This research addresses the determination as to whether the Mobilization Advance
Payment is actually necessary in the Sri Lankan construction industry, its effect on
contractors' cash flow and whether it is a motivation ...
Air conditioning cost being the most cost effective element of building services in buildings because of its higher operating cost. In order to select a cost benefited one among the available types a life cycle cost analysis ...
This thesis presents an environment for the modelling and processing of structural design standards. This environment is known as SADA, an acronym for Standards Automated Design Assistant. SADA addresses many of the drawbacks ...
The Objective of this Study is to develop a Mathematical Model to Forecast Inflows to Senanayake Samudra, given the rainfall in its catchment. This forecast can effectively be used in establishing the reservoir operating ...
Pedestrian accommodation should be an integral part of the design of any transport infrastructure project. It can be defined as walkways and pedestrian crossings Pedestrian have a right to cross roads safely. Therefore ...
Most of the construction works in the Mahaweli Development Project have been carried out through crash programmes. Even though, the project planning is vital for the economical and successful completion of any construction ...
sciency of mechanically extracting valuable resources from
municipal solid waste (MSW). With today's techniques, resources
such as combustibles, aluminum, glass, and ferrous
materials can be extracted from ordinary ...
The Galoya Irrigation Project is the first multipurpose Scheme started in Sri Lanka. The project was commissioned in the year 1956. After nearly over 20 yrs. of its existence the project was in a rather poor condition. The ...
Incorporating effective rainfall in irrigation water is an important task in water management. Understanding the climatic conditions is necessary to plan a raingauge network. The occurrence of thunderstorms is a main feature ...
Sri Lanka did not have a Standard Method of measurement of Building works until 1982. Various organisations have been using different methods. These were modified versions of SMM 4 and SMM 5 of RICS (U.K.), SMM prepared ...
Earthquake resistant structures are not mandatory in countries located away from earthquake prone zones such as Sri Lanka. However after the occurrence of 2004 Tsunami, and considering possible environmental changers and ...
Code on timber design CBS 5268 Part 2, 1991) gives no provisions for the design of layered braced and box timber columns except spaced timber columns. Very little information is available about these in the literature on ...
There has been a significant growth in the residential apartment market in Sri Lanka during the last decade. The main reasons behind this upsurge include the growth of population, changes in living patterns and the soaring ...
Water is a scarce resource in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka and it is a major problem faced by the cultivators in the area. Since their cultivations totally depend on irrigation water, every possible effort should be put in ...
Pedestrian fatalities in Sri Lanka account for 40% of all road deaths. In Colombo district this is as high as 70%. Of all casualties of road accidents, pedestrians constitute 39%. The majority of the victims are in their ...
Negombo Lagoon is a shallow basin estuary, located on the West coast of Sri Lanka, serving important functions including fishing and tourism. It drains water carrying nutrients and organic matter from the heavily populated ...
The Government had initiated a National Agricultural, Food and Nutrition Strategy to-assess Sri Lanka's agricultural and food situation and establish priorities for sectoral development. Since the plan involves the use of ...
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have wide applications and one of its main uses is as the dielectric fluid in electric equipment. During 1970s PCBs were identified as a substance dangerous to health and environment and ...
Koggala Export Processing Zone of the BOI was setup in 1991 and functions with 20 Nosfactories and work force of over 10,000 in the Galle district just adjacent to the sea andcoastal belt. Total extent of the KgEPZ area ...
The knowledge of quality costs makes the difference between costly way and beneficial way
in achieving quality. These include costs associated with the achievement or non achievement
of product quality as defined by ...