22 research outputs found
Physical and mechanical properties of oil palm trunks / Muhamad Azlan Abdullah
No full textWood-based industry in Malaysia is dependent on the natural forest resources and forest plantations. The highly demand of this resource makes it more scarce and expensive. Currently the industries are searching for other resources to overcome the over dependence on local timber. The waste biomass from the oil palm industries can be turned into value-added products providing an alternative raw material for the wood industry, but OPT (Oil Palm Trunk) are reported to be difficult to dry, not only because of its extremely high green moisture content (MC), but also its drying defects. The objectives of this study are to characterize of physical and mechanical properties in the OPT at different layers of the trunk (bark to pith). To have different layer of trunk, the OPTs are sawn with sawing around pattern and were soaked with 85% concentration of ethanol liquids for 24 hours and dried using oven until archived 12 % moisture content. 30 samples for bending 20mm x 20mm x 300mm, and 20mm x 20mm x 60mm for compression were tested according to ASTM D2395-14. The result showed a gradual increase in mechanical and physical properties on trunk depth for both treatment, but the treatment sample show the highest value in MOR and MOE for both testing. It is concluded that the OPT soaked
with Ethanol and dry with normal oven dry can improved the strength properties of OPL lumber
Important criteria for measuring heritage building condition
No full textThe excellence condition of a heritage building lies not only in the appearance of its individual elements, but also in the integrity of all its components, considered as unique criteria of the specific construction technology of its time and place. However, these criteria are varied and not specific. Therefore, this study aimed to identify and rank the important criteria for measuring the condition of heritage buildings in Malaysia. Data obtained through questionnaire and analyzed using Average Index (AI) in order to establish the important criteria. Samples were selected from a panel of experts in the field of heritage buildings management including industry players and academicians. The established criteria will be used as components to develop a new method of heritage building condition determination model in Malaysia
Bengkel penulisan “Enrich Publication: Change Your Capability and Enhance Your Speed” / Hafizah Muhamad Azlan
No full textBahagian Penyelidikan, Jaringan Industri, Masyarakat & Alumni UiTM Cawangan Pulau Pinang telah mengadakan satu siri Bengkel Penulisan pada 21-22 Disember 2020. Bengkel ini telah dianjurkan oleh Unit Penerbitan di mana ianya menerima penyertaan daripada 30 orang peserta di kalangan pensyarah. Bengkel ini diadakan secara bersemuka selama dua hari dari pukul 8 pagi sehingga 5 petang. Oleh sebab itu penyertaan terpaksa dihadkan mengikut SOP Covid-19 bersesuaian dengan keluasan bilik seminar. Apa yang menariknya, bengkel ini telah menjemput penceramah dari luar UiTM iaitu Professor Ir. Dr. Shahrum Bin Abdullah dari Fakulti Kejuruteraan dan Alam Bina, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). Beliau merupakan seorang Professor yang mempunyai pengalaman yang banyak dan luas dari segi penulisan dalam menghasilkan jurnal yang berkualiti tinggi dan diiktiraf. Beliau telah menerbitkan lebih dari 400 makalah dalam jurnal dan juga prosiding persidangan. Beliau juga telah terlibat dalam menguruskan persidangan antarabangsa di dalam dan luar negara sebagai Ketua Persidangan, Ahli Jawatan Kuasa Penganjuran, Ahli Jawatan Kuasa Penasihat dan macam-macam lagi. Beliau juga sering diundang sebagai Keynote Speaker dalam pelbagai persidangan di dalam mahupun di luar negara
Physical and mechanical properties of oil palm trunks / Muhamad Azlan Abdullah, Ahmad Fauzi Awang@Othman and Izyan Lyana Mohd Mokhtar
No full textWood-based industry in Malaysia is dependent on the natural forest resources and forest plantations. The highly demand of this resource makes it more scarce and expensive. Currently the industries are searching for other resources to overcome the over dependence on local timber. The waste biomass from the oil palm industries can be turned into value-added products providing an alternative raw material for the wood industry, but OPT (Oil Palm Trunk) are reported to be difficult to dry, not only because of its extremely high green moisture content (MC), but also its drying defects. The objectives of this study are to characterize of physical and mechanical properties in the OPT at different layers of the trunk (bark to pith). To have different layer of trunk, the OPTs are sawn with sawing around pattern and were soaked with 85% concentration of ethanol liquids for 24 hours and dried using oven until archived 12 %moisture content. 30 samples for bending 20mm x 20mm x 300mm, and 20mm x 20mm x 60mm for compression were tested according to ASTM D2395-14. The result showed a gradual increase in mechanical and physical properties on trunk depth for both treatment, but the treatment sample show the highest value in MOR and MOE for both testing. It is concluded that the OPT soaked with Ethanol and dry with normal oven dry can improved the strength properties of OPL lumber
Flood victims' preferences towards takaful flood coverage: an analysis based on structural equation modelling
No full textThis article examines the preferences of flood victims in Malaysia for future participation in the Takaful scheme. A quantitative methodology is adopted in this research where survey have been conducted among 349 flood victims in east coast area (Kelantan, Terengganu, and Pahang) of Malaysia. Based on structural equation modelling analysis, it is found that the factors that have significantly influenced the victims to participate in the Takaful scheme if given opportunity in future are their awareness on the scheme and because of financial difficulties caused by flood. In addition, at least 50 percent of the victims have experienced final losses not more than RM10,000. Moreover, it is found that majority of them were preferred to pay monthly Takaful contribution less than RM100. Results of this research urge the industry players to strategise their marketing effort by increasing awareness among the rural population towards financial preparation for disasters as well as structuring micro Takaful scheme to capture the low-income group
AR Geography Textbooks
No full textThis paper describes the process of developing an Augmented Reality (AR) textbook
mobile application. This mobile application allowed the students to view the
superimposed virtual 3 dimensional animation objects in a fun and interactive manner
using the marker-less physical traditional textbooks as the interaction tool. The idea of
the whole project is to create a whole new and better learning experience that would be
able to captivate student's interest in study. Besides, the reason behind choosing the
Geography subject as the topic is because it is one of the subjects that has been teaches
to every students who are pursuing their studies in every secondary school located in
Malaysia. The author also believed that Geography subject is very important as it
provide us with the knowledge of the world around us. It is also related to etiquette as it
discussed the impact of both natural and manmade factors. Though each student will get
a free textbook under Textbook Loan Scheme (SPBT) sponsored by Ministry of
Education, the problem is that students might find the traditional textbooks dull and
boring considered the factor of these current generations are pretty tech-savvy these
days. Students in these generations are easily distracted and bored when they need to
learn from a traditional textbook. This is due to maybe they are always surrounded by
new technology and gadgets that can offered them a lot of entertainment which is very
interactive and fun. However, the use of augmented reality should solve this problem.
