Structural optimization of solids aims to find the optimal designs of structures by minimizing a constrained objective function such as the material compliance within a given problem domain. This constrained optimization ...

Steel structures such as steel bridges greatly contribute to the socio economic development of the world. The current traffic demand has exhausted the service life of steel bridges paving the way for failures without ...

Structural health monitoring helps to protect infrastructure by guiding timely interventions. Distributed Fibre Optic Sensing (DFOS) is one such monitoring technique with significant advantages such as continuous measurement ...

Sugarcane molasses-based ethanol industries in Sri Lanka generate large volumes of high strength spent wash, causing severe environmental issues. The potential toxicity of spent wash on biological systems and the possibility ...

Today, the world over, much emphasis is focused on the use of sustainable materials in infrastructure. One of the main attributes that has led to the widespread use of steel in infrastructure is that is considered ...

With the rapid growth in the construction industry in Sri Lanka, presently there is a shortage of natural resources, especially soils. Therefore, finding good quality soil that conforms to the construction specification ...

In recent years, the downstream floodplain of the Kelani River Basin has been suffering from frequent floods. With the current climate change trend, flood-related damages are expected to amplify in future. Therefore, ...

With the development of the manufacturing industry in recent days, there are obvious advantages and some disadvantages to human beings. One of the leading disadvantages is environmental pollution. Water pollution continues ...

Sri Lanka is an island located on the Indo-Australian tectonic plate and the location of the country is far away from the plate boundary where inter-plate earthquakes are possible to occur. However, there are earthquake ...

This study was carried out to assess the impacts of climate change on the dynamics of surface water availability for different present and future users in the Mahaweli river basin. A multi-tier modeling method was ...