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Investigation of the engineering properties of cementless stabilized earth blocks with alkali-activated eggshell and rice husk ash as a binder

Poorveekan, K.; Ath, K.M.S.; Anburuvel, A.; Sathiparan, N. (Elsevier, 2021)

Employing appropriate waste materials in place of cement is the possible practical solution that addresses the issues of construction material scarcity and the environmental concerns pertained to the industry as a whole. ...

Manufactured Sand as River Sand Replacement for Masonry Binding Mortar

Kosalya, S.; Arvinthan, P.; Sathiparan, N. (IEEE, 2021)

Binding mortar establish as an essential part of masonry for binding the masonry units together. Natural sand or river sand is used as a fine aggregate with cement for masonry binding mortar. Although the demand for river ...

Strength and durability characteristics of cement blocks incorporating quarry dust as river sand replacement

Kosalya, S.; Arvinthan, P.; Anburuvel, A.; Sathiparan, N. (University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka, 2021)

In Sri Lanka, due to the recent development in the construction industry, the demand for construction materials is rising quickly. River sand is primarily used for civil engineering constructions and especially for masonry ...

Sustainable use of coco pith in cement-sand mortar for masonry block production: Mechanical characteristics, durability and environmental benefit

Sathiparan, N.; Anburuvel, A.; Madhuranya, M.; Kothalawala, D.A.I. (Elsevier, 2022)

The present study performs a comprehensive analysis that includes the assessment of mechanical and durability characteristics of cement blocks, cost-effectiveness and eco-benefit analysis of incorporating coco pith in the ...

Mechanical performance and durability of banana ﬁbre and coconut coir reinforced cement stabilized soil blocks

Thanushan, K.; Sathiparan, N. (Elsevier, 2022)

Agricultural waste disposal is said to be amongst one of the pressing environmental problems in many countries. Finding economical usage for this waste by incorporating it in a product is the approach often used to over- ...

Quarry dust as river sand replacement in cement masonry blocks: Eﬀect on mechanical and durability characteristics

Kosalya, S.; Arvinthan, P.; Anburuvel, A.; Sathiparan, N. (Elsevier, 2022)

Natural sand or river sand constitutes as major ﬁne aggregate in cementitious construction. Especially, masonry block production requires 70–90% sand as raw material. While the demand for river sand increases the supply ...

Sustainable production of cement masonry blocks with the combined use of ﬂy ash and quarry waste

Sathiparan, N.; Jaasim, J.H.M.; Banujan, B. (Elsevier, 2022)

Cement-sand block is a primary construction material used for masonry house units. River sand and cement are the two main ingredients in cement block construction; however, cement is notoriously unfriendly to the environment ...

Effect of moisture condition on cement masonry blocks with different ﬁne aggregates: river sand, lateritic soil and manufactured sand

Sathiparan, N.; Anburuvel, A.; Maduwanthi, K.A.P.N.; Dasanayake, S.R.A.C.B. (Springer, 2022)

With the escalating infrastructure developments in recent years, the demand for river sand has signiﬁcantly increased due to its importance as a raw material in the construction industry. River sand exca- vation from the ...

Thermal comfort analysis of fred‑clay brick, cement‑sand block and cement stabilized earth block masonry house models

Sathiparan, N.; Daniel, N.S.; Malsara, K.G.N.; Akmal, M.S.M. (Springer, 2022)

Fired-clay brick, cement-sand block and cement stabilized earth blocks are the most commonly used material for masonry construction in Sri Lanka. Strength, durability and cost are three major factors that infuence the ...

Comprehensive Machine Learning Analysis on the Phenotypes of COVID-19 Patients Using Transcription Data

Pratheeba, J. (Research gate, 2022)

Purpose: Evolving technologies allow us to measure human molecular data in a wide reach. Those data are extensively used by researchers in many studies and help in advancements of medical field. Transcriptome, ...

