meedeniya, DA; Rubasinghe, ID; Perera, GIUS [SRC-Report]

  Software system engineering is rapidly growing to larger scales and software maintenance tends to be complex. The number of involving software artefacts increases with the growth of software systems. Thus, different ...
• Exploring the relationship between building morphology factors & running costs of office buildings in Sri Lanka 

  Ramachandra, T [Article-Abstract]

  Buildings should be visualized for operation and maintenance at the early stage life cycle. The building structure is noticeably influenced by design variables. Past studies show that design variables like building shape, ...

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