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14 th December 2013 1 st Parallel session Session 01 COASTAL STRUCTURES Time Paper Number Title Authors 09.00 – 09.05 hrs Opening Ceremony 09.05 – 09.10 hrs Welcome Address K. P. P. Pathirana 09.10 – 09.30 hrs CURRENT/FUTURE PROJECTS OF PORTS AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA J. Kurukulasuriya 09.30 - 09. 50 hrs SECM/13/167 Invited Speech: LAND RECLAMATION IN SINGAPORE: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS S. K. Tan J. Chu J. He K. P. Lam 09.50 – 10.10 hrs SECM/13/84 A DESIGN CRITERION TO PREDICT SHORELINE RESPONSE TO SUBMERGED BREAKWATERS R. Ranasinghe M. Larson J. Savioli A. Luijendijk N. Blouin 10.10 – 10.25 hrs SECM/13/130 OPTIMIZATION OF COASTAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES USING NUMERICAL MODELING TECHNIQUE, MALDIVES I.L. Abeygoonasekara D.M.S.S. Dissanayake I.G.I. Kumara K. Raveenthiran K.P.M. Fernando S.P. Samarawickrama 10.25 – 10.35 hrs EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE RECENT MARITIME PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY SLPA COLOMBO PORT EXPANSION PROJECT S. Abeysiriwardana 10.35 – 11.00hrs Tea break 11.00 – 13.00hrs Four Keynote Speeches 13.00 – 14.00 hrs Lunch Break

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14th December 2013 1st Parallel session

Session 01

COASTAL STRUCTURES

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.05 hrs Opening Ceremony

09.05 – 09.10 hrs Welcome Address

K. P. P. Pathirana

09.10 – 09.30 hrs CURRENT/FUTURE PROJECTS OF PORTS AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA J. Kurukulasuriya

09.30 - 09. 50 hrs SECM/13/167

Invited Speech: LAND RECLAMATION IN SINGAPORE: FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

S. K. Tan J. Chu J. He K. P. Lam

09.50 – 10.10 hrs SECM/13/84 A DESIGN CRITERION TO PREDICT SHORELINE RESPONSE TO SUBMERGED BREAKWATERS

R. Ranasinghe M. Larson J. Savioli A. Luijendijk N. Blouin

10.10 – 10.25 hrs SECM/13/130 OPTIMIZATION OF COASTAL FLOOD MITIGATION MEASURES USING NUMERICAL MODELING TECHNIQUE, MALDIVES

I.L. Abeygoonasekara D.M.S.S. Dissanayake I.G.I. Kumara K. Raveenthiran K.P.M. Fernando S.P. Samarawickrama

10.25 – 10.35 hrs

EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM THE RECENT MARITIME PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN BY SLPA COLOMBO PORT EXPANSION PROJECT

S. Abeysiriwardana

10.35 – 11.00hrs Tea break

11.00 – 13.00hrs

Four Keynote Speeches

13.00 – 14.00 hrs

Lunch Break

Session 02 COASTAL STRUCTURES

Time Paper Number Title

Authors

14.00 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/127 CLIMATE PROOFING THE COASTAL POLDERS OF BANGLADESH Md. H. Rahman

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/98

EXPERIMENTS ON THE COLLIDING DURATION BETWEEN A DRIFTWOOD MODEL AND A WOODY HOUSE MODEL FOR THE ACCURATE ESTIMATION OF THE IMPACT FORCE BY TSUNAMI-DRIVEN WOODY DEBRIS

K. Ogino I. Suzuki N. Tanaka

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/71 HYDRAULIC PERFORMANCE OF GABIONS IN COASTAL STRUCTURES

R.S.M. Samarasekara S.S.L. Hettiarachchi S.S. Priyankara H.A.M. Silva

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/122 HYDRAULIC STABILITY FORMULAE AND NOMOGRAMS FOR COASTAL STRUCTURES MADE OF GEOTEXTILE SAND CONTAINERS

D.T. Dassanayake H. Oumeraci

15.05 - 15.20 hrs SECM/13/128

COSATAL FLOOD REMEDIAL MEASURES PHYSICAL MODEL STUDY FOR FARES-MAATHODA ISLAND, HUVADHU ATOLL IN MALDIVES

I.G.I.K. Kumara D.M.S.S. Dissanayake I.L. Abeygoonasekara K. Raveenthiran K.P.M. Fernando S.P. Samarawickrama

15.20-15.35 hrs SECM/13/255 IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE WAVE CLIMATE OF SRI LANKA

J. Bamunawala S. S. L. Hettiarachchi P. N. Wickramanayake R. Ranasinghe S. P. Samarawickrama

15.35 – 16.00 hrs

Tea Break

Session 03 COASTAL STRUCTURES

Time Paper Number Title Authors

16.00 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/137

PROBABLE FAILURE MODES OF COASTAL DIKES IN MIYAGI AND FUKUSHIMA PREFECTURES DUE TO THE 2011 GREAT EASTERN JAPAN EARTHQUAKE TSUNAMI

R. Jayaratne B. Premaratne A. Adewale T. Mikami M. Esteban T. Shibayama

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/94

DRAG FORCE ACTING ON A RECTANGULAR CYLINDER AND BED SHEAR STRESS DUE TO OVERTOPPING FLOW FROM EMBANKMENT

J. Yagisawa N. Tanaka

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/166 SEDIMENT CONTAINMENT THROUGH EFFECTIVE SILT-SCREEN DESIGN

T. T. Vu S. K. Tan

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/95

ZONATION PATTERN OF MANGROVE IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKAN LAGOONAFTER HUMAN INTERVENTIONS AT LAGOON MOUTH AREA

G.A.H.S. Chathuranga E. Furusato G.L. Perera N. Tanaka T. Priyadarshana

14th December 2013

2nd Parallel session

Session 01

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/104 SIMULATIONAND MEASUMENT OF WEB GAP STRAIN IN A STEEL GIRDER FOR DEVELOPING A SHM SYSTEM– A LABORATORY STUDY

