LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PAPERS

1. Overflow Pattern and the Formation of Scoured Region by the Tsunami Propagated in River Channels in Great East JapanEarthquake by Norio Tanaka Professor, Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, Japan

2. Elevated Roads for Sri Lanka by M.T.R. Jayasinghe Senior Professor, Structural Engineering, University of Moratuwa

3. Development – The Otherside of the Coin by Dr. AnandaRanasinghe (President, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka)

4. Challenges for Sustainable Water Management by A. W. Jayawardena (Research and Training Advisor, International Centre for Water Hazard and Risk Management (ICHARM) and Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo, Japan)

5. Relation between changes in the modal properties and structuralchanges in an existing steel truss bridge by Yasunao Matsumoto Associate Professor, Vibration Engineering, Saitama University, Japan

6. Application of Remote Sensing and GIS techniques for exploring Construction Material from inaccessible terrains; case study inEastern Province of Sri Lanka by H.M.R. Premasiri, H.C.D.P. Colombage, D.Palamakumbure, T.K.A. Kodippili, K.T.Wickramasekara, AMKB Abeysinghe, S.P. Chaminda. Department of Earth Resources Engineering, University of Moratuwa, SRI LANKA

7. Gas and Heat Transport in Variably-Compacted Landfill Cover atVariably-Saturated Condition by S. Hamamoto, K. Kawamoto, T. Komatsu Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN

8. Suitability of Expansive Soil to Use as Clay Liners in Arid Zone of Sri Lanka by W.K.A.P. Abeyrathne, N.H. Priyankara, K. M. T. Pushpakumara, R.K.S.P. Ranaweera, A. M. N. Alagiyawanna. Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA

9. Instrumentation and Monitoring of Mahawewa Landslide offWalapane in Central Hills of Sri Lanka by Idirimanna. I.A.N.D, Perera. K.A.C, Bandara. K.M.T, Kumara, W.G.B.T. Premasiri. H.M.R., Abeysinghe. A.M.K.B Department of Earth Resources Engineering,University of Moratuwa, SRI LANKA Indrathilake. H.M.L.Landslide Studies & Services Division, National Building Research Organization,SRI LANKA

10. Characterization of geotechnical properties as affected by sediment environment in Kanto lowland clays in Japan by H.Tsuboi, Y.Yanase, S.Hamamoto, K.Kawamoto, M.Oda Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, T.Takemura Dept.ofGeosystem Sciences, College of Humanities and Sciences, JAPAN

11. Heat and Gas Transport Characteristics in Differently Decomposed Peaty Soils at Variably-Saturated Conditions by S. H. Dissanayaka, S. Hamamoto, K. Kawamoto, T. Komatsu. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, JAPA

12. Study of Effectiveness of Road Fund as a Solution for Maintenance Problem in Sri Lanka by S. N. Malkanthi. Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. T. Matsumoto. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan

13. Estimation of Pedestrian walking speeds at controlled cross walksin Sri Lanka - a pilot study by T. M. Rengarasu, H.N. Jayawansa, G.P.W. Perera. Faculty of Engineering,University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA

14. User comfort on urban roads by A.W.L.H. Ranasinghe, R.U. Halwatura Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa,SRI LANKA

15. Technology Transfer to Local Construction Industry through Foreign Contractors by K.A. BuddhikaWeerasinghe, L. LeslyEkanayake. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa,SRI LANKA.

16. Walkability Evaluation of Streetscapes: Development of PredictionEquations for Walking Needs of Tourists by G.N. Samarasekara Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA. K. Fukahori, Y. Kubota. Division of Environmental Science and Infrastructure Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN

17. Effect of river bed slope and particle size distribution on washingout condition of trees in rivers by J. Yagisawa, N. Tanaka. Saitama University, JAPAN

18. Evaluation of Evapotranspiration Methods to Replace Penman-MonteithMethod inthe Absence of Required Climatic Data inorder to have a better Irrigation Scheduling by SumedhaJayasinghe. Ocyana Consultants,"CBM House", No 2A, Lake Drive, Colombo 08,SRI LANKA.

19. Assessment of Spatial Variation in Water Quality: A Case Study atThree Surface Water Bodies in Galle Municipal Council Area by K. H.V.V. Madushanka, W.K.C. N. Dayanthi, R. A. S. S. Rajapaksha, K. G. Rasanjana, M.S. Lakshika, B.N.D.D.S.B. Batagoda, A.W.N.S. Jayathunga. Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA

20. Estimation of drag coefficient of trees considering the tree bending oroverturning situations by T. Morinaga , N. Tanaka , J. Yagisawa. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN. S. Karunaratne, W.M.S.B.Weerakoon. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA

21. Optimization of Multipurpose Reservoir Operation Using GameTheory by Cyril Kariyawasam.Department of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA.

22. Online Learning Process Management and Learners' Motivation: ACase Study of University of Yamanashi Virtual Academy Programme by G. H. A. C. Silva.Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA.Jun Magome, Hiroshi Ishidaira.International Research Center for River Basin Environment, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi JAPAN.

