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Investigation of Measures for Sustainable Development using Sustainable Construction

Manchanayake, R.K.N.A.H.; Malkanthi, S.N.; Dassanayake, D. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Sustainable construction practices throughout the life cycle of a project refer to minimize the adverse effect on social, environmental and economic development in a country. The present study focused on how ...

Flexural Behaviour of Waste-based Natural Fibre Reinforced Composite from Palmyra Fibre and Waste Polythene

Wijesena, P.C.M.; Karunarathna, D. M. S. M.; Somarathna, H.M.C.C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

In recent years researchers are focusing on manufacturing new products by using wastes as raw materials. Among them, the products which are developed using natural fibre wastes have gained substantial attention ...

Effect of pH for Colloid Stability in Chemically Heterogeneous Soils

Gunawardhana, T.; Balakrishnan, B.; Deepagoda (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Until recently, natural soils were believed to constitute two mobile phases: soil moisture and soil air. However, research revealed later the presence of another mobile phase, which is now referred as the colloidal ...

Storm water: pollutant characterisation and treatment practices

Ekanayake, D.; Loganathan, P.; Kandasamy, J.; Vigneswaran, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Stormwater quantity and quality can vary widely depending on the landscape of the area and amount and intensity of precipitation. Stormwater is a good source of water which can reduce the demand on potable water ...

Study of Aerodynamic Effect on Skybridges Connecting Tall Buildings: A Computational Fluid Dynamic Approach

Kalpani, K.A.U.; Kulathunga, D.D.T.K.; Kiriparan, B.; Kathriarachchi, M.A. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Many cities have developed with the rapid growth of the population. Due to the shortage of land, tall buildings have to be implicit closeness. In the recent past due to various advantages, skybridges are adopted ...

Experimental Investigation on Greener Self-Compacting Concrete With Inclusion of Rice Husk Ash

Hareindirasarma, S.; Athapaththu, D.; Sivasankaranarayana, S.; Janarthanan, B. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Self-compacting concrete (SCC) has become more popular than conventional concrete owing to its advantages, such as a high level of consistency, finishability, and flow rate with the least possible water-cement ...

Shear behavior and Permeability of rail track ballast fouled by the infiltration of finer particles

Navaratnarajah, S. K.; Mayuranga, H. G. S.; Venuja, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Ballasted track is the traditional and widely used railway track system in many countries due to its numerous benefits. The ballast layer consists of uniformly distributed coarse granular material that acts as the ...

Feasibility of Waste Calicut Tiles as Aggregates in Structural Concrete

Jayasekara, D.A.B.P.M.; Jayathilaka, S.T.N.; Somarathna, H.M.C.C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

This study is intended to investigate the feasibility of using Calicut Tile Aggregates (CTA) sourced from industrial waste and construction and demolition waste as a replacement for Natural Aggregates (NA) use in ...

Feasibility of Cement Mortar System with Textile Waste

Gunathilaka, D.P.D.U.; Jayathilaka, C.S.; Somarathna, H.M.C.C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Fabric wastes are commonly burned or recycled into practical goods, they do not stay usable long enough before they return to being wastes once again. Massive textile waste generation due to the high demand for ...

Comparison of Classical and Recent Predictive Models for Soil-Gas Diffusivity

Lakshani, T.; Deepagoda, C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Accurate prediction of soil- gas diffusivity (Dp/Do: where Dp and Do are gas diffusion coefficients in soil and free air, respectively) and its variation with air-filled porosity (ε) is important for understanding ...

The effects of anisotropy on static and dynamic behaviour of soil

Rousseau, P.; Sivathayalan, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The undrained behaviour of sands is affected by many factors including the initial state and loading path. If laboratory studies are to be meaningful in the context of in-situ problems, both the initial state and ...

Modeling the Resilience of Power Distribution Systems Against Extreme Winds by Considering Falling Trees

Guangyang, H.; Muraleetharan, K.K. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Overhead electrical power distribution systems (PDS) are very susceptible to extreme wind events such as hurricanes and typhoons. Power outages can cause catastrophic consequences, including economic loss, loss of ...

Characterizing the Compressive Piezoresistive Behavior of Smart Cement Using Vipulanandan Model

Vipulanandan, C. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The effect of water-to-cement ratio (w/c) on the piezoresistive behavior of smart cement was investigated. The sensing property of the smart cement was modified with 0.1% carbon fiber (CF) and the behavior was ...

Lightweight Masonry Blocks with Expanded Glass Aggregate for Fire Resistance

Ariyaratne, I.; Ariyanayagam, A.; Mahendran, M. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

This research study aims to develop masonry blocks using expanded glass aggregate with enhanced fire resistance characteristics. In recent years many research studies focused on developing lightweight construction ...

Improvement of Engineering Characteristics of Poor Quality Soil by mixing with Bottom Ash

Wipula, W.K.; Priyankara, N.H. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Huge quantity of bottom ash is generated as a by-product of burning of coal when generating electricity at Norochcholai power plant. However, only very small quantity of bottom ash is used by the industry to ...

Prediction of Compaction Properties of Clayey Soils Stabilized With Calcium Carbide Residue

Sandamali, D.M.T.U.; D.M.T.U., K.H.S.M.; Ranathunga, A. S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The use of Calcium Carbide Residue (CCR) for soil stabilization results in changes of the properties of natural soil. In terms of compaction properties, the addition of CCR reduces the maximum dry density (MDD) ...

Onshore Wind Energy Potential in Sri Lanka

Cai, B.; Sritharan, S. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Wind power production has grown substantially in the world over the past two decades, making wind the fastest-growing non fossil energy source. The growing rate of installed capacity of wind power was reported to ...

Design of Thin Steel Roof Battens Subject to Pull-through Failures

Mayooran, S.; Mahen, M. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The use of thin steel roof battens for roof structures has been increased notably around the world. However, the occurrences of more intense and frequent storms due to climate changes have been a major cause of ...

Preserving Our Structures through Structural Health Monitoring

Thambiratnam, D.P. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

Civil structures such as bridges, buildings, dams, etc., are normally designed to have long life spans. However, changes in load patterns, deterioration with age and environmental effects may initiate damage in ...

Holistic Dynamics of Urban Pond Infrastructure for Flood Risk Mitigation – A Case Study on Jaffna Municipal Council Area

Thawsika, S.; Rajapakse, R. L. H. (University of Jaffna, 2022)

The frequency of flood occurrence in the Jaffna Peninsula mainly depends on rainfall intensity, conditions of natural drainage, associated terrain, and hydraulic structures. Jaffna Municipal area has also been ...

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