Nur Liza Rahim
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Nur Liza Rahim
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Rahim, N. L.
Rahim, Nur Alis Addiena A.
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  • Publication
    Investigating the effect of steel wire and carbon black from worn out tyre on the strength of concrete
    ( 2024-10)
    Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim
    ;
    Ali Naqiuddin Zamah Shari
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    Nur Zakiah Anis Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Roshazita Che Amat
    ;
    Norshah Aizat Shuaib
    ;
    György Deak
    Technology in concrete is rapidly developing to improve the quality and properties of concrete. One of the many recycled materials is worn-out tyres. Currently, the use of tires is very widespread considering the use of vehicles that increase from time to time. Piles of discarded tires can cause a lot of damage to the environment. So, by using steel wire waste (SWW) as new fiber reinforcement in concrete and with the combination with carbon black (CB), it is hoped that, by doing this, not only it could improve the quality of concrete, but also preserves the environment. Therefore, the objective of this research was, to identify the properties of fresh concrete with the addition of SWW and CB, and also to investigate the physical and mechanical properties of hardened concrete, incorporating of SWW as additional fiber reinforcement and CB. For fresh concrete, workability using a slump test was conducted. Several tests were carried out on the properties of hardened concrete. Among them were compressive strength, flexural strength, splitting tensile strength, and water absorption. The physical appearance of the concrete has also been examined and recorded. There are four batches of concrete which consist of one control batch and three batches of concrete with various weights of SWW which are in the portion of 300 g, 600 g, and 900 g, and the weight of CB is maintained at 300 g for all batches. For workability, all concrete batches with the addition of SWW and CB show acceptable workability. For the case of the density of fresh concrete, samples containing 900 g addition of SWW have the highest density which was 2520 kg/m³, as expected. Results for water absorption show that the lowest value is contributed by the control sample which was 7.6%. For compressive and flexural strength, 300 g addition of SWW has the highest value which was 28.52 MPa for compressive strength and 7.52 MPa for flexural strength. Lastly, for splitting tensile strength, the highest value was also obtained when 300 g addition of SW was added which was 5.4 MPa. To conclude, SWW and CB can be added to concrete to obtain comparable strength of concrete. However, some modifications could be made to both recycle materials to improve concrete performance.
  • Publication
    Validation Of Shear Failure On Bolted Connection For Nyatoh Hardwood
    ( 2023-01-01)
    Ujan X.L.A.
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    Karim A.R.A.
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    Sa’Don N.M.
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    Sahari S.H.
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    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Quenneville P.
    The lack of consideration of brittle failure by the Malaysian Timber Standard (MS544-5) in the design of bolted connections for local hardwood can be seen from the unacceptable under-design performance shown by the code. This makes the design output costly because of the increased use of steel materials due to either bigger bolt diameters or larger bolt quantities required. The current study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the existing design equations for bolted connections in Nyatoh hardwood. This present study was to propose a set of optimised equations that can be used for the retrofit design of wall-diaphragm connections in unreinforced masonry buildings. The row shear failure observed in the tested bolted connections of Nyatoh hardwood was also reported. Ten different bolted connection configuration details in the manner of a steel-wood-steel arrangement were tested, which all had a single row bolted connection. By using the linear regression method in analysing the experimental data obtained, a calibration factor for optimising the Row Shear Model (RSM) equation was identified. From the comparisons made between the experimental results and the strength predictions given by both MS544-5 and RSM, it was found that the design strength calculated from MS544-5 was too conservative for predicting the bolted connection strength in Nyatoh hardwood, whereas the RSM predictions were acceptable and recommended.
  • Publication
    The behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Using Expanded Polystyrene Beads and Palm Oil Fuel Ash as Replacement Materials
    ( 2024-01-01)
    Osman M.H.
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    Chin L.Y.
    ;
    Suraya Hani Adnan
    ;
    Jeni M.L.M.
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    Jusoh W.A.W.
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    Salim S.
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    Nur Liza Rahim
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    Wysłocki J.J.
    The Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams containing Expanded Polystyrene Beads (EPS) and Palm Oil Fuel Ash (POFA) as sand and cement replacement with a percentage between 10% and 30%were studied in terms of load-deflection behaviour. RC beam’s size was 1000×150×150 mm and simply supported at spaced 750 mm apart. The 10% of POFA without EPS shows a slight increase which is 0.26% higher than normal concrete in compressive strength. The ultimate load and flexural performance of RC beams with EPS and POFA exhibited a decreasing trend. All beams’ ultimate load exceeds the design value. The cracks of the RC beam may be classified as vertical flexural cracks, and some of the cracks can be classified as shear cracks based on the crack angle. As the percentage of EPS and POFA increases above 20% for all specimens, cracking starts to change to shear cracking.
  • Publication
    Experimental Investigation on the Effectiveness of Truss-Shaped Punching Shear Reinforcement in Flat Slab
    ( 2022-07-18)
    Shamshinar Salehuddin
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    Zaini S.S.
