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Application of management frameworks for coastal zone management

Hettiarachchi, SSL

Sri Lanka is an island state with a coastline of approximately 1600 km and a land area of around 64,000 sq. km. Coastal erosion has been identified as a major natural hazard faced by Sri Lanka for a very long time. Its ...
Application of membrane separation processes to the Sri Lankan Industry

Amarasinghe, BMWPK; De Silva, IMBM [Article-Full-text]

Membrane separation is a relatively new technology applicable for a range of separations. The technique is attractive due to its ability to produce high quality products, suitability for processing heat sensitive materials ...
An Assessment of off-grid micro hydro potential in Sri Lanka

Fernando, S; Senarath, R; Ananda, R; Sarath, DB [Article-Full-text]

Viability of using off-grid micro hydro technology for rural electrification was first demonstrated by the Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) in 1991. Following the demonstration phase, ITDG carried out ...
Design & construction of a low-cost furnace for melting non-ferrous alloys in the local foundry industry

Tittagala, SR; Navarathna, NPNM [Article-Full-text]

A study has been carried out on the types of construction and factors affecting efficiency of metal melting furnaces currently used in the non-ferrous foundry sector with the objective of developing an oil-fired furnace ...
Estimation of cost of unserved electrical energy in Sri Lanka

Wijayatung, PDC [SRC-Report]

Quantitative reliability evaluation is an important aspect of power system planning and operation. The indices produced in these applications are utilised in a wide range of management decisions throughout a utility. One ...
An Evaluation of the effects of land use changes on the urban climate of the Colombo metropolitan region

Emmanuel, MR [SRC-Report]

The first ever systematic study of city-induced climate change was carried out Howard in London in 1833 (Landsberg, 1981). Since then studies on urban climate modifications has progressed from mere descriptive studies (up ...
An experimental study of the effect of roof cover on indoor thermal comfort

Emmanual, MR [SRC-Report]

Among the building envelope elements, the thermal importance of roofs in tropical buildings is immense. Due to the high sun angles in the tropics, roofs are exposed to the sun more often than the walls. The solar altitudes ...
Farmer participation in irrigation systems : a case study of four minor irrigation systems from the dry

Wijesekera, NTS [Article-Full-text]

Sri Lanka is an island in the Indian Ocean located between the Latitudes 5°55’-9050’N and Longitudes79°42’-81°52’E. Sri Lanka has two pronounced rainy seasons. One is from April to September (Yala Season) and the other is ...
Glass in architecture : an investigation on the rational use of modern glazing materials in Sri Lankan tropical climate : final report

Perera, LSR [SRC-Report]

Since the invention of glass, it has been used for openings in buildings primarily light and ventilation regulator. However, this function has been transformed to various other purposes with the time. During this ...
Investigation of hydraulic design parameters of coastal structures

Hettiarachchi, SSL; Mirihagalla, PD [SRC-Report]

The wave field in the vicinity of a coastal structure may be treated in terms of dissipated, reflected and transmitted components. These structures are designed to dissipate a significant proportion of the incident wave ...
Mathematical modelling of the Gin Ganga watershed

Wijesekera, NTS [Article-Full-text]

Planning and Execution of development activities in watersheds require assessing possible development scenarios and estimating watershed behaviour under such situations. In this connection it is very important to ...
A Pilot study carried out on middle class houses of Colombo and suburbs to examine the manifested sociological phenomenon

Paranagamage, P [Article-Full-text]

The topic suggested above is an outcome of a Pilot study carried out in the Middle class houses of Colombo suburbs, in Sri Lanka. A survey of houses was carried out within a period of forty- five days, which included ...
Prediction of compressive strength of concrete: final report

Nanayakkara, SMA [Article-Full-text]

This report presents a method of predicting compressive strength of concrete. The approach is based on experimental investigation of compressive strength development of grade 20, 25, 30 and 50 concrete with three different ...
Preserving small historic townscapes in Southern Province, Sri Lanka : identifying core-elements of towns' identities based on residents' and visitors' cognition of these towns

Silva, KD [SRC-Report]

This study addresses the issue of preservation and revitalization of small historic towns in the southern province of Sri Lanka. The origin of these towns, dispersed over the Galle and Matara Districts, goes back to the ...
Rational use of plants in building interiors for thermal comfort : qualitative and quantitative

Perera, LSR [SRC-Report]

Plants have increasingly become an integral part of the interior design of building in recent times. This is due to prevailing fashion and also in an attempt to produce an environment in which people feel psychologically ...
Retrofitting of a R-12 based domestic refrigerator to run on R-134a

Attalage, RA; Perera, KKCK [SRC-Report]

With the discovery of R134a, which has a negligible Ozone depletion potential, ODP (R11 is listed as 1.0 on the scale) and at least hundred orders of magnitude less Global warming potential (GWP) compared to CFCs, resulted ...
A Study of the significance of attachment to place and sense of home among refugees in the recovery process

Dayarathne, R [SRC-Report]

This research was aimed at understanding two specific socio-psychological spatial concepts that are considered to be central to the trauma of the displaced people. It was expected that by understanding the nature of these ...
Use of loadbearing brickwork for three storey houses in Sri Lanka

Jayasinghe, MTR; Jayawardana, AI [SRC-Report]

For residential buildings, brickwork out of hand moulded burnt bricks is widely used in Sri Lanka. The majority of these buildings are single storey construction. However, in recent times, two storey residential buildings ...

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