Browsing Journal Articles by Subject "Compressive strength"
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Alkali activated blast-furnace slag cement: The opportunity to solve sustainable issues
(American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information, 2013)This paper aimed at investigating the possibility of alkali activated blast-furnace slag (BFS) to produce cement powder that could be alternative to ordinary Portland cement. It was found that an alkali activated BFS ... -
Comparative study on thermal, compressive, and wear properties of palm slag brake pad composite with other fillers
(Trans Tech Publications, 2011)The attractive performance-to-cost ratio associated with the incorporation of waste material in composite formulations used to produce brake pads has stimulated the idea of exploring the possible incorporation of additional ... -
Comparison of geopolymer fly ash and ordinary Portland cement to the strength of concrete
(American Scientific Publishers, 2013-12)The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of various fly ash: aggregate ratios by using fly ash (FA) based geopolymer compared to ordinary Portland cement (OPC) on the compressive strength of concrete. The different ... -
Compressive strength and crack propagation of cement composites reinforced coconut fibre
(Medwell Journals, 2012)This study presents the compressive strength and crack propagation of cement composites reinforced coconut fibre. The development of cement composites in this research were done by substituting coconut fibre to the portion ... -
Compressive strength and morphology of fly ash based geopolymer as artificial aggregate with different curing temperature
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This paper presented the compressive strength of geopolymer paste with different NaOH concentration and morphology analysis for sintered artificial aggregate. This artificial aggregate was produce based on mix design with ... -
Compressive strength of fly ash based geopolymer / glass fiber composite via filament winding
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)In general, filament winding technique is used to fabricate the composite pipes using continuous fiber and matrix resin. In this study, fly ash based geopolymer resin composites reinforced by continuous glass fiber were ... -
Concrete Ceramic Waste Slab (CCWS)
(Kolej Universiti Kejuruteraan Utara Malaysia, 2006)The main focus of this research is to study the strength of concrete with ceramic waste as coarse aggregate. The source of ceramic waste are obtained from industrial in Malaysia. Presently, in ceramics industries the ... -
Correlation between Na 2SiO 3/NaOH ratio and fly ash/alkaline activator ratio to the strength of geopolymer
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012)Geopolymer requires an alkaline activator to induce it pozzolanic property and to accelerate the geopolymerisation process. The geopolymerisation process occurs due to the mixing of fly ash, sodium silicate and sodium ... -
Curing Behavior on kaolin-based geopolymers
(Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland., 2012)This paper aims at investigating the influence of curing process on kaolin-based geopolymers. Kaolin-based geopolymers were prepared by the alkali-activation of kaolin with alkali activating solution (mixture of NaOH and ... -
Design, processing and characterization of fly ash-based geopolymers for lightweight concrete application
(Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), 2013-04)The mix design of geopolymers plays important role in obtaining desirable compressive strength. Optimum mix design of geopolymers can be applied for application, such as lightweight concrete. In order to determine the ... -
Effect of Iron (111) Oxide (Fe2O3) as an additive and substitution of quartz with POFA on physico-mechanical properties of Porcelain
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2019-04)Porcelain tile is a translucent ceramic material developed from the mixture of clay, feldspar and quartz. Its excellent functional and technical properties such as low water absorption, low porosity, stain resistance; high ... -
Effect of mechanical activation on kaolin-based geopolymers
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012)Raw materials kaolin was subjected to mechanical modification; the effect of the mechanical activation of kaolin on the compressive strength and morphological properties of the geopolymers has been studied. Mechanical ... -
Effect of palm slag filler size on the mechanical and wear properties of brake pad composites
(American Scientific Publishers, 2013-01)Particle size of filler and other material that involved in brake pad composites are expected to be able to strongly influence the wear properties and performance. Palm slag as a filler in brake pad was investigated in ... -
Effects of elevated temperatures on the thermal behavior and mechanical performance of fly ash geopolymer paste, mortar and lightweight concrete
(Elsevier, 2014-01)This paper reports a comparative study of the influence of elevated temperature on geopolymer paste, mortars and lightweight aggregate geopolymer concrete (LWAGC) systems made by using fly ash (FA) as only source material. ... -
The effects of fly ash and polystyrene bead additions on compressive strength of foamed cement composites
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)The effects of both additions of fly ash and polystyrene (PS) beads were studied on compressive strength of foamed cement composites. The increasing amount of fly ash addition up to 6 wt. % has been found to increase the ... -
Feasibility study on composition and mechanical properties of marine clay based geopolymer brick
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)Geopolymer is an inorganic polymer performed in synthesis process of an aluminosilicate material which activated by alkaline activator solution. Marine clay, considered to be a waste substance which have an important ... -
Fire resistance evaluation of lightweight geopolymer concrete system exposed to elevated temperatures of 100-800 °C
(Trans Tech Publications, 2014)This paper reports the fire resistance property of a lightweight aggregate geopolymer concrete (LWAGC) material synthesized by the alkali-activation of locally source fly ash (FA) after exposed to elevated temperatures ... -
General properties of kaolin geopolymers
(American Scientific Publishers, 2013-01)This paper reported the properties of kaolin geopolymers in term of the bulk density, compressive strength, qualitative observation and SEM analysis of the kaolin geopolymers. Kaolin geopolymers were synthesized through ... -
Improvement of the cement mortar properties using recycled waste materials
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2022-04)Ceramic tiles as well as brick waste materials from building demolition and black tea waste have caused major environmental issues. As a result, one of the primary objectives of sustainable solid waste management is ... -
The influence of curing periods on the compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymer at different aging times
(Trans Tech Publications, 2012)The results of the current experimental investigation indicate the significant effect of the heating periods on the compressive strength of fly ash-based geopolymers prepared at different alkaline liquid content at both ...