Fire resistant geopolymer concrete incorporating local alkali-silica reactive rocks (ST-27) by Poh, Tian Han

“…It is inevitable to observe cracks and spalling. The exposed steel reinforcement bars rapidly lose its strength to withstand the tensile loading. …”
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Life cycle assessment and economic analysis of Reusable formwork materials considering the circular economy by Balasbaneh, Ali Tighnavard, Sher, Willy, Wan Ibrahim, Mohd Haziman

“…In the environmental category, steel formwork produces the lowest emissions and impact in all categories except global warming potential (GWP). …”
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Application of smartphone-based biophotonic instrumentation for glucose sensing using colorimetric method by Azlan, Nur Ainin Sofhia Nurul

“…The calibration curves consistently confirm that the proposed method aligns with the Beer-Lambert law, in accordance with expectations with previous studies. …”
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Residual stress testing of weld specimens by Tan, Kailun

“…This project explored the ability of using Non-Destructive Techniques (NDT) to test for residual stress in a mild carbon steel specimen fabricated by butt-welding two identical pieces of mild carbon steel plates together at its centre. …”
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Dual chamber solar dryers: Maximizing thermal performance for diverse product drying by Prabhu, C. Naveen, Dhanushkodi, S., Sudhakar, K.

“…This dryer consists of a dual-chamber solar flat plate collector (FPC). One steel chamber integrates a biomass heater and a polycarbonate chamber connected exclusively to the FPC. …”
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Experimental investigation on the effect of masked multiple passes abrasive waterjet machining surface texturing on coefficient of friction by Hafiz, Husin, Mohd Nazir, Mat Nawi, Asmelash, Mebrahitom Asmelash, Kushendarsyah, Saptaji, Azmir, Azhari

“…The coefficient of friction and crater roughness of the stainless-steel surface are all proportionally affected by the multiple-passes approach. …”
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Compatability and equilibrium approach to slender concrete column design (dual project) by Toh, Yi Hui

“…The predicted load will increase when concrete strength (fcu) and the steel reinforcement ratio increases. The analysis of the proposed design method with the Australian code AS3600-2001 is the main focus of the paper. …”
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High strain-rate properties of armor materials by Ang, Jordan Jing Yi

“…From static testing, it proves that with higher hardness of 4340 steel, a higher stress-strain relation is obtained. …”
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Zirconia spacer electrodes improve microstructural uniformity of flash sintered zirconia ceramics by Prajzler, V, Todd, R

“…We demonstrate that adding 3 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (3YSZ) spacer electrodes between a 3YSZ powder compact and steel electrodes positively impacts the final density and microstructure in AC flash sintering. …”

Design of slender reinforced concrete column using Indian design code and Chinese design code (dual project) by Tan, Xesman Zhong Hong

“…The 152 columns have concrete strength, fcu ranged from 16.7N/mm2 to 106.7N/mm2, steel yield strength ranged from 2067N/mm2 to 6257N/mm2, ratio of e/h from 0 to 0.75, normalised area of steel reinforcement percentage from 0.88% to 5.24% and ratio of depth L/h from 14.7 to 50. …”
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Automated Engineering Design for Reusable Concrete Building Structures by Wongsittikan, Pitipat

“…Concrete contributes to 8% of global CO2 emission through reinforced concrete (RC) structural system. Unlike steel and timber structures, RC components are rarely reused due to the inseparable phase between concrete and steel. …”
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An innovative design of household civil defence shelters by Khong, Zhi Cong.

“…Two aspects related to the hollow steel section filled with RCA design were further studied. …”
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Effect of geometric scaling on the microstructural development of selective laser melted metal parts by Ng, Angelin Shia Yin

“…This study discusses the effect of geometric scaling, delay time (i.e., the time it takes for the laser beam to jump from one scan vector to the adjacent scan vector, which is controlled by the jump speed), gas flow, and defocusing distance on microstructural development and mechanical properties of selective laser melted 316L stainless steel. 316L stainless steel has been used in various industries such as aerospace and petrochemical industries due to its superior properties such as very good corrosion resistance. …”
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Design, development and analysis of a full carbon fibre reinforced composite chassis of an electric vehicle by Khoo, Raymond Rui Xiang

“…Design for steel vehicle structures is a well-researched topic and has many research publications covering important aspects and factors that affects the design of a vehicle structure including manufacturing techniques and limitations. …”
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Experimental study of liquid spreading on pattern surface by Lee, Chia Seah.

“…The SMP was polished and compressed with the stainless steel balls to serve as templates for the fabrication of silicone samples. …”
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Micro-wire joining design setup and testing by Natarajan Nishanth

“…Diamond particles are added to the Carbon- Steel wires in order to increase the cutting efficiency. …”
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Evaluation of drilling by induced delamination of hybrid biocomposites reinforced with natural fibers: a statistical analysis by RSM by Elhadi, Abdelmalek, Amroune, Salah, Slamani, Mohamed, Jawaid, Mohammad, Koklu, Ugur, Bidi, Tarek

“…Drilling is performed via three different types of drills bit: High-Speed Steel, HSS-Co5 coated high-speed steel with 5% cobalt, and carbide. …”

NSC quicklime hydration process study by Ng, Ghee Hua.

“…The aim of this project is to study the NatSteel Chemical (NSC) lime hydration process and gain a better understanding of various factors affecting it.…”
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A study of crack propagation in microforming tools by Muhammad Shahid Shith.

“…The aim of this project is to simulate the effects of carbide concentration on crack propagation in tool steel. This is carried out by using properties of AISI M2 as a reference tool steel material and ABAQUS/Standard 6.9 to run simulations. …”
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Sound absorption of microperforated panel made from polylactic acid (PLA) by Chin, Desmond Daniel Vui Sheng, Yahya, Musli Nizam, Che Din, Nazli, Nur Aisyah, Mohamad Nazam, Keng, Yinn Wong, Asyraf, M. R. M., Sekar, Vignesh

“…The sound absorption performance of PLA MPP was compared to steel MPP, which served as the benchmark. Interestingly, the sound absorption performance of PLA MPP was found to be comparable to that of steel MPP. …”
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