Effect of steel slag and steel sludge on concrete properties by Roslan, Nurul Hidayah

“…Initially, the steel slag and steel sludge were screened for pozzolanic properties using pozzolanic activity test based on ASTM C618 and thermogravity method. Then they were incorporated in concrete mixes by replacing cement from 5% to 20%. …”
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Modification of asphalt binder with various percentages of crumb rubber in flexible pavement by Altieb Ahmed, Zohair Ahmed

“…The laboratory works were based on American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and (JKR/SPJ/2008-S4) standard of Malaysia, Several tests was conducted such as Penetration, Softening point, Viscosity, Rolling Thin Film Oven and Pressure Aging Vessel tests modified asphalt binder. …”
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Preferred test methods to select suitable surface repair materials in severe climates by Mirza, Jahangir, Durand, Benoit, Bhutta, Muhammad Aamer Rafique, Md. Tahir, Mahmood

“…In the shrinkage-expansion test, 53% and 66% of the surface repair mortars showed lower than 0.15% net change and 0.2% total change, respectively, as specified in ASTM C928. However, in the thermal compatibility with base concrete test, only 36% of the mortars performed better indicating its importance and preference in severe climates. …”

Incorporation of homogenous ceramic tile waste to enhance mechanical properties of mortar by Mohd. Sam, Abdul Rahman, Samadi, Mostafa, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Han, Seung Leed, Ismail, Mohamed A., Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah, Ariffin, Nur Farhayu, A. Khalid, Nur Hafizah, Abd. Majid, Muhd. Zaimi, Mirza, Jahangir

“…The size of ceramic aggregate used is modified in accordance to ASTM C33-13. All samples were cast in a 50mm cube and cured in water until the age of testing. …”
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Effect of homogeneous ceramic tile waste on properties of mortar by Samadi, Mostafa, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Mohd. Sam, Abdul Rahman, Lee, Han Seung, Ismail, Mohamed, Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah

“…The size of ceramic aggregates used is modified in accordance with ASTM C-33 while the cement was partially replaced by 40 % of ceramic powder by weight of cement. …”
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Incorporation of homogenous ceramic tile waste to enhance mechanical properties of mortar by Mohd. Sam, Abdul Rahman, Hussin, Mohd. Warid, Han, Seung Lee, Ismail, Mohamed A., Samadi, Mostafa, Abdul Shukor Lim, Nor Hasanah, Ariffin, Nur Farhayu, Abd. Khalid, Nur Hafizah

“…The size of ceramic aggregate used is modified in accordance to ASTM C33-13. All samples were cast in 50mm cubes and cured in water after demoulding until the age of testing. …”
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Mixture temperature prediction of waxy oil–water two-phase system flowing near wax appearance temperature by Piroozian, A., Manan, M. A., Ismail, I., Mohsin, R., Bayat, A. E., Onuoha, M. D. U., Hemmati, M.

“…Moreover, the average errors for both models are in the range of standard error limits (± 0.75%) according to ASTM E230. Conclusively, the proposed model showed the ease of obtaining mixture temperatures close to WAT as predetermined with accuracy of ± 0.5 °C approximately for over 84% of the examined cases. …”

Mixture temperature prediction of waxy oil-water two-phase system flowing near wax appearance temperature by Piroozian, A., Manan, M. A., Ismail, I., Mohsin, R., Bayat, A. E., Onuoha, M. D. U., Hemmati, M.

“…Moreover, the average errors for both models are in the range of standard error limits (± 0.75%) according to ASTM E230. Conclusively, the proposed model showed the ease of obtaining mixture temperatures close to WAT as predetermined with accuracy of ± 0.5°C approximately for over 84% of the examined cases. …”

A study of moisture effects on the breakdown voltage and spectral characteristics of mineral and palm oil-based insulation oils by Ab. Ghani, S., Muhamad, N. A., Chairul, I. S., Jamri, N.

“…The breakdown voltage test and Fourier transform infrared spectrometry is carried out in accordance with the MS IEC 60156:2012 and ASTM D2144 standards, ensuring the reliability of the test procedures. …”

The tribological characteristics of the cactus and mineral oil blends using four-ball tribotester by Hassan, M., Syahrullail, S., Ani, F. N.

