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  • Optimization of rice husk ash (RHA) as partial replacement of cementing material in structural ceramic composite concrete using response surface methodology (RSM) statistical experimental design

  • Aliff Akhmal Mohd Fazlia, Siti Koriah Zakariaa, Nur Iman Najwa Abd Rahmana, Siti Zuliana Salleha,
    Abdul Hafidz Yusoffa, Nurul Azita Sallehb, Mustaffa Ali Azhar Taibc, Faisal Budimand, Arlina Alia and Pao Ter Teo1,*

  • aAdvanced Materials Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
    bSchool of Technology Management and Logistics, Universiti Utara Malaysia, 06010 Sintok, Kedah, Malaysia
    cDivision of Advanced Ceramic Materials Technology, Advanced Technology Training Center (ADTEC) Taiping, 34600 Kamunting, Perak, Malaysia
    dSchool of Electrical Engineering, Telkom University, Bandung 40257, West Jawa, Indonesia 

Abstract

Rapid development in the concrete industry leads to a higher demand for cement consumption worldwide. Due to this, the production of cement has become very crucial, resulting in a high carbon footprint and pollution along the process. Therefore, the utilization of agricultural by-products as cement replacement will help to reduce pollution caused by conventional cement production and therefore reduce the unsystematic waste management. Rice husk ash contains high silica content that makes it a potential material to partially replace cement in concrete production. This is because, the reaction between rice husk ash and cement can improve the compressive strength of the concrete. With the aid of response surface methodology, the optimization of utilizing rice husk ash as a partial replacement of cement in concrete can be achieved. Therefore, concrete incorporated with rice husk ash with high and optimum compressive strength can be produced.


Keywords: rice husk ash (RHA), Concrete, Cement

This Article

  • 2020; 21(6): 667-682

    Published on Dec 31, 2020

  • 10.36410/jcpr.2020.21.6.667
  • Received on Jul 8, 2020
  • Revised on Aug 30, 2020
  • Accepted on Sep 4, 2020

Correspondence to

  • Pao Ter Teo

  • Advanced Materials Research Cluster, Faculty of Bioengineering and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Jeli Campus, 17600 Jeli, Kelantan, Malaysia
    Tel : +609-9477427 Fax: +609-9477402

  • E-mail: teopaoter@umk.edu.my