Journal Papers (please click pdf file for full papers)

  1. The Green Construction Site Index (GCSI): A Quantitative Tool Used To Assess An Ongoing Project To Meet The Green Construction Concept, Firmawan, F.,Othman, F.,Yahya, K.,Haron, Z. International Journal of Technology, Vol 7, No 4 (2016). Keywords:Green Construction Site Index, Residential building, non residential buildingpdfimage

 

  1. A preliminary study of environmental noise in public university, Haron, Z., Han, L. M., Darus, N., Lee, Y. L., Jahya, Z., Abdul Hamid, M. F., Yahya, K.& Shek, P. N. 2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 77, 16, p. 145-151 7 p. Keywords: Environmental pollution,  Noise abatement,  Acoustic noisepdfimage
  1. A preliminary study of occupational noise exposure among leaf blower and grass cutter workers in public university. Haron, Z., Darus, N., Han, L. M., Jahya, Z., Hamid, M. F. A., Yahya, K., Lee, Y. L. & Shek, P. N.2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 77, 16, p. 153-159 7 p. Keywords: Noise pollution,  Acoustic noise, Blowerspdfimage

 

  1. A prototyping model of intelligent hearing protection device, Han, L. M., Haron, Z., Jahya, Z., Darus, N. & Hamid, M. F. A. 2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi.74, 4, p. 1-6 6 p., Keywords: Noise exposure,  Patents and inventions, Conceptual design, hearing protection devicepdfimage

 

  1. A stochastic simulation framework for the prediction of strategic noise mapping and occupational noise exposure using the random walk approach, Han, L. M., Haron, Z., Yahya, K., Bakar, S. A.& Dimon, M. N. 15 Apr 2015 In : PLoS One. 10, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120667, Keywords:  Occupational Noise Exposure, Noise mapping,pdfimage

 

  1. Construction noise annoyance among the public residents, Darus, N., Haron, Z., Bakhori, S. N. M., Han, L. M., Jahya, Z. & Hamid, M. F. A. 2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi.74, 4, p. 19-26 8 p., Keywords: Noise annoyance, construction noise, noise pollutionpdfimage

 

  1. Eksperimentalno ispitivanje spregnute ploče od valovitog čeličnog lima i betona, Abbas, H. S., Bakar, S. A., Ahmadi, M. & Haron, Z.1 Mar 2015 In :  67, 3, p. 225-233 9 p., Keywords:  Composite materials, Steel,  Steel sheetpdfimage

 

  1. Malaysian transverse rumble strips: A review and recommendations for practice, Othman, M. H., Haron, Z., Hainin, M. R., Yahya, K., Yaacob, H.& Sanik, M. E. 2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 73, 4, p. 117-123 7 p., Keywords:  Thermoplastics rumble strips, traffic noise, rumble stripspdfimage

 

  1. Strength and microstructure properties of double layered concrete paving blocks containing waste tyre rubber granules, Jusli, E., Nor, H. M., Jaya, R. P.& Haron, Z. 2015 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 73, 4, p. 85-90 6 p., Keywords: waste tyre, Skid resistance, Compressive strength, Tensile strength, concrete  Microstructure

 

  1. Chemical Properties of Waste Tyre Rubber Granules, Jusli, E., Nor, H. M., Jaya, R. P.& Haron, Z., 2014, Advanced Materials Research. Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 911, p. 77-81 5 p. (Advanced Materials Research; vol. 911), Keywords:  Rubber Tires, Concrete mixtures, Chemical properties,  Scanning electron microscopy

 

  1. Double layer concrete paving blocks using waste tyre rubber as aggregate replacement, Jusli, E., Md Nor, H., Ramadhansyah, P. J.& Zaiton, H. , 2014 Applied Mechanics and Materials. Trans Tech Publications Ltd, Vol. 554, p. 128-132 5 p.(Applied Mechanics and Materials; vol. 554), Keywords: rubber Tires, Bending strength,  Compressive strength, Mechanical properties

 

  1. Effect of using waste tyre rubber on the properties of double layer rubberized concrete paving blocks, Jusli, E., Nor, H. M., Jaya, R. P., Haron, Z.& Azman, M. 1 Jan 2014 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 71, 3, p. 1-5 5 p., Keywords: rubber tires, Porosity, Skid resistance, Concrete blocks

 

  1. Mechanical properties of double layer rubberized concrete paving blocks, Jusli, E., Nor, H. M., Putra Jaya, R.& Haron, Z. 1 Jan 2014 Advanced Materials Research. Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 911, p. 463-467 5 p. (Advanced Materials Research; vol. 911), Keywords: Rubber tires, Compressive strength,  Density (specific gravity),  Porosity

 