Augmented Reality (AR) is considered the best of both worlds, where, real and virtual
objects are combined in the real environment, that will allow the use of both technology
based application and a traditional physical textbooks, combining the benefits of both
and meeting the students and teachers midway. Although AR technology is not new, its
application on education sector is still not enough. The main aim of this research is to
develop an interactive AR textbook where it can create a whole new and better learning
experience that would be able to captivate student's interest in study. One of the
objectives of the study is to enhance the traditional textbooks by implementing an AR
technology. Meanwhile the scope of this project involves 3D modeling, texturing,
rigging and animation
On the efficiency of the image encryption and decryption by using logistic-sine chaotic system and logistic-tent chaotic system
No full textThe Inconsistency Of Assessing Agricultural Zakat
No full textThe management of agricultural zakat in Malaysia is under the jurisdiction of States ReligiousCouncil. The objective of this paper is to analyze the nisab, rate and to assess the deduction ofcost before zakat is imposed. A qualitative methodology was used to analyze the data through descriptive and comparative methods. The researchers used five states as samples, namely Selangor, Penang, Perlis, Terengganu, and Sarawak. The findings showed the inconsistency indeciding the nisab for the bushel (sa`) metric weight. In addition, the variability of rates was applied in all states and the deduction of cost is allowed only in the state of Perlis. It can be summarized that the occurrence of the diversity is due to inconsistency of bushel (sa’) weight in every state and there are various rates of agriculturazakat, specifically 5%, 7.5% and 10% which is set by State Islamic Religious Authority. It can be implied that fatwa issued by the State Mufti Department and Baitulmal are required to be reassessed from time to time. It is recommended that digital modern metric measurement is to be used and all costs should be deducted beforethey imposed agricultural zakat
Investigation on Improvement of Surface Roughness Using Rotary Ultrasonic Assisted Machining Technique for Hardened Steel Material / Azlan Ramli...[et al.]
No full textSeveral challenges are faced by manufacturers producing best surface finish especially for the mould and die applications. In general, most of the mould and die material are made from hardened steel (~40-60 HRc). The high strength of these materials reduced the capability of the conventional machining technique. Poor machined surface and high tool wear rate are among the problems associated with the conventional machining of this material. To overcome these problems, this paper proposed a hybrid machining process by adding an ultrasonic transducer to the normal tooling system namely ultrasonic assisted machining (UAM). Experimental work consisted of a comparison between ultrasonic assisted machining and conventional machining for different parameters namely cutting speed, feed rate and machining depth in order to validate the effectiveness of the proposed technique in improving the surface roughness value for machining hardened AISI D2 material. 2 level factorial design with 3 factors was employed as the technique of design of experiment (DOE). The machining test showed that the presence of rotary ultrasonic assisted vibration significantly improved the machined surface roughness with up to 85% reduction in Ra value compared to the conventional machining process with the same cutting conditions. In addition, the macroscopic observation of machined surface showed that the surface produced from ultrasonic machining was uniform with consistent peak to peak value which improved the surface finish
Menu satisfaction level at the university student cafeteria / Norlaila Abdullah …[et al.]
No full textThis study examines and investigates the level of menu satisfaction at the student cafeteria in line with one of the provisions in the clients' charter of providing efficient and effective services through continuous improvement (UiTM quality policy). Records indicate that 118 (69.4%) of complaints by students are on dissatisfaction on food served. Corresponding students' survey findings indicate that 78% are dissatisfied with the monotonous daily menu at the cafeteria. Cafeteria in-house investigations reveal the existence of food management and purchasing mismatch. A creative approach, a Student Based Menu Plan (SBMP) for a month on rolling procedure basis, has been recommended and implemented and given recognition by the Dietician officer at the Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan in Kuantan. Latest survey on students' satisfaction indicates 51.2% satisfaction level or 129% improvements. Although the SBMP was not able to achieve the project's main objective of attaining a 75% level of menu satisfaction, as the stretch target, this study has accomplished drastic positive change among the students' perspectives of the university cafeterias