U. B. Attanayake M. I. Rusthi

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/88

HARDNESS BASED NON DESTRUCTIVE METHOD FOR DEVELOPING LOCATION SPECIFIC S-N CURVES FOR FATIGUE LIFE EVALUATION

C. S. Bandara S. C. Siriwardane K. Karunananda U. I. Dissanayake R. Dissanayake

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/126 DAMAGE DETECTION IN CABLE STRUCTURES USING VIBRATION CHARACTERISTICS

W.R. Wickramasinghe D. P. Thambiratnam T. H.T. Chan

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/156 EFFICIENT MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY FOR AGED STEEL BRIDGE STRUCTURES

J.M.R.S. Appuhamy P.D.C. Perera S.N. Malkanthi M. Ohga P. Chun P.B.R. Dissanayake

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/274

REPAIR OF LARGE DIAMETER CAST IN-SITU CONCRETE PILES

S. Dharmasena W.J.B.S. Fernando

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/139

DEVELOPMENT OF A BRIDGE ASSESSMENT TOOL TO IDENTIFY CURRENT CONDITION OF REINFORCED CONCRETE AND PRE-STRESSED CONCRETE BRIDGES

K.K.G.D.D.L . Kariyawasam U.B.H.U. Hemapala S. De Silva S. De Silva

10.35 – 11.00 hrs

Tea Break

11.00 – 13.00 hrs

Four Keynote Speeches

13.00 – 14.00 hrs

Lunch Break

Session 02

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

Time Paper Number Title

Authors

14.00 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/257 A REVIEW OFTHE PRESSURE TRANSIENT EFFECTSON WATER DISTRIBUTION MAIN FAILURES

J. Kodikara S. Rathnayaka D. Robert

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/224

DURABILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE STRUCTURES SUBJECT TO CHLORIDE INGRESS: COMPARISON OF MODEL PREDICTION WITH OUTCOME OF INSPECTION DATA

S. Samarakoon J. Sæleensminde C. M. Helle

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/231

STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY CONTROL OF AGEING OFFSHORE STRUCTURES: PRIORITIZING SMR SCHEME/TECHNIQUE FOR DAMAGED STRUCTURES

R.M. C. Ratnayake S.M.S. M.K. Samarakoon

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/105

ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK FOR EVALUATING PRECAST ELEMENT CONNECTION INTEGRITY

U. B. Attanayake C. Mansiz

15.05 - 15.20 hrs SECM/13/132 STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING USING GPR TECHNIQUE

A.C.M. Suhoothi U.L.M. Arsath S. Karunanayake M.I.M. Rusdhi L.W. Galagedera R. Dissanayake

15.20 - 15.35 hrs SECM/13/66 BOND PERFORMANCE OF CFRP STRENGTHENED STEEL MEMBERS SUBJECTED TO AXIAL COMPRESSION

S. Abeygunasekera J.C.P.H. Gamage S. Fauzia

15.35 – 16.00 hrs

Tea Break

Session 03

STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

16.00 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/11

ADAPTIVE CONTROL OF FLUTTER AND BUFFETING IN LONG SPAN SUSPENSION BRIDGES: A CASE STUDY ON AKASHI KAIKYO BRIDGE

M.P. Anwar H. Yamada H. Katsuchi J. Jayaprakash

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/143 STATE-OF-THE-ART: TRACK DEGRADATION AT BRIDGE TRANSITIONS

C. Gallage B. Dareeju M. Dhanasekar

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/106 A ROAD MAP FOR EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF NONDESTRUCTIVE TESTING INTO BRIDGE MANAGEMENT

U. B. Attanayake U. B.Attanayake C. Mansiz

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/245 EFFECT OF EXTERNAL CFRP CONFINEMENT ON SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF RC BEAMS

F. F.R Frederick U.K. Sharma V.K. Gupta

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/86 STRUCTURAL ASSESSMENT OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS FOR POSSIBLE EARTHQUAKE LOADINGS IN SRI LANKA

K. Rathishkuamr P.A.K. Karunananda H.W.I. Prabath

17.20 – 17.35 hrs SECM/13/226 PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT OF JAFFNA TEACHING HOSPITAL

A. Santhan M. Senthilnanthanan S. Kumaran S. Saravanan

17.35 – 17.50 hrs SECM/13/75

ALTERNATIVE BONDING TECHNIQUES TO DELAY END DEBONDING OF CFRP STRENGTHENED REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS

H.R.D. Premarathne J.C.P.H. Gamage

14th December 2013

3rd Parallel session

Session 01

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/254 THE IMPORTANCE OF SECURITY OF PAYMENT FOR FUTURE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN SRI LANKA

A. Gunawansa

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/01

COMMON FACTORS INFLUENCING THE PERFORMANCE OF ROAD CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN SRI LANKA - THROUGH EMPLOYERS’, ENGINEERS’ AND CONTRACTORS’ PERSPECTIVE

S. Wijekoon

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/232 THE IMPACT OF MONITORING AND CONTROLLING ON THE PERFORMANCE OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT

A. Enshassi S. El Zebdeh

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/60 USE OF WATER TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTALLY SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION: RULES, REGULATIONS AND TRADITIONS

K.G.A.S. Waidyasekara M.L. De Silva R. Rameezdeen

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/43 APPLICATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY OF SRI LANKA

N. Puvinthan I. Niyanthan N. Varman P.B.G. Dissanayake

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/228 COST EFFECTIVE AND SPEEDY CONSTRUCTION FOR MEDIUM-RISE BUILDINGS BY USING SYSTEM FORMWORKS

D.M. Wijesekara W.D.A.D. Gunatillake

10.35 – 11.00 hrs

Tea Break

11.00 – 13.00 hrs

Four Keynote Speeches

13.00 – 14.00 hrs Lunch Break

Session 02

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

Time Paper Number Title Authors

14.00 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/284

INNOVATIVE CONCRETE SOLUTIONS, PROUDLY DELIVERED BY PEOPLE YOU CAN TRUST

P. Dobry

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/184 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF AMBIENT CURED GEOPOLYMER CONCRETE

R. Radhakrishna

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/253 A THEORETICAL STUDY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE WALLS SUBJECTED TO ECCENTRIC AXIAL LOAD

