Browsing by Subject "Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)"

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    • Analysis of raft foundation with geofoam for earthquake resistant 

      Mohd Taftazani, Ahmad (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2014-06)
      It is becoming a great challenge for civil engineers to design a foundation with able to restrain form an earthquake. The paper presents the settlements of raft foundation (static load) and the effects of raft foundation ...

    • Refuse-derived plastic from waste expanded polystyrene and used deep-fried oil 

      Noor Aishatun, Majid (Universiti Malaysia PerlisSchool of Materials Engineering, 2009)
      A refuse-derived plastic was produced by mixing waste Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) in solution with used deep-fried oil (UDFO). A measured amount of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKPO) was added as a reaction initiator and ...

    • Studies on stabilization of road embankment using expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam 

      Muhammad Abdul Rabbani, Ja’apar (Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)School of Environmental Engineering, 2014-06)
      The Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Geofoam is made of polystyrene beads and polystyrene is not biodegradable and chemically inert in both soil and water. Furthermore it is a lightweight and then it is approximately 100 times ...