Curriculum Vitae

DR. YAP SOON POH

Senior Lecturer
  • Department of Civil Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering
  • 03-79677649

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
    Concrete materials; fibre-reinforced concrete; lightweight concrete; structural engineering

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • Doctoral Degree (PhD)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (CIVIL), (Civil Engineering)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Committee Member (Lecturer Representative) for Undergraduate Committee of Faculty of Engineering (Malay: ahli Jawatankuasa Ijazah Dasar, JKID)
    10 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Committee Member of Fee Committee of Faculty of Engineering (Malay: Ahli Jawatankuasa Yuran Fakulti Kejuruteraan)
    21 Mar 2024 - 31 Dec 2026 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Faculty Committee Member for Research Grant Management Unit (RGMU)
    01 Jan 2024 - 31 Dec 2024 (Deputy Dean (Research) Office, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Department coordinator for Erasmus programme
    20 Jan 2017 - present (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Committee Members
    01 Jul 2021 - 31 Dec 2023 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Department coordinator for Ph.D. thesis seminar presentation
    31 Jan 2020 - 15 Jan 2021 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Department Coordinator for e-Coursefile Documents Checking
    01 Jul 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Academic Advisor/ Committee for student affairs/ AVIS
    03 May 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Committee Member of Talent Development unit in Deputy Dean Office (Research)
    01 Oct 2019 - 23 Sep 2020 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Supervisor
    01 Jul 2019 - 21 Sep 2019 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Committee for Website/ICT (Department of Civil Engineering)
    01 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2018 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Committee for Accreditation, OBE implementation and audit
    01 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2018 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Head for Examination Committee (Department of Civil Engineering)
    01 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2018 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Wakil Lembaga Pemeriksa (Jabatan Kejuruteraan Awam)
    01 Aug 2017 - 31 Aug 2018 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Pre-conference Workshop Committee Coordinator for 14th International Conference on Concrete Engineering & Technology 2018 (CONCET 2018)
    11 Apr 2017 - 10 Aug 2018 (International)
  • Ahli Jawatankuasa Induk Kurikulum (MEng-Civil Engineering)
    01 Aug 2017 - 31 Jul 2018 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Advisor to UM Bridge Competition 2017
    05 Feb 2017 - 04 Mar 2017 (National)
  • Jawatankuasa Induk Kurikulum (Ijazah Dasar)
    01 Dec 2015 - 31 Aug 2016 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Year coordinator
    01 Dec 2015 - 31 Aug 2016 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)
  • Accreditation, OBE implementation and audit committee
    01 Dec 2015 - 31 Aug 2016 (Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering)

MEMBERSHIPS

  • EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER FOR SCIENTIFIC REPORTS JOURNAL, EDITORIAL BOARD
    Since 2023 (International)
  • JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING INTER DISCIPLINARIES, EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
    Since 2020 (International)
  • WORKING GROUP ON PRODUCT CATEGORY RULES (PCR) FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SITE, CHAIRPERSON
    Since 2020 (University)
  • JAWATANKUASA TEKNIKAL PEMBANGUNAN STANDARD INDUSTRI PEMBINAAN (CIS) BAGI CIS 25, OTHERS
    Since 2018 (National)
  • JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGICAL SCIENCES, REVIEWER
    Since 2018 (International)
  • JAWATANKUASA TEKNIKAL BAGI CEMENT (TC/D/25), NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