S. De Silva T. I. Sanyoto

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/201 USE OF HIGHER GRADE CONCRETES TO OPTIMIZE BRIDGE DECKS

M.T.R. Jayasinghe U. N. L. Sampath

15.05 - 15.20 hrs SECM/13/244 ANALYTICAL CYCLIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL FOR CONFINED CONCRETE IMPLEMENTATION IN OPENSESS: CONFINEDCONCRETE 02

T.L. Pradeep F. Braga R. Gigliotti M. Laterza M. D’Amato

15.20 - 15.35 hrs SECM/13/164

EFFECT OF CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS SUCH AS NANO SILICA, MICRO SILICA, FLY ASH AND BOTTOM ASH IN PROPERTIES OF MORTAR AND CONCRETE

T. Priyadarshana G. Chandrasena R. Dissanayake

15.35 – 16.00 hrs

Tea Break

Session 03

HIGH PERFORMANCE CONCRETE

Time Paper Number Title Authors

16.00 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/252 COMPARING OUTCOMES OF DETERMINISTIC AND RELIABILITY APPROACHES OF AGING REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE GIRDER

S. De Silva A. Sagar Y. Xiafukati

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/267 MODELLING THE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF NANO-SILICA CEMENT COMPOSITES

P. Mendis M. Rupasinghe R. Dissanayake M. Sofi

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/169 OPPORTUNITY FOR USAGE OF GRIT FOR CONCRETE AND CEMENT PRECAST PRODUCTS INDUSTRY

G. Chandrasena T. Priyadarshana R. Dissanayake

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/250 EFFECT OF WATER/CEMENT (W/C) RATIO ON STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT OF CONCRETE (EXPERIENCE IN SRI LANKA)

T. Priyadarshana G. Chandrasena R. Dissanayake

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/268 EARLY AGE STRENGTH DEVELOPMENT OF FLY-ASH BASED CONCRETE

Taraka M. Sofi E. Lumantarna P. Mendis B. Fiske D. Hagebols J. Dwyer

17.20 – 17.35 hrs SECM/13/111

DEVELOPMENT OF NANOTECHNOLOGY IN CONCRETE ENGINEERING SOLUTION FOR SUSTAINABILITY

B.V.H. Linh

14th December 2013 4th Parallel session

Session 01

EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/08 LOCAL SEISMICITY AND POSSIBLE GROUND MOTION PARAMETERS FOR SRI LANKA

S. Venkatesan W.G.J. Prasanna P.B.R. Dissanayake

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/54

DIRECT DISPLACEMENT LOSS ASSESSMENT OF EXISTING RC BUILDINGS WITH AND WITHOUT SEISMIC ISOLATION: A CASE STUDY

D. Cardone A. Flora

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/27 CYCLIC TESTING OF A STEEL FRAME S. R.S. Kumar C. Arunsekhar

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/28 STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY OF FRAMES WITH SLENDER SECTIONS

N. Sahoo S.R.S. Kumar

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/148

BEHAVIOUR OF ADVANCED REINFORCEMENT PATTERN IN EXTERIOR REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM-COLUMN JOINT

S.M. Kulkarni Y.D. Patil

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/48

ANALYSIS OF FOUR LEG TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS FOR SEISMIC LOADING USING RESPONSE SPECTRUM METHOD

A.M.L.N. Gunathilaka C.S. Lewanagamage M.T.R. Jayasinghe

10.35 – 11.00 hrs Tea Break

11.00 – 13.00 hrs

Four Keynote Speeches

13.00 – 14.00 hrs

Lunch Break

Session 02 EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

14.00 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/61 STRUCTURAL ISSUES OF LIFELINES AT EARTHQUAKE FAULTS

R. Purasinghe H. Lum J. Shamma X. Zheng

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/242 LESSONS FROM 2010/2011 NEW ZEALAND EARTHQUAKES

N. Ismail

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/25 ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF IRREGULAR BUILDINGS IN LOW-TO-MODERATE SEISMICITY REGIONS

R.K. Su

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/160

SEISMIC VIBRATION CONTROL OF ASYMMETRICAL BUILDING INSTALLED WITH LINEAR VISCOUS AND NON-LINEAR VISCOUS DAMPERS

S.N. Madhekar D.R. Tulankar

15.05 - 15.20 hrs SECM/13/136

SEISMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESMENT OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMED BUILDINGS IN SRI LANKA (A CASE STUDY)

S.K.A. Gunaratne C.S. Lewangamage

15.20 - 15.35 hrs SECM/13/138

EFFECTS OF RECENT EARTH TREMORS ON MASONRY BUILDINGS IN SRI LANKA

M. M. M. Samanpriya V. Sonnadara S. De Silva S. De Silva

15.35 – 16.00 hrs Tea Break

Session 03 DEVELOPMENT OF SEISMIC MAP FOR SRI LANKA

Time Paper Number Title Presenting Authors

16.00 – 16.10 hrs Introduction to the Special Session R. Dissanayake

16.10 – 16.40 hrs Geological Background for seismicity U de S. Jayawardene L.R.K. Perera N. Thaldena

16.40 – 17.10 hrs

A study of Seismic wave impact on Sri Lanka due to surrounding Earthquakes

N. Seneviratne D.R. Weerasinghe

17.10 – 17.30 hrs Development Methodologies for a zonation map

N. Lam

17.30 – 17.45 hrs PSHA Approach S. Uduweriya

17.45 – 18.15 hrs Numerical Simulation of Ground Response

K. Wijesundara R.M. Shyanaka

18.15 – 18.45 hrs Presentation of the Seismic Hazard Map for Sri Lanka

N. Seneviratne R.M. Shyanaka D.R. Weerasinghe

18.45 – 19.00 hrs

SECM/13/36

DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS AND DESIGN OF (ENGINEERED) BUILDINGS IN SRI LANKA

H.G.S.R. Kularathna H.G.S.R. Kularathna C.S. Lewangamage M.T.R. Jayasinghe

14th December 2013 5th Parallel session

Session 01

ADVANCED MATERIALS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/273

OLD AND NEW IN SRBSN (SINTERED REACTION BONDED SILICON NITRIDE)

