Volume 17 Number 6, June 2022

Editorial

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Empowering Industry and Transforming Society Towards Sustainable Development

LEE YEE YONGFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND TING SIM NEEFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

Original Article

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Modelling the Effect of Wood and Maize Cob-derived Biochar Application on Soil Dynamics and Maize Growth for Sustainable Agriculture

IVY AI WEI TANDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, MIN CHONG TANDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, DANIEL HONG HENG SIMDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, LEONARD LIK PUEH LIMDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND SUK FUN CHINFaculty of Resource Science and Technology, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Prototype Development of Knowledge-based System for Low-Volume Rural Roads in Sarawak

BUKING RON ALDRINO CHAN @ RONDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS), Malaysia, Programme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, BORHAN MUHAMAD NAZRIProgramme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia AND RAHMAT RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH O. K.Programme of Civil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia

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The Feasibility Study of Evaporation Cooling Using Porous Materials

LEE YEE YONGDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, ATHILIA ABDULLAHDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, TING SIM NEEDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND LEE YEONG HUEIDepartment of Civil and Construction Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Malaysia

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Site Specific Rainfall Temporal Pattern (RTP) for Sustainable Development of Kuching City, Sarawak, Malaysia

BONG CHARLES HIN JOODepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, JOSEP ABIGAILDepartment of Civil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, RUJI EDNA MATTHEWDepartment of Irrigation and Drainage Sarawak, Malaysia AND GABDA DARMESAHFaculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

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Determination of Suitable Biochar Precursor as Alternative for Enabling Access to Clean Water Supply in Rural Areas

KARLVIN JUNGANDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, LEONARD LIK PUEH LIMDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND IVY AI WEI TANDepartment of Chemical Engineering and Energy Sustainability, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Effectiveness Validation on Existing Design Equations for the Sustainable Design of Masonry Building Retrofits

XAVIER LANGIT UJANDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, ABDUL RAZAK ABDUL KARIMDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, NORAZZLINA M.SA’DONDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, TENG XIN YAODevelopment and Innovation Division, Forest Department Sarawak, Malaysia, PIERRE QUENNEVILLEDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand AND NUR LIZA RAHIMFaculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Perlis, Malaysia

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Mechanical Performance of Polypropylene Fibre Reinforced Mortar Incorporating Palm Oil Fuel Ash

RAUDHAH AHMADIDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, MOHD SYUKRY SAIFULDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, IDAWATI ISMAILDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, MOHAMAD ABDUL MANNANDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, AHMED ABDULLAHIHigher College of Technology, Faculty of Engineering Technology and Science Dubai, Dubai, UAE AND NORSUZAILINA MOHAMED SUTANDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Occurrence and Impact Analysis for Time-related Risks in Malaysia Public Infrastructure Projects

TING SIM NEEDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, JARIT BEATRICEDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND LEE YEE YONGDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Quantification Assessment of Municipal Solid Waste as an Evaluation Apropos of Sustainable Waste Management in Kuching

YU WEE LEEFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Sarawak, Malaysia, SOH FONG LIM,Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia TEO PANG CHOWFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, Trienekens (Sarawak) Sdn. Bhd., Sarawak, Malaysia AND DAVID SING NGIE CHUAFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Mechanical Properties Study of Durio zibethinus Skin Fiber Reinforced Polyethylene Composite

HOO TIEN NICHOLAS KUANDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, SAM LAW PEK KEEDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, MAHSHURI YUSOFDepartment of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, TING SIM NEEDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND NG CHEE KHOONDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Adaptive Energy Management Strategy for Sustainable Operation of Hybrid Electric Vehicle

MOHAMAD FAIZRIZWAN MOHD SABRIFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, MAIMUN HUJA HUSINFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, SHAMSIAH SUHAILIFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND SHARIFAH MASNIAH WAN MASRAFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Strength Performance on Stabilisation of Sarawak Soils Using Geocrete® Technology

ATIQAH ZAKARIAFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, GeoCrete Specialist Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia, NORAZZLINA M.SA’DONFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia, ABDUL RAZAK ABDUL KARIMFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300 Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia AND ZORAN DJUMICGeoCrete Specialist Sdn. Bhd., Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

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Environmental Assessment of StormPav Green Pavement for Stormwater Management

NORAZLINA BATENIDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, NUR SAKINAH MOHD FATHILDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, ROSMINA AHMAD BUSTAMIDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, SAI HIN LAIDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Malaysia, M A MANNANDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND DARRIEN YAU SENG MAHDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

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Towards Campus Sustainability: Estimating on-campus Vehicle CO2 Emissions in UNIMAS

MOHAMAD RADUAN KABITDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, JEFFERY TING LEE SIONGDepartment of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND ABDULLAH YASSINDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia

Short Communication

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Field Data Analysis of Home-based Stormwater on-site Detention System

JOHNNY ONG KING NGUFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, DARRIEN YAU SENG MAHFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia, SITI NOOR LINDA TAIBFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia AND MD ABDUL MANNANFaculty of Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia