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ERE - 2015
Recent Submissions
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[Conference-Full-text]Quarrying and underground excavations carried out by drilling-and blasting is the most commen technique usued in sri lankan mining practice Although only a small amount of the explosive energy is efficiently utilized in ...
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Critical analysis of safety aspects of an underground graphite mine with reference to Bogala mines [Conference-Full-text]Trend analysis of occurrence of mine accidents was proposed to assess the risks associated with occurrence of underground accidents and human health in order to manage and control measures and support decision making. ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Determination of percentage ofmineral is extremely important in beach sand mining industry. To select a site for extraction and processing heavy minerals it is important to assess the rough concentrations. The traditional ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Ginigalpelessa Serpentine bodies are located along major tectonic boundary between Highland and the Vijayan Complexes - in the South Eastern part of Sri Lanka. Ultramafic rocks and their soils are rich with specific ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Mineralogical analysis through physical concentration and microscopic studies of beach sand is one of the most accurate methods in the determination of percentages of constituent heavy minerals of beach sand. However, ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Gerandi-Ella, a former landslide area is currently under threat of reactivation. National Building Research Organization has implemented a surface and vertical well drainage system to stabilize it. However, vertical ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Sri Lanka has been known as 'Ratnadeepa', which translates to 'Island of gems' because of the precious natural gemstones found in its gravelly soil. Even though the gem industry in Sri Lanka extends back to ancient times, ...
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Development of a treatment technique to reduce the water absorption capacity of recycled aggregates [Conference-Full-text]This study was to find a treatment technique to reduce the water absorption of Recycled Aggregates (RA) which involved preparing a coating to reduce the water penetration. The materials considered for the preparation ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Beach nourishment is a soft engineering solution that is increasingly used to combat erosion in a sustainable manner. Sri Lanka's first major Beach nourishment project was carried out over a 1.8 km stretch in ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a major environmental problem associated with mining activities. There are several methods to remediate these mine drainage by neutralizing and removing metals from solutions. Those mechanisms ...
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[Conference-Full-text]Natural gas is finding its place at the heart of the energy discussion all over the world. It is being a cheap and relatively environmentally friendly alternative energy. The recent emergence of this discussion is due ...
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[Conference-Full-text]This study was carried out to develop an inundation and risk assessment model in Hambantota coastal area, based on the 2004 tsunami event. This tsunami event was one of the largest tsunamis to cause devastation to human ...