H. D. Kim

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/89 MODELING OF CHARGE DENSITY EVOLUTION AND PIEZOELECTRICITY OF FERROELECTRETS

D. Gross B. Xu H. V. Seggern S. Zhukov

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/168 A VARIATIONALBOUNDARY ELEMENT APPROACH FOR STRAIN GRADIENT ELASTICITY

N.A. Dumont D. HuamánMosqueira

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/157 3D TRANSIENT ANALYSIS OF THE SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION THROUGH AN ITERATIVE COUPLING TECHNIQUE

J. Labaki D. A. Damasceno E. Mesquita

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/178 CYCLIC BEHAVIOUR OF RC BEAMS CONFINED WITH GEOGRID AND STEEL FIBER

R. S. Chidambaram P. Agarwal

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/31

FINITE ELEMENT MODELING OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS STRENGTHENED FOR FLEXURE WITH CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMERS

N. Prakash C. S. Lewangamage

10.35 – 11.00hrs Tea

11.00 – 13.00 hrs

Four Keynote Speeches

13.00 – 14.00 hrs Lunch

Session 02

ADVANCED MATERIALS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

14.00 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/173

USING NONLINEARITY OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS UNDER STRONG FIELD ACTUATION FOR ACTIVE VIBRATION CONTROL OF COMPOSITE STRUCTURES

S. Kapuria M. Y. Yasin

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/240 FREE VIBRATION BEHAVIOUR OF FIBRECOMPOSITE SANDWICH BEAMS WITH DEBONDS

W. Karunasena I. Jayatilake W. Lokuge

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/108

HYDROTHERMAL SYNTHESIS OF MAGNESIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FROM DOLOMITE AND REJECTED BRINES OF SALT INDUSTRY

M.M.M.G.P.G. Mantilaka H.M.D.D. Dasanayake D.G.G.P. Karunaratne R.M.G. Rajapakse H.M.T.G.A. Pitawala

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/109 ENHANCED PERFORMANCE OF SRI LANKAN NATURAL GRAPHITE USING ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES

L. P. Gamage N. Gunawardhana J. Gunatilake M. Yoshio

15.05 - 15.20 hrs SECM/13/91

NOVEL PREPARATION OF NANOSIZED HYDROXYAPATITE/POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) NANOCOMPOSITE FROM CALCIUM SUCRATE

W.P.S.L. Wijesinghe M.M.M.G.P.G. Mantilaka R.M.G. Rajapakse R.P.V.J. Rajapakse

15.20 - 15.35 hrs SECM/13/198 CORROSION RESISTANT REINFORCEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE BRIDGES AND UNDERGROUND STRUCTURES

G. Tharmarajah P. Archbold

15.35 – 16.00 hrs

Tea

Session 03

ADVANCED MATERIALS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

16.00 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/278 A MODEL FOR TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT TENSILE STRENGTH OF GRAPHENE

N. Rajapakse M.A.N. Dewapriya

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/256

PREDICTION OF STRENGTH OF SHORT CONCRETE COLUMNS STRENGTHNED WITH FRP JACKETS: A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF DESIGN CODE EQUATIONS

M. Achintha S. Georgiou

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/205 ELECTRICAL AND OPTICAL STUDIES ON PAN-LIBF4 BASED GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTES

K. V. L. Amarasinghe V. A. Seneviratne L. R. A. K. Bandara M. A. K. L. Dissanayake

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/208 SOLUTION GROWN CdS AS A WINDOW LAYER FOR SOLAR APPLICATIONS

W.G.C. Kumarage K.I.H. Senevirathne V.A. Seneviratne C.P. Jayalath B.S. Dassanayake

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/37 STUDY ON EARLY STRENGTH AND WORKABILITY OF HIGH VOLUME FLYASH AND NANOSILICA MIXES

H.E. Mallikarachchi W.P.S. Dias K. Baskaran

17.20 – 17.35 hrs SECM/13/287

CONSIDERATIONS IN USING MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS STUDYING MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF CARBON NANOTUBES

L.N.T.P. Perera

17.35 – 17.50 hrs

SECM/13/93

SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF POLYANILINE-MERCURY-MONTMORILLONITE CLAY NANOCOMPOSITE

K.G. Chathuranga Senarathna H.M.N. Bandaraa B.S.B.Karunaratne R.M.G. Rajapakse

15th December 2013 1st Parallel session

Session 01

TALL BUILDINGS AND URBAN HABITAT

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/280 A FULLY INTEGRATED DESIGN OF A MEGA PROJECT IN COLOMBO, SRI LANKAN-KRIRISH SQUARE

A. Hira

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/265 APPLICATION OF COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS (CFD) IN WIND ANALYSIS OF TALL BUILDINGS

P. Mendis D. Mohotti T. Ngo

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/270 EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS OF A TYPICAL TALL BUILDING IN SRI LANKA

S. Fernando N. Herath D. Hettiarachchi B. Waduge

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/10 HOLLOW CORE SLABS IN FLOOR CONSTRUCTION R.C. Loganathan

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/09 EFFECTS OF FOOTFALL INDUCED VIBRATIONS ON COMPOSITE AND CONCRETE FLOORS

E.P. De Silva L.T. Leong M.P. Anwar W.Elleithy

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/266 DUCTILITY DESIGN OF HIGH-STRENGTH REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS FOR SUPER-TALL BUILDINGS

K.B.K. Shanaka P. Mendis T. Ng

10.35 – 11.00 hrs Tea

11.00 – 12.30 hrs Three Keynote Speeches

12.30 – 13.30 hrs

Lunch

Session 02 ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

13.30 – 13.40 hrs Welcome address and introduction P.B. R. Dissanayake

13.40 – 14.00 hrs

EWB AUSTRALIA: TAKING A PARTNERSHIPS APPROACH VIA TECHNICAL INTERVENTIONS, TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

A. Venkatachalam

14.00 – 14.15 hrs

DEVELOPING A REPLICABLE SOIL-WATER-STORAGE MODEL FOR WATER RESOURCE AND CULTIVATION PLANNING IN THE EASTERN PROVINCE OF SRI LANKA

