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Workshop on Copyright Filing Procedure (2022)
The CMRG conducted a workshop on copyright filing procedure on 11 September 2022. The workshop was conducted in the meeting room of the Construction Research Centre in UTM. A total of six new copyrights were applied by CMRG members during the workshop.
Numerical modeling for crack self-healing concrete by microbial calcium carbonate
The inevitable existence of microcracks in concrete matrix can create interconnected flow paths due to external load, which will then provide easy access to harmful substances, and thus yielding to corrosion of reinforcement. Consequently, this affects the durability...
Properties of porous concrete from waste crushed concrete (recycled aggregate)
The purpose of this study was to develop porous concrete with acceptable permeability and strength using recycled aggregate from waste crushed concrete. The optimum mix proportions were employed to prepare porous concretes using normal and recycled aggregates. Tests...
Palm oil fuel ash as potential green micro-filler in polymer concrete
Being a plant with open cellulose structure, such potential has gone untapped due to its tendency to take up excessive resin during the mixing process. Hence, this paper presents the potential of utilizing an agricultural waste; palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as...
Tensile properties of kenaf fiber due to various conditions of chemical fiber surface modifications
Nowadays, due to environmental concerns and financial problems of synthetic fibers, natural fibers or bio-fibers are interesting to be used as reinforcement fibers in polymer composites for structural elements and construction materials. Chemical surface modification...
International Forensic Civil Engineering Seminar 2022
We have collaborated with Forensic Engineering Centre (FEC), Institute for Smart Infrastructure & Innovative Construction (ISIIC) in organizing International Forensic Civil Engineering Seminar 2022 (iForCES’22) on 26 and 27 July 2022 at Bangi Resort Hotel. The...