Zarina Yahya, Dr.
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About Dr. Zarina Yahya
Dr. Zarina Yahya is currently a Senior Lecturer at Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis
She was formerly from Faculty of Engineering Technology
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1144-4945
Scopus Author ID: 51162069600
Email: Zarina Yahya
Research Interests
Geopolymers
Construction Engineering
Construction Materials
Concrete Technology
Recent Submissions
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The effects of various concentrations of NaOH on the inter-particle gelation of a fly ash geopolymer aggregate
(MDPI AG, 2021-02)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 ... -
Seawater exposure effect on fly ash based geopolymer concrete with inclusion of steel fiber
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)Concrete is widely used in construction offshore such as concrete floating bridges and sea tank. This research is providing an alternative construction material to replace ordinary Portland cement (OPC) concrete known as ... -
Paraffin as a phase change material in concrete for enhancing thermal energy storage
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2020-02)Phase change material (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES) is the material that can absorb energy during heating process as phase change takes place and release energy to environment during cooling process. Nowadays, ... -
Performance of geopolymer concrete when exposed to marine environment
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-07)Over the decades, concrete is widely known as the most resourceful construction material as it is suitable for many building applications. However, despite its ability to last hundreds of years in many applications, it has ... -
Influence of kaolin in fly ash based geopolymer concrete: destructive and non-destructive testing
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)Development of geopolymer concrete is mainly to reduce the production of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) that adverse the natural effect. Fly ash is a by-product collected from electrical generating power plant which resulted ... -
Durability of fly ash based geopolymer concrete infilled with rubber crumb in seawater exposure
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2018-06)Geopolymer is an alternative binder to replace Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)in construction industry. Source materials that rich in silica (Si) and alumina (Al) were activated by using alkaline solution. Production of ... -
Durability of geopolymer lightweight concrete infilled LECA in seawater exposure
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017-11)This paper describes a development of lightweight concrete using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) in fly ash (FA) based geopolymer immersed in seawater. The objective of this research is to compare the performance ... -
Behavior of alkali-activated fly ash through underwater placement
(MDPI AG, 2021-11-14)Underwater concrete is a cohesive self-consolidated concrete used for concreting underwater structures such as bridge piers. Conventional concrete used anti-washout admixture (AWA) to form a high-viscosity underwater ... -
Effect of Solids-To-Liquids, Na2SiO3-To-NaOH and Curing Temperature on the Palm Oil Boiler Ash (Si + Ca) Geopolymerisation System
(MDPI AG, 2015)This paper investigates the effect of the solids-to-liquids (S/L) and Na2SiO3/NaOH ratios on the production of palm oil boiler ash (POBA) based geopolymer. Sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) solution were used as ... -
A Review on the Manufacturing of Lightweight Aggregates Using Industrial By-Product
(EDP Sciences, 2016-10)The waste materials from industrial are one of the concern issues in sustainable development. Recycle and reduce the waste material is one of the strategies to produce the better sustainable system. One of the methods is ... -
Optimization of NaOH Molarity, LUSI Mud/Alkaline Activator, and Na2SiO3/NaOH Ratio to Produce Lightweight Aggregate-Based Geopolymer
(MDPI AG, 2015-05-21)This paper presents the mechanical function and characterization of an artificial lightweight geopolymer aggregate (ALGA) using LUSI (Sidoarjo mud) and alkaline activator as source materials. LUSI stands for LU-Lumpur and ... -
Strength, density and water absoprtion of Palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS brick
(Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2016-01)Geopolymer or alkali-activated binder is produced by synthesizing aluminosilicate source materials with an alkaline activator solution. This study has been conducted to produce palm oil boiler ash (POBA) geopolymer brick/IBS ... -
The relationship of NaOH molarity, Na2SiO3/NaOH ratio, fly ash/alkaline activator ratio, and curing temperature to the strength of fly ash-based geopolymer
(Trans Tech Publications, 2011)Geopolymer, produced by the reaction of fly ash with an alkaline activator (mixture of Na2SiO3 and NaOH solutions), is an alternative to the use of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) in the construction industry. However, there ... -
The effect of curing temperature on physical and chemical properties of geopolymers
(Elsevier BV, 2011)Fly ash-based geopolymers required heat to increase the geopolymerization process in order to obtain higher compressive strength. As such, geopolymer samples were prepared using different curing temperatures (room temperature, ... -
Chemical and physical characterization of boiler ash from palm oil industry waste for geopolymer composite
(Syscom 18 SRL/ SC BIBLIOTECA CHIMIEI SA, 2013-12)The characterizations of boiler ash waste from waste of palm oil industry were performed. The boiler ash was obtained from the boiler in the palm oil processing factory. The chemical and physical characterization has been ... -
Effect of NaOH concentration on microstructure of boiler ash based geopolymer
(Trans Tech Publications Ltd., 2015)Boiler ash is one of the waste material from palm oil processing industry and it was widely available. The role of alkaline activator in geopolymer is important for its mechanical properties. NaOH and sodium silicate ... -
Review on the various ash from palm oil waste as geopolymer material
(Advanced Study Center Co. Ltd., 2013)The solid waste from palm oil mill industry has been increasing annually where it has been reported that the palm oil waste was produced 4 million tons/years in Malaysia only. Hence, the solution to overcome the problems ... -
Malaysian Foxtail grass - A potential source of natural/agro fibre for polymer composite panel
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Foxtail grass, also known as 'rumput bulu' by the local people, is one of the fast growing grasses abundantly available all over Malaysia. A full grown Foxtail grass attains a height of about 0.5 - 1.5 meters. The fibres ... -
Study on radioactivity components, water quality and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash as geopolymer artificial aggregate
(SYSCOM 18, 2013-06)The assessments of radioactivity, water qualitytesting and microstructure characteristic of volcano ash have been examined. The measurement of the 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 238U were carried out using radioactive concentration ... -
Microstructure studies on the effect of the alkaline activators of fly ash-based geopolymer at elevated heat treatment temperature
(Trans Tech Publications, 2013)Fly ash-based geopolymers are new binding materials produced to replace the ordinary Portland cement (OPC) used in concrete. In this research, the effect of alkaline activators on the compressive strength and the microstructure ...
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