Background: Human, animal, and environmental health are increasingly threatened by the emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance. Inappropriate use of antibiotic treatments commonly contributes to this threat, but it ...

Present expectation of the world, refer to the electrical power generation is mainly concern about the environmental pollutions. But the usage of renewable energy (RE) resources are alternative solutions to avoid environmental ...

Using Wave Energy Converters as Distributed energy resources gained significant interest nowadays. A recent article from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory introduced a concept called Distributed Embedded Energy ...

In recent years, computer vision has witnessed significant advancements, revolutionizing various domains. A critical application we consider, especially in the context of Sri Lanka, is the surveillance of mosquito breeding ...

In the wind analysis of tall buildings considering the appropriate proportion of rectilinear loadings from both orthogonal principal axes along with the torsional moment is an important factor as it will highly influence ...

Contemporary development projects have seen a rise in reliance on conventional building materials like steel, prompting global efforts to explore alternative reinforcement options. However, limited technical information ...

The production of agricultural, industrial, and demolition trash increases along with global population growth and industrial expansion. They endanger the environment when they are not properly recycled, repurposed, or ...

This paper presents an experimental study on the characteristics of earth cement blocks with Rice Husk Ash (RHA) as a partial replacement to cement. The replacement of RHA content is limited to 0%, 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by ...

The strength characteristics of masonry is greatly affected by the brick strength, mortar strength and bond between brick-mortar interface. Especially, binding mortar significantly affects the shear and flexural strength ...

The study investigated the improvements in post-peak resistance induced by the introduction of coconut fiber in earth cement blocks. Earth cement blocks reinforced by coconut fiber of various fiber weight fractions were ...