  1. Noise exposure among machine operators on construction sites in South Johor, Malaysia, Haron, Z., Abidin, M. Z., Lim, M. H., Yahya, K., Jahya, Z., Mohd, S. K. & Saim, A. A.7 Jan 2014 Advanced Materials Research. Vol. 838-841, p. 2507-2512 6 p.(Advanced Materials Research; vol. 838-841), Keywords: noise exposure, construction noise, sound power level, excavation processpdfimage

 

  1. Occupational noise exposure among road construction workers, Said, K. M., Haron, Z.,  Saim, A., Abidin, M. Z., Yahya, K.& Han, L. M. 1 Jan 2014 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 70, 7, p. 15-19 5 p., Keywords: road construction, Pavements, noise exposure, construction workers exposurepdfimage

 

  1. The importance of acoustic quality in classroom, Sarlati, S., Haron, Z., Yahya, K., Darus, N., Dimon, N.& Athari, P. 1 Jan 2014 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 70, 7, p. 71-76 6 p., Keywords:  room acoustics, reverberation time,  Kenaf fibers,  Speech intelligibilitypdfimage

 

  1. The effect of application of transverse rumble strips on traffic noise levels, Haron, Z., Othman, M. H., Yahya, K., Hainin, M. R.& Yaacob, H. 1 Feb 2013 In : Research Journal of Chemistry and Environment. 17, 2, p. 13-18 6 p., Keywords:  environmental pollution, noise pollution, traffic noise, rumble strips, rural areapdfimage

 

  1. Development of design charts for the prediction of noise from construction activities, Haron, Z., Oldham, D. J., Yahya, K., Majid, M. Z. A., Mustaffar, M.& Idris, N. 1 Aug 2012 In : Advanced Science Letters. 15, 1, p. 104-108 5 p. Keywords: noise prediction, noise mitigation, noise modelling, stochastic modelling, prediction chartspdfimage

 

  1. Evaluation of external noise produced by transverse rumble strips on rural roadways, Othman, M. H., Haron, Z., Mohd Yusof, M. B., Hainin, M. R., Yahya, K., Yaacob, H.& Azman, S. 23 Feb 2012 Advanced Materials Research. Vol. 446-449, p. 2617-2623 7 p.(Advanced Materials Research; vol. 446-449), Keywords: rumble strips, traffic noise, environmental pollution, management and   Planning

 

  1. Hort communication gracilaria edulis as phytoremediation agent to improve shrimp pond water quality, Lavania, B., Akira, K., Azman, S., Mohd Said, M. I.& Haron, Z. 14 Dec 2012 In : Journal of Sustainability Science and Management. 7, 2, p. 254-256 3 p.  Keywords:  biomass,  phytoremediation,  logistics, maximum sustainable yield, vegetative propagationpdfimage

 

  1. Prediction of noise pollution from construction sites at the planning stage using simple prediction charts, Haron, Z., Yahya, K.& Jahya, Z. 1 Jul 2012 In : Energy Education Science and Technology Part A: Energy Science and Research. 29, 2, p. 989-1002 14 p. Keywords:  Noise pollution,  Stochastic models, construction site noise, noise mitigationpdfimage

 

  1. The application of convergent multi-image correlation in determining displacements in beams, Mustaffar, M., Zakaria, R., Sa’ari, R., Haron, Z.& Shakri, M. R. A. 1 Jun 2012 In : Advanced Science Letters. 13, p. 720-722 3 p. Keywords:  transducer,  concrete structure,  gauge experiment

 

  1. Elastomeric Effect of Natural Rubber Latex on Compressive Strength of Concrete at High Temperatures, Muhammad, B., Ismail, M., Haron, Z.& Ali Yussuf, A. 13 Jan 2011 In : Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. 23, 12, p. 1697-1702 6 p. Keywords:  Latexes,  Compressive strength, Rubber,  Cements

 

  1. A markovian approach to the modeling of sound propagation in urban streets, Haron, Z.& Oldham, D. 1 May 2010 In : Jurnal Teknologi. 52, p. 61-75 15 p. Keywords: traffic noise,  Markov processes, sound propagation

 

  1. Probability approach for prediction of construction site noise, Haron, Z., Yahya, K.& Mohamad, M. I. 21 Dec 2009 In : Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering. 8, 2, p. 571-577 7 p. Keywords: construction noise, stochastic modelling, probability approach,  Noise abatementpdfimage

 

  1. A Markovian approach to the prediction of noise propagation, Oldham, D. J. & Haron, Z.1 Dec 2006 13th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2006, ICSV 2006. Vol. 7, p. 5574-5581 8 p. Keywords: traffic noise, stochastic modelling, Markov process, noise propagation