Browsing School of Materials Engineering (Articles) by Author "rafizarazak@unimap.edu.my"

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    • The effect of various waste materials' contents on the attenuation level of anti-radiation shielding concrete 

      Ali Basheer, Azeez; Kahtan Sadiq, Muhammed, Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Sandu, Andrei Victor; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (MDPI, Basel, Switzerland, 2013)
      Samples of concrete contain various waste materials, such as iron particulates, steel balls of used ball bearings and slags from steel industry were assessed for their anti-radiation attenuation coefficient properties. The ...

    • Effect on strength and hardness of clay ceramic substrate after treatment using koalin based geopolymer glaze 

      Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Liyana, Jamaludin; Muhammad Faheem, Mohd Tahir; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya; Alida, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Geopolymerization is an alternative for ceramic industry by using clay based material such as kaolin or calcined kaolin geopolymer. Geopolymer paste is initially produced by alkaline activation of calcined kaolin with NaOH ...

    • Influence of dolomite on the mechanical properties of boiler ash geopolymer paste 

      Zarina, Yahya; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      The waste material from palm oil industry has been increasing since Malaysia was the world largest exported of palm oil mill. The waste such as palm fibers, nut shells, palm kernel and empty fruit bunches are the solid ...

    • Malaysian Foxtail grass - A potential source of natural/agro fibre for polymer composite panel 

      Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Foxtail grass, also known as 'rumput bulu' by the local people, is one of the fast growing grasses abundantly available all over Malaysia. A full grown Foxtail grass attains a height of about 0.5 - 1.5 meters. The fibres ...

    • Microstructure studies on the effect of the alkaline activators of fly ash-based geopolymer at elevated heat treatment temperature 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Omar A., Abdulkareem; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Zarina, Yahya; Alida, Abdullah (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Fly ash-based geopolymers are new binding materials produced to replace the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) used in concrete. In this research, the effect of alkaline activators on the compressive strength and the microstructure ...

    • Microstructure study on volcano ash geopolymer aggregate at different sintering temperature 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Wan Hamidon Wan Badaruzzaman, Ir. Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2014)
      Recent research shows that the by-product materials such as fly ash can be used as raw material in producing aggregates and lightweight aggregates. The usage of this material can improve the quality of the aggregates ...

    • Reviews on the different sources materials to the geopolymer performance 

      S. N. Fifinatasha; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Zarina, Yahya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Liyana, Jamaludin (AENSI Publisher All rights reserved, 2013-10)
      Geopolymer is manufactured from the aluminosilicate source material in example fly ash, silica fume, kaolin, ground granulate blast slag (GGBS), boiler ash and volcano ash reactivated via alkaline solution. But the different ...

    • Reviews on the Geopolymer materials for coating application 

      Zarina, Yahya; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Scientific.Net, 2012-12)
      The application of geopolymer has been expand in many areas where before this it only used for the production of cement and concrete. One of the new applications of geopolymer is for coating. Metakaolin, fly ash and ...

    • Reviews on the properties of aggregates made with or without geopolymerisation method 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Prof. Madya Dr.; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (Scientific.Net/Trans Tech Publications, 2012-12)
      Aggregates are popular for use in concrete and lightweight concrete applications. Recent research shows that the by-product materials such as fly ash can be used as raw material in producing aggregates and lightweight ...

    • Study of concrete using modified polystyrene coarse aggregate 

      Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Zarina, Yahya; Norazian, Mohamed Noor; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Che Mohd Ruzaidi, Ghazali, Prof. Madya; Rafiza, Abdul Razak (Trans Tech Publications, 2013)
      Polymer recycling has received a great deal of attention in recent years. At the present time, small percentages of polymer wastes in Malaysia are being recycled. The recycling process has typically consisted of reprocessing ...

    • Study on physical and chemical properties of fly ash from different area in Malaysia 

      Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mohd Mustafa Al-Bakri, Abdullah; Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Alida, Abdullah; Zarina, Yahya (Trans Tech Publications, 2013-12)
      Fly ash is residue from the combustion of coal which widely available in worldwide and lead to waste management proposal. Moreover, the use of fly ash is more environmental friendly and save cost compared to OPC. Fly ash ...

    • Study on radioactivity components, water quality and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash as geopolymer artificial aggregate 

      Rafiza, Abdul Razak; Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Abdullah; Kamarudin, Hussin, Brig. Jen. Dato' Prof. Dr.; Khairul Nizar, Ismail, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Sandu, Ion; Djwantoro, Hardjito, Dr.; Zarina, Yahya (SYSCOM 18, 2013-06)
      The assessments of radioactivity, water qualitytesting and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash have been examined. The measurement of the 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 238U were carried out using radioactive concentration ...