Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia International Exchange Symposium September 12-18, 2009, Sri Lanka

Saitama University, Japan (SU) University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (UOR)

University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (UoM) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (UoP)

Steering Committee Prof. Norio Tanaka (SU), Prof. Yasushi Sasaki (SU), Assoc. Prof. Ken Kawamoto (SU), Asst. Prof. Shingo Asamoto (SU), Asst. Prof. Junji Yagisawa (SU), Prof. S.M.A. Nanayakkara (UoM), Prof. S.B. Weerakoon (UoP), Prof. KDW Nandalal (UoP), Dr. A. M.N. Alagiyawanna(UoR), Dr. K.S. Wanniarachchi(UoR), Dr. G.H.M.J. Subashi(UoR), Dr. Sudhira De Silva(UoR), Dr. M.I.M. Mowjood (UoP), Dr. Jagath Manatunge (UoM), Dr. Gemunu Herath (UoP), Dr. Udeni Nawagamuwa (UoM), Dr. Saman Samarawicrama (UoM) Advisory Staff Prof. Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi (SU) Prof. AMN Alagiyawanna (UoR) Prof. Ananda Jayawardane (UoM) Prof. SBS Abayakoon (UoP) List of Participants from Saitama University Schedule in Sri Lanka

Date Prof. Sasaki, Asst. Prof. Asamoto and Graduate students Prof. Tanaka, Assoc. Prof. Kawamoto and Asst. Prof Yagisawa

12-Sep13-Sep14-Sep15-Sep16-Sep Travel to University of Moratuwa Travel to University of Moratuwa

17-Sep Research Colloquium@ University of Moratuwa

Research Colloquium@ University of Peradeniya

18-Sep Research Colloquium@ University of Moratuwa ‐ Departure

Research Colloquium@ University of Peradeniya ‐ Departure

Arrival – Airport hotelTravel to University of Ruhuna

Symposium @University of RuhunaSymposium @ University of Ruhuna

Faculties Graduate studentsProf. Norio Tanaka Mr. Yuichi Sugimoto, Mr. Masahiro Toriu,Prof. Yasushi Sasaki Mr. Masakazu Abe, Mr. Shunsuke Komaba,Assoc. Prof. Ken Kawamoto Mr. Masaki Imabayashi, Mr. Yu Kikuji,Asst. Prof. Shingo Asamoto Mr. Akitoshi Satsuma, Mr. Hiroshi TakenakaAsst. Prof. Junji Yagisawa

Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia International Exchange Symposium – 2009  

September 14-15, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Saitama University, Japan (SU), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (UoM),University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (UoP) and University of Ruhuna Sri Lanka,(UoR) 

  Monday, September 14, 2009 8:00 hrs Registration Conference Welcome – Seminar Room 9:00 hrs Inauguration – Lighting of Traditional Oil Lamp 9:10 hrs Welcome Address by

Dr. A. M. N. Alagiyawanna Dean, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna

9:20 hrs Address by Chief Guest Prof. A. L. S. Mendis Vice Chancellor, University of Ruhuna

9:30 hrs Address by Guest of Honour Introduction to ICGP program and International Exchange of Research for Sustainable Development Prof. Nori Tanaka Professor, Saitama University, Japan

9:40 hrs Address by Prof. K. D. W. Nandalal “Civil Engineering Degree at Peradeniya: Recent Changes” Head, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

9:50 hrs Brief on Student Exchange Program Developments in International Exchange between Saitama University and Future, Dr. Jagath Manatunge, Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa

10:00 hrs Vote of thanks - University of Ruhuna 10:05 hrs National Anthem 10:10-10:30 hrs Refreshment Session A : Keynote Speech and Plenary Lectures– Seminar Room Chairperson: Dr. Jagath Manatunge (UoM) and Dr. M. I. M Mowjood (UoP) 10:30 hrs A1 Keynote speech (I)

VEGETATION ENGINEERING FOR MITIGATING DISASTERS IN COAST OR RIVER Prof. Norio Tanaka,Saitama University, Japan 11:00 hrs A2 Plenary Lecture (I) SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES OF GROUNDWATER USE IN THE ASIAN REGION Dr. Gemunu Herath, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 11:15 hrs A3 Plenary Lecture (II)

DIFFERENCE OF WASH-OUT CONDITION OF PLANTS DUE TO FLOODS WITH RESPECT TO THE VEGETATED LOCATION ON GRAVEL-BED BARS Dr. Junji Yagisawa, Saitama University Japan