“…The volumetric blending ratio was varied (20% to 80%) and these blends were performed at 1200 rpm, for one hour, with 40 kg of load at a temperature of 75ºC (ASTM D4172-B) standard. According to the results, it was found that the lowest wear scar diameter was 431.23μm, which was identified in the blend of 20% cactus oil with 80% mineral oil which symbolized by (CC20%), compared to that of neat cactus oil at 669.16 μm and mineral oil at 546.46 μm.In addition, the result also indicates that a 80% addition of cactus oil, the coefficient of friction tends to decrease compared to the values of neat cactus oil. …”
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Measurement of dielectric properties of low-density polyethylene nanocomposites using "sub-hertz" dielectric spectroscopy by Basri, M. S. M., Rauf, L. A. A., Ahmad, M. H., Ahmad, N. A., Arief, Y. Z., Noorden, Z. A.

“…The cylindrical electrode with guard ring configuration was used to conduct the experiment, in accordance to the ASTM D150 standard. The results revealed that 5 wt% filled polymer has lower loss tangent and permittivity compared to the unfilled polymer, due to the strong interaction between nano-particle and the polymer. …”
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Synthesis, characterization and performance of silica impregnated calcium oxide as heterogeneous catalyst in biodiesel production by Lani, N. S., Ngadi, N., Yahya, N. Y., Rahman, R. A.

“…The fuel properties of biodiesel produced in this study were found to meet the specification of ASTM standards. Therefore, it can be concluded that the hybrid catalyst derived from waste materials can be an excellent catalyst in biodiesel production. …”

Tribological performance of palm kernel oil with addition of pour point depressants as a lubricant using four-ball tribotester under variable load test by Aiman, Y., Syahrullail, S., Yahya, W. J.

“…The experiment is according to ASTM D4172 with variation load test. The result of the experiment show that for low temperature performance, PKO with 20wt%PPD (A2-20%) and 30wt%PPD (A2-30%) show great performance which can withstand 15° C. …”
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Dielectric strength improvement of natural ester insulation oil via mixed antioxidants: taguchi approach by Ghani, S. A., Noorden, Z. A., Muhamad, N. A., Zainuddin, H., Abdullah, M. I. H. C., Chairul, I.S.

“…An AC breakdown voltage test is conducted in accordance with the ASTM D1816 standard using Megger OTS60PB portable oil tester, in which the electrode gap distance is kept fixed at 1 mm. …”

Optimization of biodiesel production from POME using lipase immobilized in PVA-alginate-sulfate beads by Matinja, Idris Adamu

“…The important fuel properties of the biodiesel such as flash point, kinematic viscosity, water and sediment and copper strip corrosion were evaluated according to the American Society for Testing of Materials (ASTM D6751) and European Standard (EN 14214) and were found to be in good agreement with the standard quality and specification.…”
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Fractal theory of a propagating crack in austenitic stainless steel by Abas, Muhamad Ariff

“…Compact tension (C(T)) specimen was used for fatigue crack growth rate test in accordance to ASTM E647 to obtain crack length against number of cycles i.e. …”
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Experimental studies on tribological properties of RBD palm olein using copper pin by Muhammad Azmin, Nurasmida

“…The lubricant used was supplied continuously on sliding surface of rotated disk at different sliding speeds from 1 m/s to 5 m/s and applied loads of 1 kg and 10 kg for one hour as recommended by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). From the analysis, the coefficient of friction and wear obtained lubricated with RBD palm olein was the lowest compared to SAE40 engine oil for both conditions of different sliding speeds and applied loads of 0.011 at 1 m/s for 10 kg load and 0.62 x10-5 mm3m-1 at 1 m/s for 1 kg load respectively. …”
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Elastomer compatibility study of oil-based and ester-based drilling fluids by Lebai Ismail, Abdul Razak, Mohd. Arshad, Azmi, Abdul Rahman, Abu Talib, Ismail, Nurul Jannah

“…The weights of elastomers were measured and the tensile strength tests were conducted using ASTM D412 protocol. Temperatures of 25, 80 and 125 °C were chosen and the elastomers were exposed to the drilling fluids for one and two weeks. …”

Particle size effect on optimal mixture ratio of tin slag polymer concrete under compression by Mohd. Yusuff, Muhamad Faidzal, Abu Hassan, Shukur, Omar, Balqis, Zakaria, Khidzir, Ahmad Zaharuddin, Mohd. Faridh

“…Under compression test, the test samples are loaded using Instron 600 kN universal testing machine at a loading rate of 1 mm/min in accordance to ASTM C 579-01. The test results are then correlated with compressive strength, modulus and deformation. …”

Tribological effect of palm sterin and engine oil (CMEO) on pure aluminium pin steel disc with varies speed and constant load by Aiman, Y., Syahrullail, S., Azhar, M., Ummikalsom, A., Mohd Kameil, A. H.

“…The sample will be tested using pin on disc tribotester machine that follows ASTM G99 standard. The materials used for this experiment are pure aluminium pin (A110) with spherical head and stainless steel disc (SKD11) with four grooves. …”
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