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Low cost packed bed tower scrubbers for gas cleaning and air pollution control

Amarasinghe, BMWPK [SRC-Report]

This is the report submitted to the Senate Research Committee of the University of Moratuwa on the project 'Low Cost Packed Bed Tower Scrubbers for Gas Cleaning and Air Pollution Control'. Cleaning of gases is an ...
Manual inspection and assessment method of highway bridges

Karthika, M [SRC-Report]

“Inspection and Assessment of bridges’' plays an important role, because the resources being spent in keeping existing bridges functioning to the standards for which they were designed are no longer sufficient. There is ...
Matric suction characteristics of unsaturated residual soils of Sri Lanka

Puswewala, UGA [SRC-Report]

Residual soils from selected prominent landslide sites of the upcountry of Sri Lanka are tested under unsaturated conditions to evaluate pertinent unsaturated properties of the soils. The selected landslide sites are ...
Minimisation of total ownership costs of residential buildings

Jayasinghe, MTR; Jayawardane, AI [SRC Report]

One of the main operating costs of residential buildings is the energy used for providing thermal comfort. The use of passive buildings consisting of three storeys with properly arranged functional spaces and courtyards ...
Mitigation of tsunami inundation by coastal vegetation

Ratnasooriya, AHR; Samarawickrama, SP; Hettiarachchi, SSL; Bandara, RPSS; Tanaka, N [SRC-Report]

In the aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami disaster in 2004, the protection offered by coastal vegetation has become evident in many countries affected and the role of vegetation as a possible tsunami impact mitigation ...
Model development for optimization and prioritization of pavement maintenance for provincial road networks

Gunasoma, HDS; Pasindu, HR [Article-Abstract]

Pavement management system is a decision support system that is used by road development agencies to maintain its road networks, extending their useful life within the available budget and resource constraints. Methodology ...
Modeling, analyzing and implementing of a disturbance observer based and PID friction compensator for a given DC motor

Abeykoon, AMHS [SRC-Report]

Friction is primary disturbance in motion control, Different types of friction cause diminution of original torque in a DC motor, such as static friction, viscous friction etc. By some means if those can be determined and ...
Multiple motion model computation in the presence of outliers

Rodrigo, BKRP [SRC-Report]
Multiple Motion Model Computation in the Presence of Outliers

Rodrigo, BKRP [SRC-Report]

Real-time image processing demands much more processing power than a conventional processor can deliver. As a result hardware acceleration became necessary to augments processors with application-specific coprocessors. ...
Nature and Buddhist architecture : Sri Lanka

De Silva, BMGW [SRC-Report]

This paper examines ‘nature’ in the form of natural landscape, focusing on Sri Lankan landscape. Natural landscape in this study is discussed as physical features, physical geography and topography of the earth surface ...
Non-linear finite element analysis of truss type steel bridges

Baskaran, K [SRC-Report]

This work aims towards 3-D finite element analysis of truss type steel bridges using SAP 2000 software. Some of the recent research studies highlight the requirement of optimizing the Tied Arch truss type as it consumes ...
Notifiaction of Process Industry Accident Data for Central Collection in Sri Lanka

Malliyawadu, MND; Gunasekera, MY [SRC-Report]

The current accident reporting systems in Sri Lanka do not cover reporting of all types of accidents, Several competent authorities are involved in collecting data on certain types of industrial accidents and those data ...
The Now habit : a strategic program for overcoming procrastination and enjoying guilt-free play

Fiore, NA [SRC-Report]

This paper examines ‘nature’ in the form of natural landscape, focusing on Sri Lankan landscape. Natural landscape in this study is discussed as physical features, physical geography and topography of the earth surface ...
Optimization of jatropha oil extraction by liquid extraction and pressing methods

Gunawardena, SHP [SRC-Report]

Various types of seed oils such as coconut, palm, sunflower, rapeseed, groundnut and soybean are being used to produce various non-food products in the world at present. A large portion of this is used for biodiesel ...
Optimization of jatropha oil extraction by liquid extraction and pressing methods

Gunawardena, SHP

Chlorophyll is widely extracted; 'for industrial applications and is a key topic of sCien~fic and commercial interest. A. sessilis, which is known as mukunuwenna in Sri Lanka, is one of best selections for the extraction ...
Optimization of Sri Lankan underground graphite mining methods, from a view point of rock mechanics and cost

Dharmaratne, PGR [SRC-Report]

There are three main Graphite mining companies in Sri Lanka, namely, Bogala Graphite Lanka PLC (Bogala and Rangala mines), Kahatagaha Graphite Lanka Ltd (Kahatagaha mines) and Sakura Graphite PVT Ltd (Ragedara mines). ...
Optimization of the Operating Conditions and the Preprocessing Methods for Extracting Chlorophyll form Mukunuwenna

Amarasinghe, ADUS [SRC-Report]

Chlorophyll is widely extracted; 'for industrial applications and is a key topic of sCien~fic and commercial interest. A. sessilis, which is known as mukunuwenna in Sri Lanka, is one of best selections for the extraction ...
Orientation of roof and openings: their influence on indoor thermal comofrt of single-storey houses

Jayasinghe, MTR; Priyanvada, AKM; Jayawardena, AI [SRC Report]

At present, the selection of the roof type and roof orientation for houses is primarily based on cost and aesthetic considerations, without much regard to the thermal performance of the roof. However, since Sri Lanka is ...
Passive concepts for improvement of thermal an visual comfort in houses in Sri Lanka

Jayawardane, AI; Jayasinghe, MTR; Attalage, RA [SRC Report]

One of the primary requirements of houses constructed in hot humid climatic conditions such as those prevailing in Sri Lanka is that those should be thermally comfortable for the occupants throughout the day and around ...
Performance analysis of table and pedestal fans

Attalage, RA; Sugathapala, AGT [SRC-Report]

Performances of pedestal and table fans were analysed through experimental measurements of the induced flow field (velocity distribution) and the power consumption by three different fan types (makes). A test rig was ...

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