    Since 2018 (National)
  • JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION, REVIEWER
    Since 2017 (International)
  • JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTION, EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBER
    Since 2017 (International)
  • ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY OPEN ACCESS JOURNAL (ETOAJ), REVIEWER
    Since 2017 (International)
  • JAWATANKUASA KECIL PENYELARASAN PENYELIDIKAN GEMPA BUMI DAN TSUNAMI, NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
    Since 2017 (National)
  • FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA, ACADEMIC ADVISOR
    Since 2017 (University)
  • TECHNICAL COMMITTEE ON EARTHQUAKE, NATIONAL TECHNICAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS
    Since 2016 (University)
  • CHARTERED ASSOCIATION OF BUILDING ENGINEERS (CABE), FELLOW
    2021 to 2022 (International)
  • ASEAN POSTGRADUATE CONFERENCE (APGC) 2019 , CHAIRPERSON FOR PRESENTATION
    2019 to 2019 (University)
  • CENTRE FOR TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH , MEMBER
    Since 2019 (University)
  • CONFERENCE COMMITTEE FOR 2019 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STRUCTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING RESEARCH (ICSCER 2019), COMMITTEE MEMBER AND EXAMINER
    2018 to 2019 (International)
  • 10TH ASIA PACIFIC STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONFERENCE 2018 - APSEC 2018, REVIEWER
    2018 to 2018 (National)
  • AMERICAN CONCRETE INSTITUTE ? MALAYSIA CHAPTER, ASSOCIATE MEMBER
    2018 to 2018 (National)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • Best Reviewer's Award 2023 (Journal of Design and Built Environment)
    Universiti Malaya, 2024 (International)
  • CMSE 2020 Best Oral Presentation Award
    The 9th Global Conference on Materials Science and Engineering (CMSE2020), 2020 (International)
  • Gold Award in International Conference and Exposition on Inventions by Institutions of Higher Learning 2019 (PECIPTA'19)
    Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, 2019 (International)
  • Gold award in International Research Innovation Invention Solution Exposition (IRIISE) 2018
    University of Malaya, 2018 (International)
  • Gold award in International Invention, Innovation & Technology (ITEX) 2018
    International Invention, Innovation & Technology (ITEX) 2018, 2018 (National)
  • Anugerah Cemerlang Universiti Malaya 2016 (Ijazah PhD Kurang Dari 4 Tahun)
    University of Malaya, 2016 (University)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Javeed, Yasmeena; Goh, Yingxin; Mo, Kim Hung; Yap, Soon Poh; Leo, Bey Fen (2024). Microbial self-healing in concrete: A comprehensive exploration of bacterial viability, implementation techniques, and mechanical properties, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T. 29, 2376-2395. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.01.261
  2. Shah, Syed Nasir; Beddu, Salmia; Yap, Soon Poh; Putra, Azma; Othman, Muhammad Nur; Yuen, Choon Wah; Mo, Kim Hung (2024). Physical, strength and acoustic properties of lightweight cement composite with preplaced chemically-treated crumb rubber, CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. 20. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02821
  3. Loganathan, Loginy; Yap, Soon Poh; Lau, Beng Fye; Nagapan, Moganraj (2023). Mechanical, durability, and microstructural properties of mortars containing spent mushroom substrate as partial fine aggregate replacement, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH. . doi:10.1007/s11356-023-27256-y
  4. Shah, Syed Nasir; Mo, Kim Hung; Yap, Soon Poh; Radwan, Mohammed K. H.; El-Shafie, Ahmed (2023). Chemically treated silica aerogel for the use in lightweight cementitious composite, CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. 18. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01742
  5. Zhang, Longjian; Mo, Kim Hung; Tan, Tee How; Hung, Chung-Chan; Yap, Soon Poh; Ling, Tung-Chai (2023). Influence of calcination and GGBS addition in preparing -hemihydrate synthetic gypsum from phosphogypsum, CASE STUDIES IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. 19. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02259