K. Davis

14.15 – 14.30 hrs SECM/13/241

PROVISION OF SANITATION SYSTEM TO ALL THE HOUSES WITHIN 10KM RADIUS OF GITAM UNIVERSITY USING DRDO- BIODIGESTER SANITARY TECHNOLOGY

S. Mathur

14.30 – 14.50 hrs

PITIGODA BRIDGE, A JOINT PROJECT OF EWB KALSURE AND EWB SRI LANKA

S. Dananjaya

EMPOWER THE FUTURE GENERATION TO SAFEGUARD THE KANDY LAKE T.I.P. Wimalaweera

SOCIAL PROJECT BY ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ UNION

D.K. Wijewardene

14.50 – 15.05 hrs SECM/13/283

INVESTIGATING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE PRODUCTIVITY IN MEDICINAL HERB PROCESSING – A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ENGINEERS WITHOUT BORDERS AUSTRALIA AND THE COVENANT CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

B. Anderson

15.05 – 15.30 hrs

Tea Break

Session 02

LOADING EFFECTS

Time Paper Number Title

Authors

15.30 – 15.50 hrs SECM/13/212 SHEAR CAPACITYOF LIPPED CHANNEL BEAMS WITH WEB OPENINGS – DESIGN RULES AND IMPROVEMENTS

M. Mahendran P. Keerthan

15.50 – 16.05 hrs SECM/13/35 FRAGILITY CURVES FOR TSUNAMI LOADING I. Nanayakkara P. Dias

16.05 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/213 DESIGN OF LIGHT GAUGE STEEL ROOFING SYSTEMS SUBJECT TO HIGH WIND FORCES

M. Mahendran M. Sivapathasundaram

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/207 INVESTIGATION ON MAINTENANCE CHALLENGES OF A COAL POWER PLANT BASED ON EFFICIENCY AND BEARING PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS

S. Sobikha N. Arunprakash S. Sasikumar

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/275 INCREASING THE FLEXURAL STIFFNESS BY THE INTRODUCTION OF STEEL SECTIONS EMBEDDED IN CONCRETE

W.J.B.S. Fernando K.H.D. Nayantha

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/20 STRENGTH GRADING OF INDIGENOUS TIMBER H.E. Mallikarachchi K. Baskaran

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/262 INNOVATIVE EARTH RETAINING SYSTEMS ADOPTED AT THE PRINTING COMPLEX PROJECT FOR AITKEN SPENCE (PVT) LTD. AT MAWARAMANDIYA

S. Fernando D. N. Ferdinando

17.20 – 17.35 hrs SECM/13/237 SEISMIC AND CRITICAL LOADING ANALYSIS FOR THE FORTH RAIL BRIDGE SCOTLAND USING SAP2000 V.14

H. Jiffry F. Fu

17.35 – 17.50 hrs SECM/13/290 APPLICATION OF INCREMENTAL DYNAMIC AND STATIC PUSHOVER ANALYSIS FOR SEISMIC ASSESSMENT OF A TYPICAL SCHOOL BUILDING

J. Marasinghe K.K. Wijesundara U.I. Dissanayake

17.50 – 18.05 hrs SECM/13/194 SEISMIC RESPOSNE CONTROL OF BENCHMARK HIGHWAY BRIDGE USING VARIABLE FREQUENCY PENDULUM ISOLATOR

R.S. Jangid S.N. Madhekar

15th December 2013 2nd Parallel session

Session 01

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/32

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON REINFORCED CONCRETE COLUMNS PARTIALLY CONFINED WITH CARBON FIBER REINFORCED POLYMER (CFRP)

C.S. Lewangamage D.M.D.N. Sanjeewani C.K. Rankoth R. Dissanayake

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/53 DEVELOPMENT OF INTERLOCKING LIGHTWEIGHT CEMENT BLOCKS

R.S. M. Rifdy S. Ilamaran S.M.A Nanayakkara

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/99

PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS MADE BY USING BOTTOM ASH AS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF NATURAL SAND

N.G.N. Erandi W.C. Sakunthala K.M.L.A. Udamulla

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/100 CALCIUM NITRATE MIXED CEMENT BASED MORTAR FOR REPAIRING CORRODED RC STRUCTURES

B.H.J. Pushpakumara S. De Silva S. De Silva

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/123 COATED GEOMATS AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO GEOTEXTILES IN INTERNALLY STABILIZED WALLS

B. Jayaprakas K. Mahotharan V. Manoj L.C. Kurukulasuriya

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/42

RUTTING STUDIES ON THE EFFECT OF WHEEL CONFIGURATION AND TEMPERATURE IN BITUMINOUS CONCRETE MIX USING MODIFIED BINDERS

K. Ganesh H.S. Jagadeesh

10.35 – 11.00hrs

Tea

11.00 – 12.30 hrs Three Keynote Speeches

12.30 – 13.30 hrs Lunch Break

Session 02 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

13.30 – 13.50 hrs SECM/13/24 LINKING MATERIALS, STRUCTURAL PERFORMANCE AND QUALITY MANAGEMENT OF ASPHALT PAVEMENTS

R. B. Mallick A. Veeraragavan

13.50 - 14.05 hrs SECM/13/209

EFFECTS OF CaCl2 SOLUTION ON PHYSICAL, INDEX AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF EXPANSIVE CLAY LINER MATERIALS

R. Gobirahavan S. Arooran L. C. Kurukulasuriya D. Wanigaratne K. Kawamoto

14.05 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/140 UTILIZATION OF BOTTOM ASH AS A REPLACEMENT FOR SAND IN CONCRETE PAVING BLOCKS

A.U. Senaratna W.P.N. Weerasinghe S. De Silva S. De Silva

14.20 - 14.35 hrs SECM/13/191 UTILIZATION OF WASTE TYRE IN MANUFACTURING OF NON-STRUCTURAL CONCRETE

S. S. Janarthanan P.V. Premalatha A. Jennifer

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/206

LONG TERM EFFECT OF CaCl2 SOLUTION ON HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY OF EXPANSIVE CLAYS AND EXPANSIVE CLAY-BENTONITE MIXTURES

