Zarina Yahya
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Zarina Yahya
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Zarina, Yahya
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Yahya, Zarina
Zarina, Y.
Zarina, Yahya
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51162069600
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DXZ-6436-2022

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EFFECT OF GROUND GRANULATED BLAST SLAG (GGBS) TO THE BONDING STRENGTH OF GEOPOLYMER MORTAR AS REPAIRING MATERIAL

2020-08-28 , Rafiza Abd Razak , Zarina Yahya , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Subaer S. , Khairunnisa Muhamad , Ahmad Zailani, Warid Wazien , Teng, T. Siang

The bonding strength of geopolymer mortar is very important for binding the old concrete with the latest concrete when act as repair material. The present study is aim to determine the best ratio between GGBS and fly ash in order to find the optimum bond strength under ambient temperature. There are five different ratios of GGBS to fly ash that had been tested in this research which are GGBS: FA= 10:90, 20:80, 30:70, 40:60, and 50:50. The different mixture of GGBS and fly ash is added with the alkaline solution (12M of sodium hydroxide and sodium silicate) and sand which have been mixed then rapped cured under ambient temperature. Once the mixing is done completely, pour the mixture into the metal mold and attach with the OPC concrete substrate. The bonding strength of this research were tested by using slant shear test in 7 days, 28 days and 60 days of curing. From the result tested, GGBS: FA= 30:70 could concluded as the best ratio for presenting the optimum bonding strength in this research since the bond strength for GGBS: FA=30:70 had obtain optimum strength under long curing time (9 MPa in 28 days cured and 10.6 MPa in 60 days cured). The maximum compressive strength of 46.4 MPa was observed at geopolymer mortar with GGBS: FA = 30:70. There are many factors affecting the bond strength of geopolymer which are slow setting time of fly ash and GGBS, curing temperature, size of GGBS and also the mixture proportion. The present study had concluded that GGBS: FA= 30:70 in geopolymer mortar are the best for presenting the bond strength.

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The effects of various concentrations of NaOH on the Inter-Particle Gelation of a Fly Ash Geopolymer Aggregate

2021 , Alida Abdullah , Kamarudin Hussin , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Zarina Yahya , Wojciech Sochacki , Rafiza Abdul Razak , Katarzyna Błoch , Hamzah Fansuri

Aggregates can be categorized into natural and artificial aggregates. Preserving natural resources is crucial to ensuring the constant supply of natural aggregates. In order to preserve these natural resources, the production of artificial aggregates is beginning to gain the attention of researchers worldwide. One of the methods involves using geopolymer technology. On this basis, this current research focuses on the inter-particle effect on the properties of fly ash geopolymer aggregates with different molarities of sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of synthesis parameters (6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 M) on the mechanical and microstructural properties of the fly ash geopolymer aggregate were studied. The fly ash geopolymer aggregate was palletized manually by using a hand to form a sphere-shaped aggregate where the ratio of NaOH/Na2SiO3 used was constant at 2.5. The results indicated that the NaOH molarity has a significant effect on the impact strength of a fly ash geopolymer aggregate. The highest aggregate impact value (AIV) was obtained for samples with 6 M NaOH molarity (26.95%), indicating the lowest strength among other molarities studied and the lowest density of 2150 kg/m3. The low concentration of sodium hydroxide in the alkali activator solution resulted in the dissolution of fly ash being limited; thus, the inter-particle volume cannot be fully filled by the precipitated gels.

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The Effects of Various Concentrations of NaOH on the Inter-Particle Gelation of a Fly Ash Geopolymer Aggregate

2021 , Alida Abdullah , Kamarudin Hussin , Mohd. Mustafa Al Bakri Abdullah , Zarina Yahya , Wojciech Sochacki , Katarzyna Błoch , Hamzah Fansuri , Rafiza Abdul Razak

Aggregates can be categorized into natural and artificial aggregates. Preserving natural resources is crucial to ensuring the constant supply of natural aggregates. In order to preserve these natural resources, the production of artificial aggregates is beginning to gain the attention of researchers worldwide. One of the methods involves using geopolymer technology. On this basis, this current research focuses on the inter-particle effect on the properties of fly ash geopolymer aggregates with different molarities of sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The effects of synthesis parameters (6, 8, 10, 12, and 14 M) on the mechanical and microstructural properties of the fly ash geopolymer aggregate were studied. The fly ash geopolymer aggregate was palletized manually by using a hand to form a sphere-shaped aggregate where the ratio of NaOH/Na2SiO3 used was constant at 2.5. The results indicated that the NaOH molarity has a significant effect on the impact strength of a fly ash geopolymer aggregate. The highest aggregate impact value (AIV) was obtained for samples with 6 M NaOH molarity (26.95%), indicating the lowest strength among other molarities studied and the lowest density of 2150 kg/m3. The low concentration of sodium hydroxide in the alkali activator solution resulted in the dissolution of fly ash being limited; thus, the inter-particle volume cannot be fully filled by the precipitated gels.

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