  6. Zhang, Longjian; Mo, Kim Hung; Tan, Tee How; Yap, Soon Poh; Lee, Foo Wei; Ling, Tung-Chai (2023). Synthesis and characterization of fiber-reinforced lightweight foamed phosphogypsum-based composite, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS. 394. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.132244
  7. Nwakaire, Chidozie Maduabuchukwu; Yap, Soon Poh; Onn, Chiu Chuen; Yuen, Choon Wah; Moosavi, Seyed Mohammad Hossein (2022). UTILISATION OF RECYCLED CONCRETE AGGREGATES FOR SUSTAINABLE POROUS ASPHALT PAVEMENTS, BALTIC JOURNAL OF ROAD AND BRIDGE ENGINEERING. 17(1), 117-142. doi:10.7250/bjrbe.2022-17.554
  8. Radwan, Mohammed K. H.; Onn, Chiu Chuen; Mo, Kim Hung; Yap, Soon Poh; Chin, Ren Jie; Lai, Sai Hin (2022). Sustainable ternary cement blends with high-volume ground granulated blast furnace slag-fly ash, ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY. . doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01633-4
  9. Soong, Looi Sing; Liu, Michael Yong Jing; Yap, Soon Poh; Mo, Kim Hung; Jumaat, Mohd Zamin; Goh, Yingxin (2022). The Potential of Geopolymer in Development of Green Coating Materials: A Review, ARABIAN JOURNAL FOR SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. . doi:10.1007/s13369-022-06882-7
  10. Yap, Soon Poh; Goh, Yingxin; Goh, Wan Xien; Mo, Kim Hung; Liu, Michael Yong Jing; Ibrahim, Hussein Adebayo (2022). Relationship between microstructure and performance of polypropylene fibre reinforced cement composites subjected to elevated temperature, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING. . doi:10.1080/19648189.2020.1734489
  11. Zhang, Longjian; Mo, Kim Hung; Yap, Soon Poh; Gencel, Osman; Ling, Tung-Chai (2022). Effect of fibers addition on mechanical properties of eco-friendly phosphogypsum-based composite at high temperatures, JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING. 61. doi:10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105247
  12. Chahrour, Mutaz K.; Hosen, Md. Akter; Goh, Yingxin; Tong, Teong Yen; Yap, Soon Poh; Khadimallah, Mohamed Amine (2021). Failure Mechanisms of Structural Bamboo Using Microstructural Analyses, ADVANCES IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING. 2021. doi:10.1155/2021/1571905
  13. Darvish, P., Alengaram, U. J., Alnahhal, A. M., Poh, Y. S., & Ibrahim, S. (2021). Enunciation of size effect of sustainable palm oil clinker sand on the characteristics of cement and geopolymer mortars. Journal of Building Engineering, 44, 9. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103335
  14. Khan, S., Yap, S. P., Tan, C. G., Ganasan, R., Sherif, M. M., & El-Shafie, A. (2021). Torsional Crack Localization in Palm Oil Clinker Concrete Using Acoustic Emission Method. Materials, 14(18), 18. doi: 10.3390/ma14185446
  15. Naganna, S. R., Ibrahim, H. A., Yap, S. P., Tan, C. G., Mo, K. H., & El-Shafie, A. (2021). Insights into the Multifaceted Applications of Architectural Concrete: A State-of-the-Art Review. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 46(5), 4213-4223. doi: 10.1007/s13369-020-05033-0
  16. Radwan, M. K. H., Onn, C. C., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Ng, C. G., & Yusoff, S. (2021). Eco-mechanical performance of binary and ternary cement blends containing fly ash and slag. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers-Engineering Sustainability, 174(1), 23-36. doi: 10.1680/jensu.20.00009
  17. Shah, S. N., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., & Radwan, M. K. H. (2021). Effect of micro-sized silica aerogel on the properties of lightweight cement composite. Construction and Building Materials, 290, 10. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.123229
  18. Shah, S. N., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., & Radwan, M. K. H. (2021). Towards an energy efficient cement composite incorporating silica aerogel: A state of the art review. Journal of Building Engineering, 44, 17. doi: 10.1016/j.jobe.2021.103227
