Built Environment & Spatial Sciences: Recent submissions
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An Investigation of the Resource Finding Issues in Highway Construction Projects in Sri Lanka with Covid-19 Pandemic Situation
(2022-09)The construction resources are essential for the functioning of construction projects consistently up to their finishing stage. In this regard, construction resource planning and management are compulsory to ... -
The Impact of Urban Morphological Transformation on Legibility of Old Neighbourhoods with Special Reference to Old Colombo-Kandy Main Road in Mawanella
(2022-09)Mawanella is a small suburb in Sri Lanka that has been developed as a transitional town since the colonial period. The historical layers of the town were reflected as traditional buildings on either side of the ... -
Investigating the Potential of Using an Alternative Finishing Material for CounterTop Construction as a Cost-Effective Solution
(2022-09)Current economic situation, material price hike and shortage of materials have directly and indirectly caused an unprecedented price increment in finishing materials and total cost of construction, ... -
Preventive Measures for Fire Accidents in Apartment Buildings in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Owing to the significant increase in population, the lands have become scarce. Therefore, the prices of land also have increased. To address this issue, people tend to buy apartments instead of individual land ... -
Potential of Architecture on Therapeutic Educational Spaces for School-Aged Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition known by deficiencies in social communication and the expression of repetitive or/and unusual behaviours. The prevalence of ASD today ... -
Barrier Analysis to Implement Building Information Modeling (BIM) Execution Plan in Sri Lankan Construction Industry
(2022-09)Building Information Modelling (BIM) can render significant advantages to the project team. BIM can be used to improve a project's delivery and usage throughout its life cycle. The concept of BIM is currentl ... -
Specialized Software Usage among Quantity Surveryors in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)In the construction sector, the role of the Quantity Surveyor (QS) is critical because of the constant review of designs in our construction industry. Many software configurations have emerged in the ... -
Impact of Material Management on Cost Overruns in Construction Projects in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)The construction industry is considered to be a main contributor for the development of an economy of a country. In Sri Lanka the contribution of the construction sector plays a major role ... -
Factors Affecting the Implementation of E-Procurement for Government Sector in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Procurement is known as a substantial instrument in both public and private sector organisations. However, the manual procurement system creates considerable issues, and it can affect the country. Therefore, ... -
The Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Façade Surveying Application in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-systems (UAVs) or Drones have reserved an important place in the construction and engineering industries over the last few decades. Drones are employed in various parts of ... -
Impact of Flood on the Built-up Environment: A Case Study of Baddegama DS Division
(2022-09)Floods, a recurring phenomenon primarily in low-lying basin areas can be interpreted as beneficial for improving soil structure and cropland products, but they can also be viewed as one of the most ca ... -
Review on the Height Datum Unification in Sri Lanka
(2022-09)Single or multiple Tide Gauges (TGs) observations are typically used to observe the sea level changes and those observations are used to define either the vertical datums/Local Vertical Datums (LVDs) ... -
Analyzing the Effects of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Paddy Cultivation Using Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka
(2022)Land-Use and Land-Cover (LULC) change research is a type of environmental research that is closely associated with socioeconomic development. At present, the LULC changes mainly occur due to physical ...