InCIEC 2015: Proceedings of the International Civil and Infrastructure Engineering Conference

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Removal of Hexavalent Chromium by Magnetite in Groundwater....Pages 3-8
Screening of Medium with Different Range of Waste Frying Oil (WFO), Sodium Nitrate (NaNO3) and Sodium Chloride (NaCl) for Biosurfactant Production by Thermophilic Anoxybacillus sp. Using Fractional Factorial Design (FFD)....Pages 9-19
Comparative Debark and Macronutrients Content from Retting Water Using 1:2 and 1:10 Kenaf Weight to Water Volume Ratio....Pages 21-31
Experimental Study on Local Scour Before and After the Channel Bend....Pages 33-41
Fabrication of Polysulfone Membrane Incorporated with Crystalline Silica: The Effect of Casting Rate....Pages 43-50
Removal of Lead by Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron in Surfacewater....Pages 51-61
Evaluation of a Novel Sewage Treatment System by Combining a Primary Settled Basin with DHS Reactor....Pages 63-71
Investigation of the Potential Uses of a Low-Cost Water Purification Method in Indonesia....Pages 73-81
Front Matter....Pages 83-93
Particle Swarm Optimization Application for Timber Connection with Glass Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (GFRP) and Non-GFRP....Pages 95-95
Optimizing Network Architecture of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in Rainfall-Runoff Modeling....Pages 97-106
The Influenced of Localized Corrosion on the Natural Frequency in the Reinforced Concrete Beam....Pages 107-116
Idealized River Meander Using Improved Sine-Generated Curve Method....Pages 117-124
Front Matter....Pages 125-135
Vulnerability of High-Rise Buildings in Kuala Lumpur Subjected to Acheh Earthquake Event....Pages 137-137
Seismic Damage Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Frame of Public Buildings in Ipoh Subjected to Acheh Earthquake Event....Pages 139-147
Seismic Site Classification of JKR Bridge at Sungai Sepang Using Multichannel Analysis of Surface Wave (MASW)....Pages 149-157
Analysis of Multi-column Pier of Bridge Using STAAD.Pro Under Static and Dynamic Loading....Pages 159-167
Repair and Retrofitting Bridge Pier Using CFRP and Tested Under In-plane Lateral Cyclic Loading....Pages 169-182
Compressive Strength and Water Absorption of Sewage Sludge Ash (SSA) Mortar....Pages 183-197
Comparison of Seismic Performance Between Interior Beam-Column Joint Designed Using BS8110 and Eurocode 8....Pages 199-207
Front Matter....Pages 209-220
Rubberized-PET and Rubberized-Coconut Shell as Fine Aggregate in Concrete....Pages 137-137
Comparative Study of Seismic Behavior of Tunnel Form Building Between Experiment and Modeling....Pages 221-231
Front Matter....Pages 233-239
A Look into Poor Marketing Strategy on the Issue of Abandoned Housing Projects in Malaysia....Pages 241-241
Conflict, Complexity, and Uncertainty in Building Refurbishment Projects....Pages 243-249
Front Matter....Pages 251-258
Bioengineering Stabilization Method to Counter Rainfall-Induced Slope Failure....Pages 259-259
Seismic Refraction Investigation on Limestone Area in Gopeng, Perak....Pages 261-273
The Effect of Cyclic Stress on the Strain and Microstructure of Weathered Granite....Pages 275-286
The Shear Strength Characteristics of Kota Samarahan Sedimentary Soil....Pages 287-299
Strength of Treated Peat Soil with Pond Ash—Hydrated Lime Subjected to Soaking Time....Pages 301-317
A Study on the Effectiveness of Soil–Root Matrix of Vetiver Grass and Bermuda Grass as Soil Slope Reinforcing System....Pages 319-329
A Correlation Between P-Wave Velocities and Standard Penetration Test (Spt-N) Blows Count for Meta-Sedimentary Soils of Tropical Country....Pages 331-342
Landslide Mapping Using LiDAR in the Kundasang Area: A Review....Pages 343-354
Polyurethane Foams in Soil Stabilization: A Compressibility Effect....Pages 355-367
Engineering Characterisation of Kuala Lumpur Granite and Limestone....Pages 369-377
Prediction of Stress–Strain Response for Malaysian Granitic Residual Soil (Grade VI) in a Range of Effective Stresses, According to Rotational Multiple Yield Surface Framework....Pages 379-388
Quantifying Cavity Through Volumetric Study by Resistivity Images....Pages 389-401
Case Study on Geophysical and Geotechnical Assessment on Rock Subsurface: Road Construction....Pages 403-414
Alternative Ground Improvement Solution with Polyurethane Foam/Resin....Pages 415-424
Evaluation of Physical and Mechanical Properties of Tsunami Deposit Soils....Pages 425-440
Front Matter....Pages 441-453
Magnetorheological Elastomer Performances with the Presence of Carbon Black....Pages 455-455
Front Matter....Pages 457-468
TFGM a New Composite Material with Palm Oil Fuel Ash....Pages 455-455