  19. Shah, S. N., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Putra, A., & Othman, M. N. (2021). Assessment of lightweight recycled crumb rubber-cement composite produced by preplaced method. Advances in Concrete Construction, 11(5), 409-417. doi: 10.12989/acc.2021.11.5.409
  20. Shah, S. N., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Yang, J., & Ling, T. C. (2021). Lightweight foamed concrete as a promising avenue for incorporating waste materials: A review. Resources Conservation and Recycling, 164, 13. doi: 10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105103
Scopus
  1. Javeed Y., Goh Y., Mo K.H., Yap S.P., Leo B.F. (2024). Microbial self-healing in concrete: A comprehensive exploration of bacterial viability, implementation techniques, and mechanical properties, Journal of Materials Research and Technology. 29, 2376-2395. doi:10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.01.261
  2. Shah S.N., Beddu S., Yap S.P., Putra A., Othman M.N., Yuen C.W., Mo K.H. (2024). Physical, strength and acoustic properties of lightweight cement composite with preplaced chemically-treated crumb rubber, Case Studies in Construction Materials. 20. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2023.e02821
  3. Radwan M.K.H., Onn C.C., Mo K.H., Yap S.P., Chin R.J., Lai S.H. (2022). Sustainable ternary cement blends with high-volume ground granulated blast furnace slag fly ash, Environment, Development and Sustainability. 24(4), 4751-4785. doi:10.1007/s10668-021-01633-4
  4. Yap S.P., Goh Y., Goh W.X., Mo K.H., Liu M.Y.J., Ibrahim H.A. (2022). Relationship between microstructure and performance of polypropylene fibre reinforced cement composites subjected to elevated temperature, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering. 26(5), 1792-1806. doi:10.1080/19648189.2020.1734489
  5. Zhang L., Mo K.H., Yap S.P., Gencel O., Ling T.-C. (2022). Mechanical strength, water resistance and drying shrinkage of lightweight hemihydrate phosphogypsum-cement composite with ground granulated blast furnace slag and recycled waste glass, Construction and Building Materials. 345. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.128232
Others
  1. Shafigh, P., Aslam, M., Yap, S.P. (2021). Shear behaviour of lightweight aggregate concrete beams using palm-oil by-products as coarse aggregate. Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol 79(2), 141-155.
  2. Adebayo, H. I., Goh, Y., Ng, Z. A., Yap, S. P., Mo, K. H., Yuen, C.W. & Abutaha, F. 2020. Hydraulic and strength characteristics of pervious concrete containing a high volume of construction and demolition waste as aggregates. Construction and Building Materials 253: 119251.
  3. Al Khatib, B., Yap, S. P., El-Shafie, A. 2020. Delay Factors Management and Ranking for Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Projects Based on the Relative Importance Index (RII). Sustainability, 12 (15): 6171.
  4. Darvish, P., Alengaram, U. J., Yap, S. P., Ibrahim, S., & Yusoff, S. (2020). Performance evaluation of palm oil clinker sand as replacement for conventional sand in geopolymer mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 258, 120352.
  5. Darvish, P., Alengaram, U. J., Yap, S. P., Ibrahim, S., & Yusoff, S. (2020). Volume based design approach for sustainable palm oil clinker as whole replacement for conventional sand in mortar. Journal of Building Engineering, 32, 101660.
  6. Mo, K. H., Thomas, B. S., Yap, S. P., Abutaha, F., Tan, C. G. (2020). Viability of agricultural wastes as substitute of natural aggregate in concrete: A review on the durability-related properties. Journal of Cleaner Production 275, 123062
  7. Moosavi, S. M. H., Yuen, C. W., Yap, S. P. & Onn, C. C. 2020. Simulation-Based Sensitivity Analysis for Evaluating Factors Affecting Bus Service Reliability: A Big and Smart Data Implementation. IEEE Xplore, 8: 201937-201955.
  8. Nwakaire C.M., Onn C.C., Yap S.P., Yuen C.W., Onodagu P.D. 2020. Urban Heat Island Studies with emphasis on urban pavements: A review. Sustainable Cities and Society, 63, 102476
  9. Nwakaire, C. M., Yap, S. P., Onn, C. C., Yuen, C.W. & Adebayo, H. I. 2020. Utilisation of recycled concrete aggregates for sustainable highway pavement applications; a review. Construction and Building Materials 235: 117444.