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    Johari M.A.M.
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    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    The use of reinforced concrete flat slabs in building construction increases the floor-to-floor clearance, expedites site operations, and offers aesthetically rewarding features. However, punching shear failure in a flat slab is brittle in nature and can be potentially catastrophic. Many studies have been conducted to improve the punching shear capacity of flat slabs but some of the proposed punching shear reinforcements were complicated and costly. This research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a simple and cost-effective; truss-shaped punching shear reinforcement embedded in a 1200 mm × 1200 mm × 175 mm thick flat slab specimen. Three types of truss-shaped punching shear reinforcements were prepared. All specimens were supported at the edges and subjected to gravity load tests. The results showed that the introduction of truss-shaped punching shear reinforcement increased the punching shear capacity in the range of 7.71% to 21.47%. The maximum deflection of these specimens exhibited an insignificant increase compared to the control specimen, suggesting that punching failure governed the ultimate behavior. The additional strength offered by truss-shaped punching shear reinforcement makes flat slabs as a construction material more appealing because they allow them to withstand higher design loads.
  • Publication
    Effect of bolt configurations on stiffness for steel-wood-steel connection loaded parallel to grain for softwoods in Malaysia
    ( 2022-01-01)
    Nur Liza Rahim
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    Sheng F.T.S.
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    Karim A.R.A.
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    Nabialek M.
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    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Sroka M.
    Steel-wood-steel connection is widely seen in many applications, such as timber structures. The stiffness of steel-wood-steel connection loaded parallel to grain for softwoods originated from Malaysia was investigated in this study. Numerical models have been developed in ABAQUS to study the stiffness connection. Softwoods of Damar Minyak and Podo have been selected in this analysis. The comprehensive study focused on the effect of bolt configurations on stiffness. Numerical analysis is carried out and the developed model has been validated with the previous study. Further investigations have been made by using the validated model. From this model, numerical analysis of the stiffness values have been made for various bolt configurations, including bolt diameter, end distance, bolt spacing, number of rows and bolts and edge distance. The result shows that the stiffness of bolted timber connections for softwood depends on the bolt diameter, number of rows and bolts, end distance and edge distance. Based on the result, stiffness increased as the diameter of the bolt, end distance, number of rows and bolts and edge distance increased. It is also discovered that the stiffness equation in Eurocode 5 (EC5) is inadequate as the equation only considered parameters which are wood density and bolt diameter. Other connection parameters such as geometry are not considered in the EC5 equation.
  • Publication
    Improving Iron and Copper Uptake by Changing the Ratios in Root of Vetiver Grass
    ( 2023-01-01)
    Halim N.S.A.
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    Hamzah N.
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    Baharudin F.
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    Zainuddin N.S.
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    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Kamil N.A.F.M.
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    Akbar N.A.
    ;
    Zin N.S.M.
    Phytoremediation using Vetiver grass (VG) has been used in the past few decades all over the world, but the effectiveness of its uptake mechanism in water has less been discussed especially in mixed metal conditions. Hence, the focus of this research was to determine and evaluate the heavy metal removal effectiveness of two heavy metals, copper (Cu) and iron (Fe), based on vetiver grass uptake and toxicity. Three treatments of Fe and Cu mixture were chosen, and individual concentrations act as a control. The vetiver grass at a height of 10 cm and a root length of 25 cm for each treatment was used and harvested on days 0,1, 3, 6 and 7. The roots were randomly cut, oven-dried and used the digestion method to extract the Fe and Cu in the root. From the result, vetiver grass has better Fe and Cu uptake ability in the mixture treatment compared to the individual treatment. Fe uptake is increasing up to 25.3 % in the presence of Cu (mixture 1). Meanwhile, for Cu, mixture 3 is an ideal ratio to increase the Cu uptake by 14.5%. It shows that both Fe and Cu facilitated each other's uptake in real wastewater conditions. There were also observed minimal toxicity signs such as necrosis throughout the experiment. The appearance of vetiver grass has changed in this experiment starting day 3 and remains yellowish. In conclusion, wastewater that contains a high concentration of Fe than Cu can promise the improvement of both Fe and Cu uptake by vetiver grass. This study benefits researchers that apply phytoremediation to remove heavy metals in wastewater by providing a guideline for Fe and Cu removal by vetiver grass. In future, the study will focus on the mechanism and interaction of Fe and Cu uptake by root
  • Publication
    Risk of contamination of sturgeon species along the lower Danube with AcIV-E virus from sturgeons raised in aquaculture systems
    (IOP Publishing, 2023)
    Gy Deák
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    R Matache
    ;
    R Prangate
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    G Dumitrescu
    ;
    E Holban
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    L Lupea
    ;
    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim
    It is considered that most infections caused by pathogen agents in fish species raised in the closed medium like fishing farms originate from the natural environment, thus there are few information on virus transmission from species raised in aquaculture programs to the wild ones. This issue is important taking into account that the wild sturgeon populations are critically endangerment, and regarding to the IUCN Red List, two of these are already declared extinct. Within Danube Basin, environmental and anthropic factors series (reproduction habitats lost, hydrotechnical works) have caused the sturgeon distribution area to be restricted mainly in the lower segment of the river. In addition, intensive fishing or the introduction of invasive species have produced negative effects and hence the decrease in the population effectiveness. As result, from six native sturgeon species within Danube Basin, in our days, only four are still found. This review shall include an analysis of the status of knowledge, regarding the possible influence which the transmission of some viruses within sNCLDV from aquaculture species to the wild ones, also it shall propose an assessment of the risk of infection within Danube ichthyofaunal.