11:30 hrs A4 Plenary Lecture (III)

SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT – HINDRANCE TO DEVELOPMENT OR CHALLENGE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING

Dr. Harsha Sooriyarachchi, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

12:00 – 13:30 hrs Lunch Session B : Plenary Lectures and Presentations– Seminar Room Chairperson: Prof. Yasushi Sasaki (SU) and Dr. Jayalath Edirisinghe (UoP) 13:30 hrs B1 Plenary Lecture (IV)

INVESTIGATION INTO SHRINKAGE BEHAVIOR OF MORTAR WITH BLAST-FURNACE SLAG BASED ON MICROMECHANICS Asst. Prof. Shingo Asamoto, Saitama University Japan

13:45 hrs B2 Plenary Lecture (V)

CLIMATE CHANGE CONCERNS FOR PLANNING DEVELOPMENTS IN COASTAL AREAS Dr. Uditha Ratnayake, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

14:00 hrs B3 Presentation #1

FLOOD PLAIN RESIDENTS’ PREFERENCES FOR NON-STRUCTURAL FLOOD ALLEVIATION MEASURES IN THE KALU-GANGA RIVER, RATNAPURA, SRI LANKA H. K. Nandalal, U.R. Ratnayake

14:15 hrs B4 Presentation #2 THE USE OF COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS TO ASSESS THE LAND AND WATER PRODUCTIVITY IN LARGE IRRIGATION SYSTEMS – AN ANALYSIS FOR MAHAWELI SYSTEM H, SRI LANKA Shiromi Himalika Dissanayaka, Nandani Dhammika Kumari Dayawansa and Pushpakumara Siriwardena

14:30 hrs B5 Presentation #3 LOCAL ADAPTATION OF COASTAL FOREST ON THE EFFECT OF TSUNAMI REDUCTION, THE CASE STUDY AROUND SENDAI AIRPORT, JAPAN Masaki Imabayashi, Norio Tanaka and Kenji Harada

14:45 hrs B6 Presentation #4 DRAG COEFFICIENT OF A REAL TREE TRUNK AT HIGH REYNOLDS NUMBERS Hiroshi Takenaka, Norio Tanaka and Junji Yagisawa

15:00 – 15:15 hrs Tea Break Session C : Plenary Lectures and Presentations– Seminar Room Chairperson: Associate Prof. Ken Kawamoto (SU) and Dr. Shameen Jinadasa (UoP) 15:15 hrs C1 Plenary Lecture (VI) TODAY AND FUTURE OF BIO-SHIELD Prof. Yasushi Sasaki, Saitama University, Japan 15:30 hrs C2 Plenary Lecture (VII)

POSSIBILITIES OF IMPROVING THREE WHEELER SERVICE AS A PASSENGER TRANSPORT MODE

Dr. Jayalath Edirisinghe, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

15:45 hrs C3 Presentation #5 NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS FOR NITROGEN DYNAMICS IN A SOIL COLUMN WITH RECLAIMED WATER Wasanthi N.M.S, Dayanthi W.K.C.N, ChinthakaT.D.K and Indunil W.G.S

16:00 hrs C4 Presentation #6 IN-SITU AND LABORATORY PERMEABILITY MEASUREMENTS FOR SOILS WITH DIFFERENT SOIL STRUCTURES Yuichi Sugimoto, Shoichiro Hamamoto, Ken Kawamoto, and Toshiko Komatsu

16:15 hrs C5 Presentation #7 EFFECT OF COVER SOIL COMPACTION AND MOISTURE CONTENT ON GAS TRANSPORT AND WATER RETENTION IN; MAHARAGAMA LANDFILL SITE Ranasinghe R.H.K, Nawagamuwa U.P, Kawamoto K.

16:30 hrs C6 Presentation #8

EFFECT OF SOIL COMAPCTION ON GAS TRANSPORT PARAMETERS FOR LANDFILL FINAL COVER SOILS Praneeth Wickramarachchi, Shoichiro Hamamoto, Ken Kawamoto, Toshiko Komatsu, Per Moldrup

16:45 hrs C7 Presentation #9

UTILIZATION OF QUARRY DUST TO IMPROVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SOILS IN HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION

Sumedha Jayasinghe and Nadeej Hansaraj Priyankara 17:00 hrs C8 Presentation #10

THERMAL COMFORT LEVELS FOR OCCUPANTS IN DOMESTICS: ASSESSMENTS THROUGH OBJECTIVE AND SUBJECTIVE APPROACH Wasantha P.L.P, Subashi G.H.M.J, Jayasuriya J.P.B and Kandage J.D

17:15 hrs C9 Presentation #11 A STUDY ON COST RECOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT OF A FARES STRUCTURE FOR THE THREE WHEELERS IN GALLE DISTRICT K.K.G.I. Chandrasena, G.Y.A.N. Basnayake, B.W.D.C. Indrajith, W.G. Besil and I.M.S. Sathyaprasad

17:30 hrs C10 Presentation #12

IMPACT OF RIVERBED ELEVATION CHANGE ON THRESHOLD MOMENT AND SHEAR STRESS FOR WASHING OUT TREES IN A RIVER Yu Kikuji, Junji Yagisawa and Norio Tanaka

15:45 hrs Closing Day I

International Exchange Symposium Day 2 Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Session D : Keynote Speech Plenary Lectures and Presentations – Seminar Room Chairperson: Asst. Prof. Shingo Asamoto (SU) and Dr. Harsha Sooriyarachchi (UoR)

8:30 hrs D1 Keynote speech II

ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT AT WASTE DISPOSAL LANDFILL SITE: EMERGING SOIL PHYSICAL PROCESSES AND PROPERTIES

Assoc. Prof. Ken Kawamoto, Saitama University Japan

9:00 hrs D2 Plenary Lecture (VIII) SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE Prof. Anura Nanayakkara, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

9:15 hrs D3 Plenary Lecture (IX) IMPACTS OF HYDROLOGICAL CHANGES ON RESOURCE USERS OF SOME LAGOONS IN SOUTHERN SRI LANKA Dr. Tilak Gamage, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

9:30 hrs D4 Presentation #13

INVESTIGATION OF CURRENT CONDITION STATE OF BRIDGES IN GALLE DISTRICT BY SIMPLE EVALUATION METHOD Chandana Nawarathna and Sudhira De Silva

9:45 hrs D5 Presentation #14 DEVELOPMENT AND STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF COCONUT COIR FRP EXTRUSION SECTIONS G.B.Sakura, W.M.P.Kumara, H.R.A.D.Ishara and H.Sooriyaarachchi

10:00 – 10:15 hrs Refreshment Session E : Plenary Lectures and Presentations– Seminar Room Chairperson: Prof. Cyril Kariyawasam (UoR) and Dr. K. S. Wanniarachchi (UoR)

10:15 hrs E1 Plenary Lecture (X) DESIGNING AND RETROFITTING OF INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST DISASTERS Dr. P. B. R. Dissanayake, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

10:30 hrs E2 Plenary Lecture (XI) FASTER AND BOUNCIER CRICKET PITCHES USING LOCALLY AVAILABLE CLAYS

Dr. Udeni Nawagamuwa, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 10:45 hrs E3 Presentation #15

IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF UNIT OPERATIONS OF WATER TREATMENT PLANTS WHERE IRRIGATION TANKS ARE USED AS THE SOURCE Dilini Prayomi Hapuarachchi, and Niranjanie Ratnayake, Jagath M.A.Manatunge, Pathmalal M. Manage

11:00 hrs E4 Presentation #16

PRE AND POST ANOXIC DENITRIFICATION ON NITROGEN REMOVAL IN WETLAND SYSTEMS USING SUBMERGED AND FLOATING MACROPHYTES B. G. N. Sewwandi, S. K. Weragoda, M. I. M. Mowjood, Norio Tanaka and S. Sasikala

11:15 hrs E5 Presentation #17

SHEAR BEHAVIOR OF RC MEMBERS WITH BOND-CONTROLLED REINFORCEMENT Shunsuke Komaba, Tomoyasu Kanahara and Takeshi Maki

11:30 hrs E6 Presentation #18

SEISMIC DAMAGE ASSESSMENT OF RC COLUMNS IN TERMS OF DIAGONAL CRACKS Masahiro Toriu and Takeshi Maki

11:45 hrs E7 Presentation #19 THERMAL PERFORMANCE OF MODEL BUILDINGS WITH EXTENSIVE GREEN ROOF SYSTEMS J.J Abesekara, G.H.M.J Subashi , G.H.A.C Silva K.P.A Nishadi and L.V. Sanjeewa