Tracking Everyone and Everything in Smart Cities with an ANN Driven Smart Antenna

Herman, K.; Hoole, P.R.P.; Pirapaharan, K.; Hoole, S.R.H. (Springer Nature, 2022)

Smart cities require the application of human brain-like intelligence systems for sensing, monitoring, decision making and action. In this chapter this scenario is addressed in a two-fold manner. First, the function and ...

SARS‑CoV‑2 Diagnosis Using Transcriptome Data: A Machine Learning Approach

Pratheeba, Jeyananthan (Springer Nature, 2023)

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is the big issue of the whole world right now. The health community is struggling to rescue the public and countries from this spread, which revives time to time with different waves. Even the vaccination ...

Role of different types of RNA molecules in the severity prediction of SARS-CoV-2 patients

Pratheeba, Jeyananthan (Elsevier, 2023)

SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is the current threat of the world with enormous number of deceases. As most of the countries have constraints on resources, particularly for intensive care and oxygen, severity prediction with high ...

QuantifyingtheImpactofUncertainMaterialParametersonPavement ResponseusinganInverseModellingTechnique

P, Kathirgamanathan; M, Vignarajah (KDU International Research Conference, 2023)

Accuratemodellingofpavementresponseplaysacriticalroleintheeffectivedesign, analysis,andmaintenanceofroadinfrastructure.However,thepresenceofuncertainty inmaterialparameterscansignificantlycompromisethereliabilityandaccuracyofsuch ...

ACTS:AutonomousCost-EfficientTask OrchestrationforServerlessAnalytics

Jananie, Jarachanthan; Li, Chen; Fei, Xu (IEEE, 2023)

—Serverlesscomputinghasbecomeincreasinglypopularforcloudapplications,duetoitscompellingpropertiesof high-levelabstractions,lightweightruntime,highelasticityand pay-per-usebilling.Inthisrevolutionarycomputingparadigm ...

Groundwater mapping and locally engaged water governance in a small island terrain: Case study of Karainagar island, Northern Sri Lanka

Karthiga, Inthirakumaran; Rameshwaran, Ponnambalam; Ketheesan, Balachandran; Sriskandarajah, Nadarajah (Wiley, 2023)

Performance evaluation of submerged membrane bioreactor for the removal of microalgae from the source water of a water treatment plant

Thiruchchelvam, Thinojah; Kalahara, Walimuni Dissanayakage Lakshitha Manula; Abeykoon, Yatikindage Malith Dilshan; Balachandran, Ketheesan (Elsevier, 2023)

Freshwater algal blooms negatively impact the operations of water treatment plants when they are present in the source water. In the present study, an application of a low-cost submerged microfiltration membrane bioreactor for ...

Chlorella sp. Cultivation Using Parboiled Rice Efuent and Utilization of the Microalgae as Co‑organic Fertilizer for Brinjal (Solanum melongina)

Hetti Gamage, L.R.K.; Nalina, G.; Ketheesan, B.; Kasthuri, K. (Springer, 2023)

Abstract Purpose Chlorella sp. was cultivated in the parboiled rice efuent without any other nutrient supplement and the potential of the biomass as organic fertilizer in combination with organic or inorganic fertilizers ...

Prediction of characteristics of cement stabilized earth blocks using non-destructive testing: Ultrasonic pulse velocity and electrical resistivity

Sathiparan, N.; Jayasundara, W.G.B.S.; Samarakoon, K.S.D.; Banujan, B. (Elsevier, 2023)

The quality monitoring procedure is so tricky in cement-stabilized earth masonry buildings that it is typically avoided. As a potential means of enhancing the aforementioned quality control, the current study investigates ...

Utilization of agro-waste groundnut shell and its derivatives in sustainable construction and building materials – A review

Sathiparan, N.; Anburuvel, A.; Virgin Vinusha, S. (Elsevier, 2023)

In recent years, there have been extensive focus on using agricultural waste in construction and building materials as substitution alternatives for cement, fine aggregate and coarse aggregate. One such agro-waste is ...

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