Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
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Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
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Muhammad Faheem, Mohd. Tahir
Alternative Name
Muhammad Faheem, T. M.
Tahir, Faheem
Faheem, Mohd Tahir Muhammad
Tahir, Muhammad Faheem
Tahir, Muhammad Faheem Mohd
Tahir, M. F.M.
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57211574727
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AAT-9691-2021
DWS-8186-2022
IHM-2046-2023

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  • Publication
    Characterisation at the bonding zone between fly ash based Geopolymer Repair Materials (GRM) and Ordinary Portland Cement Concrete (OPCC)
    ( 2020)
    Warid Wazien Ahmad Zailani
    ;
    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Mohd Fadzil Arshad
    ;
    Rafiza Abd Razak
    ;
    Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
    ;
    Remy Rozainy Mohd Arif Zainol
    ;
    Marcin Nabialek
    ;
    Andrei Victor Sandu
    ;
    Jerzy J. Wysłocki
    ;
    Katarzyna BÅ‚och
    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 of high-calcium fly ash (FA) as a main precursor, activated by a sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate solution. Three methods of concrete substrate surface preparation were cast and patched: as-cast against ordinary Portland cement concrete (OPCC), with drilled holes, wire-brushed, and left as-cast against the OPCC grade 30. This study indicated that FA-based geopolymer repair materials (GRMs) possessed very high bonding strength at early stages and that the behavior was not affected significantly by high surface treatment roughness. In addition, the investigations using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy have revealed that the geopolymer repair material became chemically bonded to the OPC concrete substrate, due to the formation of a C–A–S–H gel. Fundamentally, the geopolymer network is composed of tetrahedral anions (SiO4)4− and (AlO4)5− sharing the oxygen, which requires positive ions such as Na+, K+, Li+, Ca2+, Na+, Ba2+, NH4+, and H3O+. The availability of calcium hydroxide (Ca(OH)2) at the surface of the OPCC substrate, which was rich in calcium ions (Ca2+), reacted with the geopolymer; this compensated the electron vacancies of the framework cavities at the bonding zone between the GRM and the OPCC substrate.
  • Publication
    Tool wear and surface evaluation in drilling fly ash geopolymer using HSS, HSS-Co, and HSS-TiN cutting tools
    ( 2021)
    Mohd Fathullah Ghazli@Ghazali
    ;
    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim
    ;
    Joanna Gondro
    ;
    Paweł Pietrusiewicz
    ;
    Sebastian Garus
    ;
    Tomasz Stachowiak
    ;
    Andrei Victor Sandu
    ;
    Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
    ;
    Mehmet Erdi Korkmaz
    ;
    Mohamed Syazwan Osman
    This paper reports on the potential use of geopolymer in the drilling process, with respect to tool wear and surface roughness. The objectives of this research are to analyze the tool life of three different economy-grade drill bit uncoated; high-speed steel (HSS), HSS coated with TiN (HSS-TiN), and HSS-cobalt (HSS-Co) in the drilling of geopolymer and to investigate the effect of spindle speed towards the tool life and surface roughness. It was found that, based on the range of parameters set in this experiment, the spindle speed is directly proportional to the tool wear and inversely proportional to surface roughness. It was also observed that HSS-Co produced the lowest value of surface roughness compared to HSS-TiN and uncoated HSS and therefore is the most favorable tool to be used for drilling the material. For HSS, HSS coated with TiN, and HSS-Co, only the drilling with the spindle speed of 100 rpm was able to drill 15 holes without surpassing the maximum tool wear of 0.10 mm. HSS-Co exhibits the greatest tool life by showing the lowest value of flank wear and produce a better surface finish to the sample by a low value of surface roughness value (Ra). This finding explains that geopolymer is possible to be drilled, and therefore, ranges of cutting tools and parameters suggested can be a guideline for researchers and manufacturers to drill geopolymer for further applications
  • Publication
    Tool wear and surface evaluation in drilling fly ash geopolymer using HSS, HSS-Co, and HSS-TiN cutting tools
    ( 2021)
    Mohd Fathullah Ghazli@Ghazali
    ;
    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim
    ;
    Joanna Gondro
    ;
    Paweł Pietrusiewicz
    ;
    Sebastian Garus
    ;
    Tomasz Stachowiak
    ;
    Andrei Victor Sandu
    ;
    Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
    ;
    Mehmet Erdi Korkmaz
    ;
    Mohamed Syazwan Osman
    This paper reports on the potential use of geopolymer in the drilling process, with respect to tool wear and surface roughness. The objectives of this research are to analyze the tool life of three different economy-grade drill bit uncoated; high-speed steel (HSS), HSS coated with TiN (HSS-TiN), and HSS-cobalt (HSS-Co) in the drilling of geopolymer and to investigate the effect of spindle speed towards the tool life and surface roughness. It was found that, based on the range of parameters set in this experiment, the spindle speed is directly proportional to the tool wear and inversely proportional to surface roughness. It was also observed that HSS-Co produced the lowest value of surface roughness compared to HSS-TiN and uncoated HSS and therefore is the most favorable tool to be used for drilling the material. For HSS, HSS coated with TiN, and HSS-Co, only the drilling with the spindle speed of 100 rpm was able to drill 15 holes without surpassing the maximum tool wear of 0.10 mm. HSS-Co exhibits the greatest tool life by showing the lowest value of flank wear and produce a better surface finish to the sample by a low value of surface roughness value (Ra). This finding explains that geopolymer is possible to be drilled, and therefore, ranges of cutting tools and parameters suggested can be a guideline for researchers and manufacturers to drill geopolymer for further applications.
