Rafiza Abd Razak
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Rafiza Abd Razak
Official Name
Rafiza, Abd Razak
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Rafiza, Abd Razak
Rafiza, Abdul Razak
Abdul Razak, Rafiza
Rafiza, R. A.
Razak, Rafiza Abd
Rafiza, A. R.
Abdul Razak, R.
Razak, R. A.
Razak, Rafiza Abdul
Razak, A. R.
Abd Razak, R.
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51161919900
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AAL-1501-2020

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Influence of salinity of mixing water towards physical and mechanical properties of high strength concrete

2023 , Rafiza Abd Razak , Khai Yen Ng , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Zarina Yahya , M. Nabiałek , K. Muthusamy , W.A.W. Jusoh , B. Jeż , R. Mohamed

Dramatic population and economic growth result in increasing demand for concrete infrastructure, which leads to an increment of freshwater demand and a reduction of freshwater resources. However, freshwater is a finite resource, which means that freshwater will be used up someday in the future when freshwater demand keeps increasing while freshwater resources are limited. Therefore, replacing freshwater with seawater in concrete blending seems potentially beneficial for maintaining the freshwater resources as well as advantageous alternatives to the construction work near the sea. There have been few experimental research on the effect of blending water salt content on the mechanical and physical characteristics of concrete, particularly high-strength concrete. Therefore, a research study on the influence of salt concentration of blending water on the physical and mechanical properties of high-strength concrete is necessary. This study covered the blending water salinity, which varied from 17.5 g/L to 52.5 g/L and was determined on the physical and mechanical properties, including workability, density, compressive strength, and flexural strength. The test results indicate that the use of sea salt in blending water had a slight negative influence on both the workability and the density of high strength concrete. It also indicates that the use of sea salt in blending water had a positive influence on both the compressive strength and the flexural strength of high-strength concrete in an earlystage.

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Marshall stability of porous asphalt mixture incorporating kenaf fiber

2022 , Nur Ezreen Jasni , Khairi Azman Masri , Ramadhansyah Putra Jaya , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Rafiza Abd Razak , Marcin Nabiałek , Katarzyna Błoch , Agata Śliwa

Porous asphalt mixture (PA), known as open-graded surfaces over a stone bed underneath, allows water to go through. These factors can affect the porous asphalt mixture adhesive strength. The high amount of course aggregate promotes the structure of air voids have certain impacts on the acoustic properties of porous asphalt. The materials properties are consisting of both aggregate and bitumen tests. This study also details out the aggregates sieve analysis test to develop new aggregate gradation for PA. According to five ASEAN countries’ specifications, the sieve analysis test was done. The countries included are Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, and Indonesia. The test for the binder includes the softening point, penetration, and ductility. This study also investigates the addition of kenaf fiber in the mixture as an additive. Mechanical performance test for PA using Marshall Stability test to identify the strength and the properties of the conventional PA with the addition of kenaf fiber compared to the new gradation of PA incorporating kenaf fiber. From the results, the addition of 0.3% kenaf modified PA improved the performance of PA in terms of Marshall Stability and volumetric properties

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Effect of Rice Straw Ash (RSA) as partially replacement of cement toward fire resistance of self-compacting concrete

2022 , Yi Qin Chin , Rafiza Abd Razak , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Zarina Yahya , Mokhzani Khair Ishak , Sebastian Garus , Marcin Nabiałek , Warid Wazien Ahmad Zailani , Khairil Azman Masri , Andrei Victor Sandu , Agata Śliwa

Malaysia’s construction industry is experiencing rapid growth, translating into increased demand for cement. However, cement production pollutes the air to the detriment of the climate via CO2 emission, making research into a cementitious replacement in concrete a necessity. This paper details an experimental study of self-compacting concrete (SCC) with partial replacement of cement by rice straw ash (RSA), which is expected to result in environmental preservation due to the green materials being used in cement production. The physicomechanical properties of the SCC with RSA replacement were determined via its compressive strength, water absorption, self-workability, and fire resistance (residual strength after exposure to high temperatures). The proportion of RSA replacement used were 0%, 5%, 10%, 15%, 20%, and 25%, and all passed the slump flow test, except the 20% and 25% samples. The SCC samples with 15% of RSA replacement reported the highest compressive strength at 7 and 28 curing days and the highest residual strength post-exposure to high temperatures. The lowest percentage of water absorption was reported by the 15% of RSA replacement, with a density of 2370 kg/m3

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