  10. Nwakaire, C. M., Yap, S. P., Onn, C. C., Yuen, C.W., Koting, S. & Babalghaith, A. M. 2020. Laboratory study on recycled concrete aggregate based asphalt mixtures for sustainable flexible pavement surfacing. Journal of Cleaner Production, 262: 121462.
  11. Wong, C. L., Mo, K. H., Alengaram, U. J., Yap, S. P. (2020). Mechanical strength and permeation properties of high calcium fly ash-based geopolymer containing recycled brick powder. Journal of Building Engineering 32, 101655
  12. Yap, S. P., Goh, Y., Goh, W. X., Mo, K. H., Liu, M. Y. J. & Ibrahim, H. A. (2020). Relationship between microstructure and performance of polypropylene fibre reinforced cement composites subjected to elevated temperature. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2020.1734489 (ISI-Indexed)
  13. Al Khatib, B., Yap, S. P., El-Shafie, A. 2019. Materials Challenges in Reconstruction of Historical Projects: A Case Study of the Old Riwaq Project. Sustainability, 11 (17): 4533.
  14. Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2019). Ductility behaviours of oil palm shell steel fibre-reinforced concrete beams under flexural loading. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 23(7), 866-878, DOI: 10.1080/19648189.2017.1320234
  15. Al Khatib, B., Yap, S. P., El-Shafie, A. 2018. Delay Factors in Reconstruction Projects: A Case Study of Mataf Expansion Project. Sustainability 10 (12): 4772.
  16. Mo, K. H., Loh, Z. P., Tan, C. G., Alengaram, U. J., Yap, S. P. (2018). Behaviour of fibre-reinforced cementitious composite containing high volume fly ash at elevated temperatures. S dhan 43:177.
  17. Wong, C. L., Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Ling, T-C. 2018. Potential use of brick waste as alternate concrete-making materials: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, 195: 226-239.
  18. Yap, S. P., Chen, P. Z. C., Goh, Y., Mo, K. H., Yuen, C.W. (2018). Characterization of pervious concrete with blended natural aggregate and recycled concrete aggregates. Journal of Cleaner Production 181: 155-165.
  19. Mo, K. H., Bong, C. S., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., Yap, S. P. 2017. Thermal conductivity, compressive and residual strength evaluation of polymer fibre-reinforced high volume palm oil fuel ash blended mortar. Construction and Building Materials 130: 113-121.
  20. Mo, K. H., Ling T. C., Alengaram, U. J., Yap, S. P., Yuen, C.W. 2017. Overview of supplementary cementitious materials usage in lightweight aggregate concrete. Construction and Building Materials 139: 403-418.
  21. Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2017). High strength oil palm shell concrete beams reinforced with steel fibres. Materiales De Construccion, Vol. 67(328), e142.
  22. Alengaram, U. J., Mohottige, N. H. W., Wu, C. Q., Jumaat, M. Z., Poh, Y. S., Wang, Z. Q. 2016. Response of oil palm shell concrete slabs subjected to quasi-static and blast loads. Construction and Building Materials. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 2.421)
  23. Kim Hung Mo, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Soon Poh Yap, Siew Cheng Lee. 2016. Green concrete partially comprised of farming waste residues: A review. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 117, pp.122-138.
  24. Mo, K. H., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., Yap, S. P., Lee, S. C. 2016. Green concrete partially comprised of farming waste residues: a review. Journal of Cleaner Production. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 4.959)
  25. Soon Poh Yap, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Kuan Ren Khaw. 2016. Torsional and cracking characteristics of steel fiber-reinforced oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Journal of Composite Materials. Vol. 50(1), pp. 115-128.
  26. U. Johnson Alengaram, Nimasha H.W. Mohottige, Chengqing Wu, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Yap Soon Poh, Zhongqi Wang. 2016. Response of oil palm shell concrete slabs subjected to quasi-static and blast loads. Construction and Building Materials. Vol. 116, pp. 391-402.