  • Publication
    Mechanical and durability analysis of fly ash based geopolymer with various compositions for rigid pavement applications
    ( 2022)
    Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
    ;
    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Shayfull Zamree Abd. Rahim
    ;
    Mohd Rosli Mohd Hasan
    ;
    Andrei Victor Sandu
    ;
    Petrica Vizureanu
    ;
    Che Mohd Ruzaidi Ghazali
    ;
    Aeslina Abdul Kadir
    Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) is a conventional material used to construct rigid pavement that emits large amounts of carbon dioxide (CO2) during its manufacturing process, which is bad for the environment. It is also claimed that OPC is susceptible to acid attack, which increases the maintenance cost of rigid pavement. Therefore, a fly ash based geopolymer is proposed as a material for rigid pavement application as it releases lesser amounts of CO2 during the synthesis process and has higher acid resistance compared to OPC. This current study optimizes the formulation to produce fly ash based geopolymer with the highest compressive strength. In addition, the durability of fly ash based geopolymer concrete and OPC concrete in an acidic environment is also determined and compared. The results show that the optimum value of sodium hydroxide concentration, the ratio of sodium silicate to sodium hydroxide, and the ratio of solid-to-liquid for fly ash based geopolymer are 10 M, 2.0, and 2.5, respectively, with a maximum compressive strength of 47 MPa. The results also highlight that the durability of fly ash based geopolymer is higher than that of OPC concrete, indicating that fly ash based geopolymer is a better material for rigid pavement applications, with a percentage of compressive strength loss of 7.38% to 21.94% for OPC concrete. This current study contributes to the field of knowledge by providing a reference for future development of fly ash based geopolymer for rigid pavement applications.
  • Publication
    Mechanical performance, microstructure, and porosity evolution of fly ash geopolymer after ten years of curing age
    ( 2023)
    Ikmal Hakem A. Aziz
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    Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah
    ;
    Rafiza Abd Razak
    ;
    Zarina Yahya
    ;
    Mohd Arif Anuar Mohd Salleh
    ;
    Jitrin Chaiprapa
    ;
    Catleya Rojviriya
    ;
    Petrica Vizureanu
    ;
    Andrei Victor Sandu
    ;
    Muhammad Faheem Mohd. Tahir
    ;
    Alida Abdullah
    ;
    Liyana Jamaludin
    This paper elucidates the mechanical performance, microstructure, and porosity evolution of fly ash geopolymer after 10 years of curing age. Given their wide range of applications, understanding the microstructure of geopolymers is critical for their long-term use. The outcome of fly ash geopolymer on mechanical performance and microstructural characteristics was compared between 28 days of curing (FA28D) and after 10 years of curing age (FA10Y) at similar mixing designs. The results of this work reveal that the FA10Y has a beneficial effect on strength development and denser microstructure compared to FA28D. The total porosity of FA10Y was also lower than FA28D due to the anorthite formation resulting in the compacted matrix. After 10 years of curing age, the 3D pore distribution showed a considerable decrease in the range of 5–30 µm with the formation of isolated and intergranular holes.