  • Publication
    Assessing the self-healings properties of nano -Ca(OH)â‚‚ - TiOâ‚‚ - ZnO materials used in monuments conservation works
    (IOP Publishing, 2023)
    Moncea Mihaela-Andreea
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    Deak Gyogy
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    Gheorghe (Dumitru) Florina-Diana
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    Norazian Mohamed Noor
    ;
    Nur Liza Rahim
    Consolidates based on Ca(OH)â‚‚ have been prepared as macro- and/or nanoparticles dispersed in different alcohols, regardless of the precursor nature. Their efficiency is related to the small dimensions of the particles and the dispersion media, which allows their penetration into the deteriorated material substrates, as well as to an increased reactivity towards COâ‚‚. Besides the consolidating effect there is a strong need for the newly developed materials to also tackle other properties like self cleaning and antimicrobial activity, especially with regards to white monuments. In this context the present work highlights the effect of treating with stable alcoholic suspension containing nano - Ca(OH)â‚‚ - TiOâ‚‚ - ZnO the physical support models consisting of mortar cubic samples from hydraulic / aerial lime, a commonly used materials in consolidation works.
  • Publication
    Performance of Sugar Cane Baggage Ash (SCBA) as Partially Replacement of Cement in Concrete
    ( 2023-10-04)
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
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    Cheah S.W.
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    Ayob A.
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    Nor Faizah Bawadi
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    Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim
    ;
    Shamilah Anudai @ Anuar
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    Nur Liza Rahim
    ;
    Umar Kassim
    Sugar cane is main food crop in tropical and subtropical countries. It is the main resource for the sugar production. Sugar cane bagasse (SCB) is a waste that produced after the juice extraction of sugarcane while sugar cane bagasse ash (SCBA) produced after the control burning of SCB. The use of waste products as partial replacement for the material in concrete can help to reduce the environmental and economic problem. Since the cost of construction materials such as cement is increasing spirally and agricultural waste such as SCBA can be obtained at low cost, it has a good potential to use in concrete as cement replacement. In this study, the workability, density, and compressive strength of the concrete been chosen to compare with the green concrete. Three different types concrete cube have been casted in this study, na1111mely; 0, 5%, 7.5%, 10% of SCBA to replace for cement. The size of the cube samples to be casted is 100 x 100 x 100 mm and cured for 7 and 28 days. The study show that the optimum percentage for SCBA concrete is 5%, it give the highest compressive strength value compare to other percentage at 28 days.
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  • Publication
    Effect of Incorporating Coal Bottom Ash on the Properties of Concrete
    ( 2023-01-01)
    Roshazita Che Amat
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    Nur Liza Rahim
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    Syakirah Afiza Mohammed
    ;
    Norlia Mohamad Ibrahim
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    Matagi A.B.H.
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    Muhamad N.
    ;
    Raischi M.
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    Munif Bahatin
    Industrial waste without proper control may lead to contamination and cause environmental pollution. Transforming waste such as coal bottom ash (CBA) wastes into a sustainable construction material is so much help in reducing the waste in the surroundings and is also environmentally friendly. In this research, cement was replaced with CBA in the concrete to analyse the effect on concrete performance. Consequently, this project focuses on physical and mechanical properties of concrete before and after using CBA. In the design stage for concrete mixing, the ratio for raw materials selected was 1:1.35:3.2 for cement, sand, and aggregates, respectively (grade 25). Two different major categories of concrete were made and compared. The first category is ordinary concrete with control concrete mix (CM), while the second category is concrete which uses 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, 25%, and 30% of CBA partial replacement in the volume of cement in the concrete mix. The samples we used in this research were cubes 100 mm x 100 mm x 100 mm prepared for the water absorption, density, and compression test. The workability of concrete containing CBA with fixed water quantity was lower corresponding to that of the control mix. The hardened concrete density was reduced, and the water absorption increased with an increased amount of ground CBA. The results for the compressive test of control samples are 22.940 N/mm at 28 days of curing, and the highest percentage was 10% CBA which is 28.28 MPa. Since the strength of the concrete with CBA is increasing so, modified concretes can be considered to use in construction.
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