Axial Compression Behaviour of Plastered Wood-Wool Cement Composite Panel Wallettes....Pages 469-481
Waste Paper Sludge Ash (WPSA) as Binder in Solidifying Water Treatment Plant Sludge (WTPS)....Pages 483-495
Bond Strength of Bar Connector Performance in Male-Female Interlocking Panel (M-FiP)....Pages 497-504
Finite Element Analysis: Displacement of Eccentric Loaded SFRC Ribbed Wall Panel....Pages 505-522
Investigation of Intercity Train Loading on Prestressed Concrete Sleeper....Pages 523-536
Serviceability of Construction Materials Under Tropical Climate Effects....Pages 537-546
Strength, Water Absorption and Carbonation Depth of Micro Fine Quarry Dust Concrete Grade 60....Pages 547-554
Effect of Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties of Ternary Blended Eco-friendly UHPFRCC....Pages 555-567
Effect of Longitudinal Reinforcement Ratio on Shear Capacity of Concrete Beams with GFRP Bars....Pages 569-585
Discovery of Used Cooking Oil as Foaming Agent Admixture for Lightweight Foamed Concrete....Pages 587-599
Monitoring of Precast Prestressed Concrete Beam due to Static Load by Using Pundit Equipment....Pages 601-619
Self-healing Shape-Memory Alloy (SMA) in Reinforced Concrete Structures: A Review....Pages 621-629
Energy Dissipation and Strain Recovery of Pseudo-Elastic Shape Memory Alloy Ni-Ti Wire....Pages 631-639
Front Matter....Pages 641-652
Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (Tga) of Kenaf Core and Its Cellulose for Membrane Fabrication....Pages 653-664
Effect of Clay as a Nanomaterial on Corrosion Potential of Steel Reinforcement Embedded in Ultra-High Performance Concrete....Pages 665-665
Characteristic and Strength Properties of Nano Metaclayed UHPC....Pages 667-677
Front Matter....Pages 679-687
Effect of Embedded Rod Length on Kempas and Keruing Timber Beam Jointed Using Bonded-in Pultruded Rods....Pages 689-697
Evaluation on the Thermal Performance of Selected Tropical Timber Species....Pages 699-699
Front Matter....Pages 701-711
Dowel-Bearing Strength Properties of Glulam with and Without Glue Line Made of Mengkulang Species....Pages 713-723
Light Organic Solvent Preservative Behavior on Bending Strength of Mengkulang (Heritiera spp.) Glulam....Pages 699-699
Wood Properties and Bonding Shear Strength of Hardwood Glulam After Fire Exposure....Pages 725-734
Evaluation of Density for Malaysian Hardwood Timber Treated by Heat: The Case of Pauh Kijang (Irvingia spp.) and Kapur (Dryobalanops spp.)....Pages 735-745
Effect of Different Diameter of Glulam Dowel-Bearing Strength Made of Mengkulang Species....Pages 747-757
A Conceptual Review of Structural Performance of Mengkulang Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) Roof Trusses....Pages 759-767
Effect of Adding Cement to the Mechanical Properties of Red Gypsum Particleboard Made of Kelempayan Wood....Pages 769-782
Perpendicular Glue Line Dowel-Bearing Strength Properties of Mengkulang Glulam....Pages 783-796
Post-fatigue Behaviour of Kekatong Glued Laminated Timber Railway Sleepers....Pages 797-805
A Review on Structural Response of Hybrid Glulam-Cold-Formed Steel Roof Trusses....Pages 807-817
The Joint Strength of Timber Connected with Adhesively Bonded-in GFRP Rod....Pages 819-831
The Effect of Span Lengths on the Bending Strength Properties of Glued Laminated Timber Beam....Pages 833-846
Bending Strength Properties of Malaysian Tropical Timber in Structural Size....Pages 847-859
Front Matter....Pages 861-869
Influence of Warm Porous Asphalt on Permeability Reduction Due to Binder Flow....Pages 871-882
Modelling Operating Speed at Merging Section on the Exclusive Motorcycle Lane....Pages 883-883
Abrasion Loss and Binder Draindown of Porous Asphalt with Nanosilica-Modified Binder....Pages 885-894
Validation of Operating Speed Prediction Model for Horizontal Curve with Established Models....Pages 895-906
Physical Properties of Nanomodified Asphalt Binder....Pages 907-919
Moisture-Induced Damage Evaluation of Nanopolymer-Modified Binder in Stone Mastic Asphalt (SMA) Mixtures....Pages 921-934
Engineering Factors of Motorcyclist Red Light Runner in Malaysia....Pages 935-946
Front Matter....Pages 947-957
Modeling Operating Speed with Regard to Pavement Roughness Index (IRI) at Two-Lane Highway....Pages 959-969
Assessing Motorcycle Red Light Runner Crossing Event Sequence at Signalised Intersection....Pages 883-883
Evaluation of Operating Speed at Multilane Highway Along Jalan Meru: Case Study of Reliability of Posted Speed Limit....Pages 971-982
Relevancy of the Installed Posted Speed Limit Based on the Operating Speed Study on Multilane Highway....Pages 983-993
Assessing Pedestrian Behavior and Walking Speed on Staircase: A Review....Pages 995-1006
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