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PublicationInfluence of Worker's Attitude and Communication Skill towards Safety Performance in Construction Site( 2020-06-10)The construction site is one of the most hazardous working places with numerous sources of hazards and potentially high risk to deals with. Typically, the main sources of hazards are unsafe condition and unsafe act by the human. Eventually, both sources related to human errors which potentially have an effect on the performance of the site. To reveals the underlying, this study aims to determine the influential factors that governed the success of safety performance of a construction site. The study involved a self-administered three-part questionnaire among the construction personnel. Part A measures the workers' attitude and safety performance while Part B on communication skills. The respondents randomly selected from construction sites range from school building and infrastructure renovation. The sample size was 113. From the survey, it was found that the most influential factor was the worker's attitude and followed closely by communication skills. Suggestion and recommendations on equipment design and improved work practices and procedures to improve efficiency and productivity of construction workers were proposed. Management was urged to get their workers better informed about safety matters.
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PublicationRemoval of ammonia from municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill using hydrated lime( 2020-06-10)Leachate is known as a vigorous wastewater in terms of its organic matter and ammonia content. It is a major problem for municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill. It posed threat to surface water and groundwater. This study focusing on the removal of ammonia-nitrogen (NH3-N) by coagulation on a raw leachate sample taken from Rimba Mas municipal solid waste (MSW) landfill. The landfill leachate is tested for COD, colour and NH3N. Morphological features of calcium oxide are studied using XRF and SEM. Optimum dosage of coagulant for ammonia nitrogen removal from MSW leachate is investigated. The method used in this research was coagulant-flocculation treatment: jar test apparatus. The coagulant was conducted using hydrated lime, Ca(OH)2 with varying amount of coagulant to find the optimum dosage for ammonia nitrogen removal. A raw leachate sample taken from Rimba Mas landfill was treated with a different amount of hydrated lime (2, 4, 6, 8, 10 g/L) and 0 as a control to investigate the removal of ammonia nitrogen. The results showed that the pH of leachate (9.09) after treated with hydrated lime is increased when the dosage of hydrated lime is increased. Results showed that the best value of removal efficiency from leachate of colour, COD and NH3N were 54.70%, 56.22% and 85.25% respectively. We can conclude that as the optimum dosage increases, removal efficiency is increases.
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PublicationThe relationship between land use and marine litter at Kuala Perlis coastal area( 2020-06-10)Abundance of litter exist in our ocean are listed among the crucial threat to the biodiversity that caused a particular concern due to the abundance, durability and persistence in the coastal environment since the area is highly productive. This research paper is to focus on coastal pollution with the objectives of identifying marine litter to relate with the land use in Kuala Perlis, Malaysia. Marine litter is collected at three points along the shoreline stretching 30 meters in length and 5 meters in width. Collected litter varied between categories and the highest amount was plastic weighing 53.15 kg/m2 followed by fabric, wood, glass, rubber and metal. Generally, there are significant relationship between land use and accumulation of marine debris. As there is a development in the area, the accumulation of marine debris increases, in contrast with the small amount of debris found in undeveloped or nonpopulated areas. The accuracy assessment obtained from Landsat 8 year 2014 and 2018 and Kappa statistics shows value range from 0.7 to 0.9 which indicate good classification performance using ERDAS Imagine 2015. Slight changes in urban development, cultivation area and forest with 1 % while for the water bodies and unclassified or cloud with 9% and 8 %.
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PublicationInfluence of rice husk ash (RHA) on performance of green concrete roof tile in application of green building( 2020-06-10)This paper studies on the development of green concrete roof tiles by using rice husk ash (RHA) as a partial replacement of cement as a green material. Rice husk is a product of agricultural waste that can be found easily and in large quantities due to increased annual paddy production in Malaysia. Demand for cement in construction has increased over the years as a result of over dependence on the modern building materials, which are so expensive that low income earners cannot afford building houses of their own. Besides, the satisfaction of building users is closely related to thermal comfort which is a complex dynamics of temperature and humidity. In this study, cement was replaced by the RHA at 0% until 20% by weight. Roof tiles performance were assessed based on Malaysian Standard (MS) requirement comprised of transverse strength, water absorption and water permeability. Results show that up to 10% of RHA give a good performance of concrete roof tiles which comply with Malaysia Standard.
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PublicationPerformance of two phase anaerobic digestion on food waste for biogas production( 2022-01-01)Every year, the total amount of solid waste generated in Peninsular Malaysia grew, according to the Malaysia government. The typical solid waste management system practiced in developing country brings many problems that can cause risks and hazards for living things and the environment in Malaysia if there are not managed properly. For example, illegal dumping cause groundwater and soil pollution. The methane gas produced from the landfill causes greenhouse effect. Food waste is categorized under household waste, where it is produced in residential areas, restaurants, cafeteria, markets and commercial areas. Therefore, anaerobic digestion process is introduced for organic waste with higher solids contents such as food waste as an alternative method. The effectiveness of anaerobic digestion process can be investigated through this process. In this study, two phase of anaerobic digesters was proposed. The reactor was operated at a temperature 35 °C, analyzed for biogas production, pH values and C/N ratio. The highest biogas production in this study is 50.4%. For a co-digestion containing more sludge can increase the pH value and biogas production.
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