D. Wanigaratne S. Arooran R. Gobirahavan L.C. Kurukulasuriya K. Kawamoto

14.50 – 15.05 hrs SECM/13/176

EFFECT OF VARYING SOURCE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE ON CONCRETE PROPERTIES BY EXPERIMENTAL EVOLUTION

D. N. Parekh C. D. Modhera

15.05 – 15.30 hrs

Tea Break

Session 03

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SYSTEMS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

15.30 – 15.50 hrs SECM/13/260 COST EFFECTIVE PRECAST REINFORCED CONCRETE BRIDGE DECKS FOR SHORT SPANS

M.T.R. Jayasinghe G. Ramanan

15.50 – 16.05 hrs SECM/13/159 STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FOR LOW COST HOUSING SCHEME A.K. Jain

16.05 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/39 SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF THREE LEGGED LATTICE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS FOR SRI LANKN CONDTIONS

A.M.L.N. Gunathilaka J.A. Desmond C.S. Lewangamage

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/101 SEISMIC RESISTANT TECHNIQUES FOR RETROFITTING OF EXISTING MASONRY DWELLINGS IN SRI LANKA

W.S. W. Mendis S. De Silva S. De Silva

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/33 TRAFFIC INDUCED VIBRATION EFFECTS ON PEDESTRIANS ON STEEL BRIDGES IN SRI LANKA (A CASE STUDY)

M.A.J.D. Karunaratne C.S. Lewangamage

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/285 IMAGE BASED NON-CONTACT DEFORMATION MEASURING TECHNIQUE

H.M.Y.C. Mallikarachchi G.A.U. Perera

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/286 ORIGAMI BASED FOLDING PATTERNS FOR COMPACT DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES

H.M.Y.C. Mallikarachchi P.M. Liyanage

15th December 2013

3rd Parallel session

Session 01

STRUCTURAL SOLID MACHANICS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/51 DYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF STIFFENED STEEL RIGID-FRAMES

K.A.S. Susantha B. Kiriparan A. Nirusan

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/49

OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A RETRACTABLE ROOF STRUCTURE USING REAL CODED GENETIC ALGORITHM WITH HYBRID MUTATION OPERATOR

C. Mohanlal N. Murali Krishna

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/102 UTILITY OF HYBRID MUTATION OPERATOR IN REAL CODED GENETIC ALGORITHM FOR OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS

C. Mohanlal N. Murali Krishna

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/13 EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON SHEAR RESISTANCE OF SRC COLUMN CONSTRUCTED BY SIMPLIFIED METHOD

A. Kitano

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/220 DESIGNING PILED BRIDGE ABUTMENTS FOR A GRADE SEPARATED INTERCHANGE USING TOP DOWN CONSTRUCTION

L. Jayawardena S. Xu

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/144 BUCKLING STRENGTH ESTIMATION OF CORRODED STEEL PLATES WITH IRREGULAR SURFACE

P. Chun M. Ohga T. Yokogawa Lusman J.M.R.S. Appuhamy S. Furukawa R. Dissanayake

10.35 – 11.00hrs

Tea Break

11.00 – 12.30 hrs Three Keynote Speeches

12.30 – 13.30 hrs

Lunch Break

Session 02

STRUCTURAL SOLID MACHANICS

Time Paper Number Title Authors

13.30 – 13.50 hrs SECM/13/163 EARLY AGE BOND STRENGTH OF REINFORCING BARS IN HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETE

S.H. Chowdhury

13.50 – 14.05 hrs SECM/13/145

A PARAMETRIC STUDY ON FACTORS AFFECTING VIBRATION CHARACTERISTIC OF SKEWED BRIDGES BY FINITE ELEMENT MODELING

P. Chun A. Aono K. Ohkubo N.N.K. Cindy M. Ohga S. Mori

14.05 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/21

ANALYTICAL EVALUATION OF ASYMMETRIC HYSTERETIC BEHAVIOR OF UNBONDED POST-TENSIONED PRECAST CONCRETE BEAMS WITH ENERGY DISSIPATING CONNECTIONS

T. Koshikawa H. Kadowaki M. Matsumora

14.20 – 14.35 hrs SECM/13/12 DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF DAGABA AT MAHAMEWNAWA - KUNDASALE J. U. S. Perera

14.35 - 14.50 hrs SECM/13/141

INVESTIGATION ON CHARACTERISTICS OF GROUND VIBRATION INDUCED BY CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES AND ITS EFFCT ON STRUCTURES

W.A.M. Wanniarachchi C.M. Welhena S. De Silva S. De Silva

14.50 - 15.05 hrs SECM/13/142 INVESTIGATION ON FACTORS AFFECTING SAFETY PERFORMANCES AND ACCIDENTS IN CONSTRUCTION SITES IN SRI LANKA

L. Galappaththi S. De Silva S. De Silva

15.05 – 15.30 hrs Tea Break

Session 03 SUSTAINABLE DESIGN

Time Paper Number Title Authors

15.30 – 15.50 hrs SECM/13/227 STUDY ON THE GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF OPEN DUMPS IN SRI LANKA

U.P. Nawagamuwa W. D. S. P. Gunaratne P. Kirubajiny T. Thiviya H.K.A. Priyadharshana

15.50 – 16.05 hrs SECM/13/261

ACHIEVING DISASTER RESILIENCE THROUGH THE SRI LANKAN EARLY WARNING SYSTEM: GOOD PRACTICES OF DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT

J.K.A.L. Darshaka A.G.O.A. Chathuranga A.G.A. Wanshanatha W.K.C.N Dayanthi

16.05 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/236

SELECTION OF SUITABLE SITES FOR LAND FILLING OF SOLID WASTES USING GIS INTEGRATED WITH ANALYTIC HIERARCHY PROCESS (AHP): A CASE STUDY FOR THE GALLE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AREA

Mr. J.K.A.L. Darshaka A.G.O.A. Chathuranga A.G.A. Wanshanatha W.K.C.N Dayanthi

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/121 MITIGATION OF SAFETY ISSUES IN TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS

M.P.K.C. Nandapala R.U. Halwatura

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/74 EFFECTS OF SURFACE ROUGHNESS ON FLEXURAL PERFORMANCE OF CFRP/CONCRETE COMPOSITES

M.R.E.F. Ariyachandra J. C. P. H. Gamage

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/73

INVESTIGATION ON EFFECTIVE USE OF CFRP LAMINATES FOR FLEXURAL PERFORMANCE

D.M.N. Wijerathne J. C. P. H. Gamage

17.05 – 17.20 hrs

SECM/13/46

DETERMINATION OF LOAD-SLIP CHARACTERISTICS OF NAILED TIMBER JOINTS

D.M. Wijesekara M.T.P. Hettiarachchi W.A.D. Fernando J.A.D.A. Wijayantha

17.20 – 17.35 hrs SECM/13/271 DEFLECTION RELATED SERVICEABILITY ISSUES IN STEEL BUILDINGS WITH LARGE SPAN GIRDERS

N. Abeysuriya M.T.R. Jayasinghe

17.35 – 17.50 hrs SECM/13/272 TOLL GATES AND TOLL BUILDINGS IN SRI LANKA

D.S. Hettiarachchi P. Mendis W.J.B.S. Fernando B.D. Waduge

15th December 2013 4th Parallel session

Session 01

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Time Paper Number Title Authors

09.00 – 09.20 hrs SECM/13/230 SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION IN PALESTINE

A. Enshassi B. Kochendoerfer

09.20 – 09.35 hrs SECM/13/72 SUSTAINABILITY IN POST DISASTER ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE RECOVERY PROJECTS AND ASSET MANAGEMENT

R. Weerakoon A. Kumar

09.35 – 09.50 hrs SECM/13/277 INVESTIGATION OF IMPACTS OF HIGHWAY AND ROAD CONSTRUCTION ON SURFACE WATER QUALITY

N.P. Miguntanna A.W.N. Abewickrema R.W.M. Amanthika A.L.T.M. Abeysinghe R.K. Tennakoon

09.50 – 10.05 hrs SECM/13/225

LESSONS FROM ENGINEERING REPORTING SYSTEM AND DOCUMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IMPLEMENTED AT DICKOWITA FISHERIES HARBOUR PROJECT, SRI LANKA

M.S.B. Haadi W.J.B.S. Fernando

10.05 – 10.20 hrs SECM/13/114 A COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK FOR WORKER PLANNING IN CONSTRUCTION

C.S.A Siriwardana J.Y. Ruwanpura

10.20 – 10.35 hrs SECM/13/113

RISK ASSOCIATED WITH NOISE AND VIBRATION EXPOSURES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON HEALTH OF WORKERS IN CONSTRUCTION SITES

V.H.P. Vithrana S. De Silva S. De Silva

10.35 – 11.00hrs Tea Break

11.00 – 12.30 hrs Three Keynote Speeches

12.30 – 13.30 hrs

Lunch Break

Session 02 (Day 02)

GREEN BUILDING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

13.30 – 13.50 hrs SECM/13/269 FRAMEWORK FOR USING RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATE IN READY MIX CONCRETE PLANTS

P. Mendis M. Wijayasundara M. Sofi

13.50 – 14.05 hrs SECM/13/17 POTENTIAL DESIGN IMPLICATIONS ON INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS IN GREEN BUILDINGS

H. Mallawarachchi L. De Silva R. Rameezdeen

14.05 - 14.20 hrs SECM/13/182

AN EVALUATION ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ISO 50001 - ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (EnMS) IN THE SRI LANKAN CONTEXT

G. Samarakoon D. Rajini

14.20 – 14.35 hrs SECM/13/52 DISPERSION OF POLLUTANTS IN AN ENCLOSED ROOM: A CASE STUDY ON AIR FRESHENER

T.M. Perera C. Jayasinghe S.A.S. Perera S.W. Rajapaksa

14.35 – 14.50 hrs SECM/13/58 WASTEWATER TREATMENT, UTILIZATION AND MANAGEMENT IN SRI LANKAN HEALTHCARE SECTOR

M.J.N.M. Mithila K.G.A.S. Waidyasekara P.A.D. Rajini

14.50 – 15.05 hrs SECM/13/96

INVESTIGATION ON INDICATORS OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS IN SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION FOR SRI LANKAN CONTEXT

A.M.D.C. Amarakoon S.R. Chandrathilaka

15.05 – 15.30 hrs

Tea Break

Session 03 GREEN BUILDING

Time Paper Number Title Authors

15.30 – 15.50 hrs SECM/13/279 DEVELOPING A DISPERSION MODEL FOR INDOOR VOC FOR ENAMEL PAINTS

G.D.V.M. Wijewickrama C. Jayasinghe T.M. Perera

15.50 – 16.05 hrs SECM/13/92 RAIN WATER HAVESTING IN URBAN BUILDINGS

H. Mallawarachchi G. Karunasena J.D.E.M. Gunasekara

16.05 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/62 EFFECT OF THE ACTIVITIES INSIDE A HOSPITAL THEATRE ON ITS IAQ

W. D. S. P. Gunaratne M. M. D. V. Gunatilake H. K. R. Madushanka C. Jayasinghe T.M. Perera S.A.S Perera S. Rajapaksa

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/59

EFFECT OF ALBEDO ON SURFACE TEMPERATURE OF CONCRETE INTERLOCKING PAVING BLOCKS IN MITIGATING URBAN HEAT ISLANDS

A.S. Asmone S.R.M.S.R. Chandrathilake R.U. Halwatura

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/291 EFFECT OF EXTERNAL FACTORS IN A GREEN BUILDING - A CASE STUDY

A.W.L.H. Ranasinghe R.U. Halwatura

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/223

ANALYSIS OF SURFACE WATER QUALITY AND ASSOCIATED PARAMETER OF SEDIMENT IN SELECTED TANKS IN KILINOCHCHI

T. Abiramy M. Thusyanthi H.B. Asanthi

17.05 – 17.20 hrs

SECM/13/34

VERTICAL DISPERSION OF THE AIR POLLUTANTS OF INDOOR ENVIRONMENT IN URBAN AREAS

K. H. D. Nayantha C. Jayasinghe

15th December 2013 5th Parallel session

Session 01

URBAN WATER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT

Time Paper Number Title

Author

09.00 – 09.05 hrs Opening Ceremony

09.05 - 09.15 hrs Welcome Address M. I. M. Mowjood

09.15 – 09.25 hrs Guest Speech N. Tanaka

09.25 - 09.35 hrs Invited Speech G. B. B. Herath

09.35 – 09.55 hrs SECM/13/217 CONTAINMENT DESIGN TO FLOODING IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT

X. Wei S. K. Tan

09.55 – 10.10 hrs SECM/13/235 AN EFFECTIVE NEURAL NETWORK ENSEMBLE ARCHITECTURE FOR SHORT TERM RAINFALL FORECASTING

H.R.K. Nagahamulla U.R. Ratnayake D.A.A.C. Ratnaweera

10.10 – 10.25 hrs SECM/13/218 IMPROPER SEPTAGE DISPOSAL AND ITSIMPACT ON SURFACE AND GROUNDWATER IN SRI LANKA

N. Jayathilake S. Fernando P. Drechsel C. Semasinghe

10.25 – 11.00hrs Tea break

11.00 – 12.30 hrs

Three Keynote Speeches

12.30 – 13.30 hrs

Lunch break

Session 02

URBAN WATER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT

Time Paper Number Title

Author

13.30 – 13.50 hrs SECM/13/243

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES AS A POLLUTANT SOURCE TO URBAN WATER ENVIRONMENT IN SRI LANKA – CURRENT TRENDS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS

A.M.M. Ziyath M. Vithanage A. Goonetilleke

13.50 – 14.05 hrs SECM/13/120

SOIL CHARACTERIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SITE-SPECIFIC PERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIER IN SRI LANKA: MINERALOGICAL AND SURFACE CHARGE PROPERTIES FOR SELECTED SURFACE GEOLOGIC MEDIA

G. N. Paranavithana B.G.N. Sewwandi K. Kawamoto

14.05 – 14.20 hrs SECM/13/238

WATER QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER: A CASE STUDY AT RAJARATA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA, MIHINTHALE

E.M. Herath M. Vithanage

14.20 – 14.35 hrs SECM/13/247 ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION TECHNIQUES FOR URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT

P.B. Jayathilaka G.C. Pathiraja D. Subasingha A. Bandara N.Nanayakkara

14.35 – 14.50 hrs SECM/13/196 ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN TO IMPROVE THE WATER QUALITY OF VAVUNIYA IRRIGATION TANK

S.S. Janen S. Pathmarajah

14.50 – 15.05 hrs SECM/13/210

DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONCENTRATION VARIATION IN THE MEDA ELA CANAL IN KANDY DUE TO URBANIZATION: A CASE STUDY

A.C.S. Perera

15.05 – 15.30 hrs

Tea break

Session 03

URBAN WATER ENVIRONMENT MONITORING AND MANAGEMENT

Time Paper Number Title Author

15.30 – 15.50 hrs SECM/13/289

WATER QUALITY DETERIORATION AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES IN KURUNEGALA LAKE

N.D.K. Dayawansa D.M.R.R. Jayasinghe

15.50 – 16.05 hrs SECM/13/292 IMPACTS OF URBAN WATER MANAGEMENT IN ATTANAGALU OYA BASIN

M.M.M. Najim D. Halwatura N.W.B.A.L Udayanga

16.05 – 16.20 hrs SECM/13/233

DOWN-FLOW ANAEROBIC FILTERS PACKED WITH ORGANIC AND INORGANIC WASTE MATTER TO TREAT LANDFILL-LEACHATE

V.P.H.S. Vidanapathirana M.P. Siriwardana B.S.R Nanayakkara W.K.C.N Dayanthi

16.20 – 16.35 hrs SECM/13/282

REMOVAL OF COLOUR,TURBIDITY, PHOSPHATE AND COD IN LANDFILL LEACHATE USING COAGULATION AND FLOCCULATION

S.M.J. Hettiarachchi C.S. Kalpage S.V.R Weerasooriya G.B.B. Herath

16.35 – 16.50 hrs SECM/13/229 INTEGRATED URBAN WATER SUPPLY USING OPTIMUM DIVERSION OF KALU RIVER TOWARDS SOUTHERN SRI LANKA

A.G.P.N. Lakmal H.K.S. Kumarasiri W.M.D.C Sampath K.D.W. Nandalal

16.50 – 17.05 hrs SECM/13/249

LANDFILL-LEACHATE TREATMENT BYPERMEABLE REACTIVE BARRIERS (PRBS) WITH WASTE MATTER AS REACTIVE MEDIA

C. Arthanayaka A. Kariyawasam

17.05 – 17.20 hrs SECM/13/239

DEVELOPMENT OF EFFICIENT PACKED-BED UP-FLOW ANAEROBIC FILTERS USING LOW-COST AND LOCALLY AVAILABLE MEDIA TO TREAT LANDFILL-LEACHATE

B.S.R. Nanayakkara V V.P.H.S. idanapathirana M.P. Siriwardana W.K.C.N. Dayanthi N.H. Priyankara A.M.N/ Alagiyawanna

17.20 – 17.35 hrs

SECM/13/219

PERFORMANCE OF A CONSTRUCTED WET LAND TO TREAT WASTE WATER FROM TODDY DISTILLERY UNIT

V. Bama M Thushyanthy P Alvappillai M Pirabhaharan

17.35– 17.50 hrs

SECM/13/222

EVALUATION OF THE DIFFERENT FILTER MEDIAS FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE PADDY SOAKED WASTEWATER

S. Gobika M. Thusyanthi P. Alvaipillai M. Prabaharan N. Kannan

17.50– 18.05 hrs

SECM/13/147

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS OF PURELY EROSIONAL STEP SHAPE BED FORMS OBSERVED IN RIVER ENVIRONMENT THROUGH LABORATORIAL RESEARCH ATTEMPT

S. Nithiyananth K. Thivaharan K. Thusitha D.D. Dias