Rafiza Abd Razak, Dr.: Recent submissions
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Characterisation at the bonding zone between fly ash based geopolymer repair materials (GRM) and ordinary portland cement concrete (OPCC)
(MDPI AG, 2020-12)In recent years, research and development of geopolymers has gained significant interest in the fields of repairs and restoration. This paper investigates the application of a geopolymer as a repair material by implementation ... -
Bonding strength characteristics of FA-based geopolymer paste as a repair material when applied on OPC substrate
(MDPI AG, 2020-05)This investigative study aims to study the mechanical and morphological properties of fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer paste as a repair material when applied on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) overlay concrete. The first part ... -
Seawater exposure effect on fly ash based geopolymer concrete with inclusion of steel fiber
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)Concrete is widely used in construction offshore such as concrete floating bridges and sea tank. This research is providing an alternative construction material to replace ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete known as ... -
Paraffin as a phase change material in concrete for enhancing thermal energy storage
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)Phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) is the material that can absorb energy during heating process as phase change takes place and release energy to environment during cooling process. Nowadays, ... -
Investigation of heat released during geopolymerization with fly ash based geopolymer
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-08)Geopolymerization consists of several chemical reactions that has been reported widely as an exothermic reaction. Previous studies on heat released during geopolymerization used metakaolin and fly ash of F class as a ... -
Influence of kaolin in fly ash based geopolymer concrete: destructive and non-destructive testing
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)Development of geopolymer concrete is mainly to reduce the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) that adverse the natural effect. Fly ash is a by-product collected from electrical generating power plant which resulted ... -
Durability of fly ash based geopolymer concrete infilled with rubber crumb in seawater exposure
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)Geopolymer is an alternative binder to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)in construction industry. Source materials that rich in silica (Si) and alumina (Al) were activated by using alkaline solution. Production of ... -
Durability of geopolymer lightweight concrete infilled LECA in seawater exposure
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017-11)This paper describes a development of lightweight concrete using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) in fly ash (FA) based geopolymer immersed in seawater. The objective of this research is to compare the performance ... -
Bond strength mechanism of fly ash based geopolymer mortars: a review
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017-11)Geopolymer possess many excellent properties such as high compressive and bond strength, long term durability, better acid resistance and also known as a "Sustainable Material" due to its low carbon emission and low energy ... -
Behavior of alkali-activated fly ash through underwater placement
(MDPI AG, 2021-11-14)Underwater concrete is a cohesive self-consolidated concrete used for concreting underwater structures such as bridge piers. Conventional concrete used anti-washout admixture (AWA) to form a high-viscosity underwater ... -
Properties and behavior of Geopolymer Concrete Subjected to Explosive Air Blast Loading: a review
(EDP Sciences, 2017)The severe damage to civilian buildings, public area, jet aircraft impact and defense target under explosive blast loading can cause a huge property loss. Most of researcher discusses the topics on design the concrete ... -
Review on potential of Geopolymer for concrete repair and rehabilitation
(EDP Sciences, 2016)Cracking, spalling, surface deterioration, seepage and other concrete damage of the existing infrastructure have raised concern among residents, local authorities and developers. Dealing with concrete infrastructure ... -
Effect of Solids-To-Liquids, Na2SiO3-To-NaOH and Curing Temperature on the Palm Oil Boiler Ash (Si + Ca) Geopolymerisation System
(MDPI AG, 2015)This paper investigates the effect of the solids-to-liquids (S/L) and Na2SiO3/NaOH ratios on the production of palm oil boiler ash (POBA) based geopolymer. Sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution were used as ... -
A Review on the Manufacturing of Lightweight Aggregates Using Industrial By-Product
(EDP Sciences, 2016-10)The waste materials from industrial are one of the concern issues in sustainable development. Recycle and reduce the waste material is one of the strategies to produce the better sustainable system. One of the methods is ... -
Optimization of NaOH Molarity, LUSI Mud/Alkaline Activator, and Na2SiO3/NaOH Ratio to Produce Lightweight Aggregate-Based Geopolymer
(MDPI AG, 2015-05-21)This paper presents the mechanical function and characterization of an artificial lightweight geopolymer aggregate (ALGA) using LUSI (Sidoarjo mud) and alkaline activator as source materials. LUSI stands for LU-Lumpur and ... -
Bonding strength characteristics of FA-based geopolymer paste as a repair material when applied on OPC substrate
(MDPI AG, 2020-05)This investigative study aims to study the mechanical and morphological properties of fly ash (FA)-based geopolymer paste as a repair material when applied on ordinary Portland cement (OPC) overlay concrete. The first ... -
Strength, density and water absoprtion of Palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS brick
(Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2016-01)Geopolymer or alkali-activated binder is produced by synthesizing aluminosilicate source materials with an alkaline activator solution. This study has been conducted to produce palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS ... -
Chemical reactions in the geopolymerisation process using fly ash-based geopolymer: A review
(American-Eurasian Network for Scientific Information (AENSI Publisher), 2011-07)The development of our world, demanding the power supply which is produced by combustion of coal. Unfortunately, the million of tons of fly ash and related-products have been generated. To overcome these problems, fly ash ... -
The relationship of NaOH molarity, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio, fly ash/alkaline activator ratio, and curing temperature to the strength of fly ash-based geopolymer
(Trans Tech Publications, 2011)Geopolymer, produced by the reaction of fly ash with an alkaline activator (mixture of Na2SiO3 and NaOH solutions), is an alternative to the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in the construction industry. However, there ... -
The effect of curing temperature on physical and chemical properties of geopolymers
(Elsevier BV, 2011)Fly ash-based geopolymers required heat to increase the geopolymerization process in order to obtain higher compressive strength. As such, geopolymer samples were prepared using different curing temperatures (room temperature, ...