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Reducing the Concrete Waste While Optimizing the Cost, Time & Quality in Sri Lankan Construction Industry
(2018)Construction projects attempt to reduce wastage. In the present days, many projects are moving towards sustainable development while minimizing construction wastage. Among these construction waste material, waste has been ... -
Review of the Building Schedule of Rates (BSR) for Work Norms
(2018)The Building Schedule of Rates (BSR) for standard work norms should be reviewed due to some technical problems raised in the current construction industry. It was found that there are some work norms that have not been ... -
A Review: Problems In Refurbishment Projects
(2018)Globally, the existing buildings take a significant portion of total stock. Due to the cyclical nature, the performance of a building is getting retarded when it is exposed to usage. Thus, in ... -
Sea Level Prediction Model for Colombo Coastal Area Using Matlab Software
(2018)Sea level rise can be explained as an increase in the volume of water in the oceans of the world. But the rates of rise over local areas are variable. There are several reasons for the rise of the sea level; mainly thermal ... -
Semi-Public SpaceImpact of Traditional Space Planning on thes of Contemporary Sri Lankan Houses
(2018)"Tradition"� is the energy of a society and the most valuable asset they have inherited from the past. Since a majority of client population with traditional roots are looking for houses with a traditional semblance, such ... -
Spatial Distribution of Floods in Mathara District: with Special Focus on 2003 and 2017 Flood Events
(2018)Floods are one of the most devastative disasters in the world, and it is most prominent in tropical regions of the world. Sri Lanka being located in between two tropics, witnesses flood every year due to the monsoon, ... -
Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities In the Sri Lankan Construction Industry
(2018)Research and Development (R&D) activities stimulate growth, sustainability and performance. However, the construction R&D expenditure is in the range of 0.01% - 0.04% of global value addition, compared to 3% - 4% in ... -
Volume Estimation for Highway Curves Using End-Area Rule
(2018)The volume calculation of road sub surface materials in highways is important in project cost estimation prior to the construction, and in investigations after the construction. Usually it is done with the linear measurements ...