12:00 – 13:30 hrs Lunch Session F : Plenary Lectures and Presentations – Seminar Room Chairperson: Dr. Nadeej Priyankara (UoR) and Dr. Udeni Nawagamuwa (UoM) 13:30 hrs F1 Plenary Lecture (XII)

[Title] Prof. Saman Samarawickrama, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 13:45 hrs F2 Plenary Lecture (XIII)

TSUNAMI HAZARDS: IMPACT MITIGATION BY BIO SHIELDS Mr. Harsha Rathnasooriya, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 14:00 hrs F3 Presentation #20

GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: IMPACTS ON THE COASTAL ZONE OF SRI LANKA Isuru Wijayawardane, Harsha Ratnasooriya and Saman Samarawickrama 14:15 hrs F4 Presentation #21

DRAG AND SHELTERING CHARACTERISTICS OF CLUMP-TYPE VEGETATION Akitoshi Satsuma, Norio Tanaka and Junji Yagisawa

14:30 hrs F5 Presentation #22 INFLUENCE OF PIER STRENGTHENING ON FOUNDATION RESPONSE OF RC BRIDGE PIERS SUBJECTED TO STRONG GROUND MOTION Masakazu Abe and Hiroshi Mutsuyoshi

14:45 hrs F6 Presentation #23 FLOW THROUGH VEGETATION: STEADY FLOW RESISTANCE

Harsha Ratnasooriya, Chathura Manawasekara, Saman Samarawickrama and Norio Tanaka

15:00 hrs F7 Presentation #24 COASTAL CONSTRUCTIONS AND SHORELINE RESPONSE Janaka Bamunawala, Harsha Ratnasooriya and Saman Samarawickrama 15:15 hrs F8 Presentation #25 NUMERICAL MODELING OF STEADY FLOW THROUGH VEGETATION

Kithsiri Nandasena, Norio Tanaka, Chathura Manawasekara and Harsha Ratnasooriya 15:30 – 15:45 hrs Tea Break 16:00 hrs Group Discussion – Curriculum Development in Civil Engineering and future collaborative

research works Laboratory visit by students At the Building of Civil and Environmental Engineering

17:30 hrs Departure

Organized by

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Saitama University 255 Shimo-Okubo, Sakura-ku, Saitama shi, Saitama 338-8570, JAPAN http://www.civil.saitama-u.ac.jp/

Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, SRI LANKA http://www.civil.pdn.ac.lk/ Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Moratuwa, SRI LANKA http://www.civil.mrt.ac.lk/

Department of Civil Engineering Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Galle, SRI LANKA http://www.eng.ruh.ac.lk/cee/index.html

<Photographs> Monday, September 14 2009 at University of Ruhuna 1st day of International Exchange Symposium

ルフナ大学 ルフナ大学学長・工学部長・建設工学科長との会談

オープニングセレモニーの様子 オープニングセレモニーの様子 (埼玉大学，ルフナ大学，モラトゥア大学， ペラデニヤ大学の主要メンバー）

田中教授によるICGPプログラムの説明 ルフナ大学工学部長によるWelcome Address

田中教授による Keynote Speech 佐々木教授による Plenary Lecture

浅本助教による Plenary Lecture 八木澤助教による Plenary Lecture

大学院生による研究発表 大学院生による研究発表 大学院生による研究発表 大学院生による研究発表

Tuesday, September 15 2009 at University of Ruhuna 2nd day of International Exchange Symposium

川本准教授による Keynote speech 大学院生による研究発表

大学院生による研究発表 大学院生による研究発表

大学院生による研究発表 スリランカ研究者と議論する田中教授

大学院生による研究室見学(1) 大学院生による研究室見学(2)

大学院生による研究室見学(3) 大学院生による研究室見学(4)

大学院生による研究室見学(5) Farewell partyでの交流 Wednesday, September 16 2009 at University of Moratuwa, Discussion about collaborative researches

モラトゥア大学工学部長・教員との会議 モラトゥア大学共同研究打合せ後の集合写真

Thursday, September 17 2009 at University of Peradeniya, Discussion about collaborative researches

ペラデニヤ大学工学部長と田中教授 ペラデニヤ大学工学部長との打合せ後の集合写真 Thursday, September 17 2009 at University of Moratuwa, Discussion about collaborative researches

浅本助教による講義 佐々木教授による講義 大学院生によるモラトゥア大学学生との議論(1) 大学院生によるモラトゥア大学学生との議論(2)