Effect of Plantation Location and Crown Shape of Trees on Cross-Ventilation of a Generic Building – A CFD Study

J.W.G. Buddika1; A.U. Weerasuriya2; C.S. Lewangamage3; Zhang Xuelin41, 3Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri Lanka2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and…

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Web crippling behaviour of LiteSteel Beams with edge-stiffened web openings under End Two Flange load case

Kathasamy Elilarasi1; Balasubramaniam Janarthanan2; Dushadhi Athapaththu3; Keerthan Poologanathan4; Gatheesghar Perampalam51, 4Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University, Newcastle, United Kingdom2, 3Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna,…

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Effectiveness of chlorine as a pre-oxidation mechanism in water treatment for turbidity removal in groundwater as a water efficiency strategy

M.E. Sutharsan; S.P.S. MeegahakumburaRegional Support Centre (North), National Water Supply & Drainage Board, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka

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Controls of solar power systems for grid connected and islanded mode operations

Ravindran Nagaratnam1; Kokulavasan Thiriambahasharma2; Rajan Ratnakumar3; Yuvaraj Manchukan4; Ahilan Kanagasundram5; Atputharajah Arulampalam61Dept of Building Services Technology, University College of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka2, 3, 4, 5, 6Department of Electrical and…

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