23. Overflow Pattern and the Formation of Scoured Region by the Tsunami Propagated in River Channels in Great East JapanEarthquake by N. Tanaka, J. Yagisawa, S. Yasuda Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN

24. Consequences of Flow Turbulence: Biomass Partitioning and PlasticResponses in Morphology by C. Ellawala.Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA. Asaeda, K. Kawamura. Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, JAPAN

25. The Current Status of Density Stratification of Koggala Lagoon by E. Furusato, N. Tanaka. Graduate School of Science and Engineering,Saitama University, JAPAN. G. P. Amarasekara, T. Priyadarshana. Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.

26. Study on the efficiency of removing some environmental pollutants inyellow water by using sand and brick powder. by Pradeep E.K.C., Premachandra B.A.J.K., Kumara W.G.N.P. Department of Chemical and Process Engineering,University of Moratuwa,SRI LANKA. C. Ellawala. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna,SRI LANKA.

27. Suggestions to Implement Integrated Solid Waste Management Planin Galle Municipal Council Area by G.P.R.Abhayawardana,W.K.C.N.Dayanthi, S.Hapilan,A.Kuhathasan,S.V.A.D.R.R.Perera. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA

28. Effects of the coastal forests, sea embankment and sand dune onreducing washout region of houses at the tsunami caused by theGreat East Japan Earthquake by S. Yasuda, N. Tanaka, J. Yagisawa. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN

29. Characteristics of municipal solid wastes from selected plots locatedat up-slope and down-slope of the dumping site: A case study inUdapalatha/Gampola by N.K. Wijewardane, M.I.M. Mowjood. Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Koide Takahiro, Kawamoto Ken. Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, Japan. L. C. Kurukulasuriya. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

30. Landfill Gases at an Abandoned Open Dump: A Case Study atUdapalatha/Gampola Site in the Central Province of Sri Lanka by T. Koide, M. Nagamori, Y. Watababe2, Y. Isobe,K. Kawamoto. Institute for Environmental Science and Technology, Saitama University, JAPAN. N.K. Wijewardane. Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture University of Peradeniya Peradeniya SRI LANKA M.I.M. Mowjood4 4 Department of Agric. Engineering University of Peradeniya Peradeniya SRI LANKA 5 Graduate School of Science and Engineering Saitama University 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama 338-8570 JAPAN

31. Reconstruction vs Retrofitting of a Bridge for Sustainability by P.B.R. Dissanayake, A.M.A.C.S. Bandara, R.M.S.U.P. Rathnayaka.Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA

32. Learning Tool for Reinforced Concrete Design by N.P.K.V. Karunaratne1, MR Niranga, H.P. Sooriyaarachchi,K.S.Wanniarachchi. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna SRI LANKA.

33. Behaviour of Cantilever Slabs in Blast Environment andStrengthening Techniques by A.M.A.C.S. Bandara, P.B.R. Dissanayake. Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA

34. Cost Effective and Speedy Construction for High-Rise Buildings in SriLanka by Using Aluminium Panel System Formworks. by D.M.WijesekaraDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka

35. Study on moisture loss and drying shrinkage behaviour of mortarwith mineral admixture based on pore structure by S. Asamoto, T. Tsuji. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN I. Kurashige. Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry 1646 Abiko, Abiko-shi, Chiba JAPAN

36. Influence of Fine Aggregate Types on the Performance Self FlowingConcrete by E.D.L Lasintha, R.M.T.Prabath, H.P.Sooriaarachchi. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhna, SRI LANKA

37. Solar Powered Automated Irrigation System by I.S.P. Nagahage. Visvesvarya Technological University Belgaum, INDIA. E.A.A. Dilrukshi. Postgraduate Institute of AgricultureUniversity of Peradeniya, SRI LANKA

38. Mitigation and Redevelopment as a Sustainable DevelopmentStrategy for Disaster Prone Human Settlements: With special reference to Landslide at Peradeniya Town by K.C.Sugathapala, P.H.C.S. Rathnasiri. National Building ResearchOrganization, No.99/1, Jawatta Road, Colombo 05, SRI LANKA.

39. Occupant Satisfaction on Indoor Comfort in a Green Building by A.W.L.H. Ranasinghe, A.A.D.A.J. Perera, R.U. Halwatura. Department of Civil Engineering,University of Moratuwa,SRI LANKA

40. Socio Economic Impacts of the Guadiana jetty by W.G.C.H.K.Gunawardana. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Ruhuna, SRI LANKA. T. Boski. CIMA, Centre for Marine and Environmental Research,Universidade do Algarve,Campus de Gambelas, Faro, PORTUGAL.

41. A set of surrogate parameters to evaluate harvested roof runoffquality by N.S. Miguntanna. Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. P.Egodawatta. School of Urban Development, Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, QueenslandUniversity of Technology, Brisbane, Australia.

42. Relation between changes in the modal properties and structuralchanges in an existing steel truss bridge. by Y. Matsumoto, H. Yamaguchi. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Saitama University, JAPAN T. Yoshioka. Nippon Engineering Consultants Co., Ltd., JAPAN