Product Description
Eco Green Brick (EGB) is a by product from recycled waste including hydrated lime, Gypsum, POFA (Palm Oil Fuel Ash), PFA (Pulverized Fuel Ash), Bottom-Ash, sand, water and SP. In this EGB Brick, cement was totally eliminated (cement free) and replaced by another material that has cementitious properties. The density of brick was around 1800 kg/m³ with average strength of 12 N/mm². The EGB has shown to have high resistance when exposed to efflorescence and sulphate solution. The water absorption results also show low value than commercial cement brick.
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Research Profile
a) Inventor
- Prof. Ir. Dr. Mohd Warid Hussin
Biography:
Prof Warid is a senior professor in the Faculty of Civil Engineering of UTM and now serving as research fellow at UTM Construction Research Centre. He received his PhD degree from the University of Sheffield, UK in 1985. He is a member of IEM, BEM, Charter member of International Ferrocement Society, member of Concrete Society of Malaysia and member of ACI KL Chapter. His main research interests are fibre reinforced composite, blended cement concrete, geopolymer concrete and concrete repair materials.
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Aamer Rafique Bhutta
Biography:
Dr. Muhammad Aamer Rafique Bhutta is an Associate Professor in Faculty of Civil Engineering, and a fellow at Construction Research Centre (CRC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. He is also He has been extensively involved in research and the development of concrete-polymer composite, durability of reinforced concrete structures, low carbon concrete, recycling and porous concrete.
b) Faculty
- Construction Research Centre (UTM-CRC), Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
c) Institution
- Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
d) Category of Product
- Pre-Commercialization
