Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipesi has become one of the most obnoxious freshwater weeds \~ith numerous widespread infestations occurring in the North Western. Central and Southern provinces in Sri Lanka. Water hyacinth ...

New design solutions for heavy mechanical systems arc generally developed based on similar historical designs. However. new solution requirements hardly ever match exactly with a historical design. Historical designs thus ...

Heavy metal pollution of the environment is a major environmental problem facing the modem world. Their persistence in the environment and the difficulty in removal from wastewaters make them available for aquatic and ...

This paper looks at the problems of a local narrow fabric manufacturer supplying its products to garment factories of the same group. The basic raw materials are (i) Filament yarns of Nylon 6. Nylon 66. Polyester and Lycra: ...

Automated detection of postures and actions of humans from image/video data is \ aluablc for many applications. Some examples are automated surveillance. effective Human- Computer Interaction and Entertainment such as ...

Sri Lankan rubber industries process approximately 90,000 tons of natural rubber per year for manufacture of tire tread. footwear. flooring, pneumatic tubes, rugs. dipped product and many others. Large quantities of ...

The water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) has been classified as an obnoxious freshwater weed in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world due to its rapid growth rate and asexual reproduction. In Sri Lanka widespread ...

Alumina and mullite ceramics are widely used ceramic materials due to their attractive properties combined with chemical inertness and high strength. These arc "ell-established ceramic materials. which have many industrial ...

The increasingly stringent requirements of rubber product consuming industries have put demand on Sri Lankan rubber processing industry to provide rubber parts with better performance such as high tensile strength, good ...