Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
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Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
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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
    ;
    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
    Effects of trans-polyoctylene rubber in polypropylene/recycled acrylonitrile butadiene/rice husk powder composites
    ( 2014)
    Ragunathan Al Santiagoo
    ;
    Sam Sung Ting
    ;
    Azlinda Abdul Ghani
    ;
    Kamarudin Hussin
    ;
    Hanafi Ismail
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Zuhayr Md Ghazaly
    Composites of polypropylene/Acylonitrile butadiene rubber/Rice husk powder/ (PP/NBRr/RHP) with and without trans-polyoctylene rubber (TOR) were prepared, and the effects of trans-polyoctylene rubber were investigated. By using rice husk powder of 150300μm, five different compositions of PP/NBRr/RHP composites (i.e.100/0, 80/20, 70/30, 60/40 and 40/60 phr) were prepared in an internal mixer at 180 °C and 50 rpm rotor speed. The results indicate that the incorporation of TOR improved the tensile properties of PP/NBRr/RHPcomposites. Scanning electron microscopy of the fractured surfaces proved that TOR promoted good adhesion between the PP-NBRr matrices and RHP.
  • Publication
    Relationship between Ultrasonic-Pulse Velocity and Compression Test for Different Grade of Concrete
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Choon Onn L.
    ;
    Nur Aizat Ahmad A.
    ;
    Shahidan S.
    ;
    Salwa Mohd Zuki S.
    ;
    Shamshinar Salehuddin
    ;
    Afizah Ayob
    ;
    Shamilah Anudai @ Anuar
    ;
    Nor Faizah Bawadi
    Ultrasonic pulse velocity methods is one of the non-destructive testing methods. Commonly the compression test was used to determine the compression strength of concrete. Laboratory works had been carried out at heavy concrete laboratory to obtain the result for both non-destructive and destructive test. By using concrete cubes of sizes 100 x 100 x 100 mm and subjected to water curing for 7, 14, 21 and 28 days to obtained desire result for Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Compression test. Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity were initially done before the Compression test. The data obtained from each test has been evaluated and tabulated in this report. From this research, the variation between predicted strength and experimental strength for Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity testing was identified; the higher the pulse velocity, the higher the predicted strength and lower times passes by pulse velocity, the higher the predicted strength.
  • Publication
    The behaviours of steel fiber as main reinfocement in high performance slurry infiltrated fiber reinforced concrete
    ( 2013)
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Zuhayr Md Ghazaly
    ;
    Ragunathan Al Santiagoo
    ;
    Shahiron Shahidan
    Concrete is a structure that very weak in tension and need additional material to enhance their structural capacity. In 18thcentury, concrete have been recognized as structure that very weak in tension [. Thus, concrete need additional supporting material that can improve the tension capacity. Because of the steel is very good in tension, the steel bar was embedded in concrete at the tensile stress area to obtain the full capacity of the steel bar as reinforcement.
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    Environmental impacts of construction projects in Pauh Putra Main Campus, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
    ( 2023-06-12)
    Ujang N.
    ;
    Afizah Ayob
    ;
    Mokhtar H.
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Mohd Kasturi Nor Abd Aziz
    ;
    Ibrahim S.
    ;
    Munif Bahatin
    ;
    Abdul Ghapar Ahmad
    Buildings are enduring, and cities have even longer lives. Their impacts extend into the lives of several generations of our predecessors to the consequences of unspecified resources, environmental pollution, and decaying climate conditions. The identification of likely impacts of construction projects on the environment according to severity is a task that must be accomplished for minimizing those effects. This study identifies the most common environmental impacts of construction projects in the Pauh Putra Main Campus, Universiti Malaysia Perlis and proposes the measures for their mitigation. The methodology includes a review of pertinent literature, observations of the general environmental effects of on-site construction activities, focus groups, and a survey among university staff, students, and construction workers to determine their perception regarding the environmental impacts of construction activities. The collected data from 50 respondents was presented in tabular form and analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science software. The responses on the impacts of the ecosystem, natural resources, and public are linked to their relative importance index (RII). Most participant s were aware of environmental impacts caused by the construction project which prominently affected the ecosystem in terms of "noise pollution,""dust,"and "air pollution"(which are ranked first, second, and third with RII values of 0.57, 0.52, and 0.52, respectively). The majority of the participants ranked "use technological innovations materials and methods such as the industrialized building system"as the mitigation measure of controlling the adverse environmental impacts. The long-term asset value of a building depends on its capability to fulfil user needs, withstand changing environmental circumstances, and survive the progressing expectation of sustainability design quality.
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    A study on the potential of geopolymer artificial aggregate as substitute for granite and limestone aggregate
    ( 2020-06-10)
    Mohd Badrul Hisyam Ab Manaf
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    Abdul Razak R.
    ;
    Muhamad K.
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Ahmad M.M.
    ;
    Hao T.P.
    The aim of this research is to determine the potential of geopolymer artificial aggregate as substitute for granite and limestone aggregates. Several aggregate property test such as aggregate impact test, aggregate crushing test, specific gravity test, water absorption test and the Los Angeles Abrasion test are done on the aggregates. The fly ash-based geopolymer artificial aggregate is produced through geopolymerisation by mixing fly ash with alkaline solution. The results show that the fly ash-based geopolymer artificial aggregate is lighter than natural aggregate in term of its specific gravity. The impact value and crushing value for fly ash-based geopolymer artificial aggregate are slightly higher compared to natural aggregate while the water absorption value is much higher compared to natural aggregate. Furthermore, the fly ash-based geopolymer artificial aggregate has higher value in the Los Angeles Abrasion. Overall, the fly ash-based geopolymer artificial aggregate can be considered as one of the construction materials in the roadwork pavement and in concrete as an alternative for coarse aggregate besides natural aggregate with more lightweight properties.
  • Publication
    Physical behaviours of maximum loading and cracking for slurry infiltrated fibre reinforced concrete
    ( 2020-06-10)
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Zahirah A.
    ;
    Shahidan S.
    ;
    Mohd Badrul Hisyam Ab Manaf
    ;
    Shamshinar Salehuddin
    ;
    Zuhayr Md Ghazaly
    ;
    Afizah Ayob
    ;
    Nor Faizah Bawadi
    ;
    Shamilah Anudai @ Anuar
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    Ahmad A.N.A.
    Concrete prisms are being test with flexural testing by different percentage volume of steel fibres. The total number of 24 prisms were made which contain 3 %, 6 % and 9 % of steel fibres respectively. This only consist experimental results. Specimens used in this study using a prism mold of 100 mm x 100 mm x 500 mm. Eighteen prisms will be added with a layer of 10 mm of steel fibre using slurry method. All of the samples were tested using flexural testing to determine the maximum loading. The highlight scope of this research is to evaluate the physical behavior of Slurry Infiltrated Fibre Reinforced Concrete in term of maximum load and cracking pattern. The results of the study were also compared with concrete without steel fibres. However, the workability of the concrete decreased as the number of steels fibre increase. The maximum load was obtained by the lowest percentage of steel fibre (3%).
  • Publication
    Awareness of the Seismic Effect on Existing High-rise Building in Georgetown Penang
    ( 2024)
    Shamilah Anudai @ Anuar
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    Nurul Nabila Mohd Salleh
    ;
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Nor Faizah Bawadi
    Abstract A seismic event is unpredictable and may occur worldwide depending on the movement of the fault line. The impact of this phenomenon on society, structures, sources and surroundings is significant to be investigated. Thus, this study aims to investigate the seismic awareness level and input information among Malaysians. Several far-field seismic activities in Malaysia have triggered some high-rise buildings, including residential and commercial ones. Due to this situation, the occupants started to worry about their safety living in high-rise buildings designed without seismic considerations. The most important initial step is to investigate the awareness level among the occupants. A survey has been conducted in Georgetown, Pulau Pinang area involving 208 respondents. Findings indicate the respondents have limited experience with seismic events in Malaysia and were never exposed to seismic information. Less than 50% declared to have adequate knowledge about seismic. Only 31.25% of the respondents were exposed to the seismic information. Respondents agree that Malaysia should apply a seismic code of practice for all construction buildings. Most respondents believe that preparation for upcoming seismic activities is still insufficient, and all new buildings should have seismic safety certificates in the future for seismic resistance.
  • Publication
    Experimental Investigation on the Effectiveness of Truss-Shaped Punching Shear Reinforcement in Flat Slab
    ( 2022-07-18)
    Shamshinar Salehuddin
    ;
    Zaini S.S.
    ;
    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
    Stress Intensity and Crack Pattern of Reinforced Concrete Beam Embedded with Lightning Protection Cable
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Mustaqqim Abdul Rahim
    ;
    Syazwani Karuddin A.
    ;
    Afizah Ayob
    ;
    Nur Aizat Ahmad A.
    ;
    Shahidan S.
    ;
    Salwa Mohd Zuki S.
    The reinforced concrete beam with lightning protection cable used in this research to determine the stress intensity and crack pattern of the beam. In this research, commercially available software developed by ANSYS used to model the nonlinear behaviour of reinforced concrete beams. The beam will model by using the ANSYS parametric design language (APDL). The beam structure was modelling in 3D geometry with the reinforcement steel bar and lightning cable embedded in the reinforced concrete beam structure. The material uses to develop the beam are Grade 30 concrete and high yield steel for main reinforcement. The material for lightning cable used was galvanized steel iron, which is highly resistance to corrosion and oxidation. The beam model in simply supported with pinned support at two end of beam and three-point load is applied. From the result beam added with lightning cable at bottom can sustain a higher stress intensity compare to the beam without additional lightning cable and beams without lightning cable have developed largest crack compared to the beam with lightning cable.