  27. Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., Khaw, K. R. 2016. Torsional and cracking characteristics of steel fiber-reinforced oil palm shell lightweight concrete. Journal of Composite Materials. (Tier 2, Impact Factor = 1.242)
  28. Yap, S.P. Alengaram, U.J., Jumaat, M. Z. 2016. The effect of aspect ratio and volume fraction on mechanical properties of steel fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management. Vol. 22(2), pp. 168-177
  29. Kim Hung Mo, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Soon Poh Yap.2015.Feasibility study of high volume slag as cement replacement for sustainable structural lightweight oil palm shell concrete. Journal of Cleaner Production, Vol. 91, pp.297-304.
  30. Soon Poh Yap, Kuan Ren Khaw, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat. 2015. Effect of fibre aspect ratio on the torsional behaviour of steel fibre-reinforced normal weight concrete and lightweight concrete. Engineering Structures. Vol. 101, pp. 24-33.
  31. Soon Poh Yap, U. Johnson Alengaram, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Kuan Ren Khaw. 2015. Torsional behaviour of steel fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete beams. Materials and Design. Vol. 87, pp. 854-862.
  32. M.Y.J. Liu, U.J. Alengaram, S.P.Yap, M.Z. Jumaat. 2014. Utilization of oil palm shell as lightweight aggregate in lightweight-foamed concrete. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 8(19), pp. 119-122.
  33. Mo, K. H., Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., Bu, C. H. 2014. Impact resistance of hybrid fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Construction and Building Materials. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 2.265)
  34. Soon Poh Yap, Chun Hooi Bu, U. Johnson Alengaram, Kim Hung Mo, Mohd Zamin Jumaat. 2014. Flexural toughness characteristics of steel polypropylene hybrid fibre- reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Materials and Design. Vol. 57, pp. 652-659.
  35. Yap, S. P., Bu, C. H., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., Jumaat, M. Z. 2014. Flexural toughness characteristics of steel-polypropylene hybrid fibre-reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Materials Design. (Tier 1, Impact Factor = 3.171)
  36. Yap, S.P., Alengaram, U.J. & Jumaat, M.Z. 2013. Enhancement of mechanical properties in polypropylene and nylon fibre reinforced oil palm shell concrete. Materials and Design. Vol. 43, pp. 1034-1041.
  37. Yap, S.P., Alengaram, U.J., Jumaat, M.Z., Foong, K.Y. 2013. Waste Materials in Malaysia for Development of Sustainable Concrete: A Review. Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering. Vol. 13(1), pp. 60-64. (Non- ISI/Non-SCOPUS Cited Publication)
  38. YAP, S. P., SALMAN, F. A. & SHIRAZI, S. M. 2012. Comparative study of different theories on active earth pressure. Journal of Central South University of Technology. Vol. 19(10), pp. 2933-2939.
Chapter in Books
  1. Ibrahim, H. A., Yap, S. P. & Goh, Y., (2021). Recycled Concrete Aggregates: Performance Evaluation in Pervious Concretes. In Recycled Aggregates: Materials and Uses (pp. 27-50), New York, Nova Science Publisher.
  2. Nwakaire, C. M., Yap, S. P., Onn, C. C. & Yuen, C. W. (2021). Applications of Recycled Concrete Aggregates in Flexible Pavements. In Recycled Aggregates: Materials and Uses (pp. 249-286), New York, Nova Science Publisher.
  3. Goh, Y., Yap, S. P. & Tong, T. Y. (2019). Bamboo: The Emerging Renewable Material for Sustainable Construction. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier.
  4. Yap, S. P., Goh, Y., Mo, k. H. & Ibrahim, H. A. (2019). Recycling of Construction and Demolition Wastes Into Renewable Construction Materials. In Reference Module in Materials Science and Materials Engineering, Elsevier.
  5. Ibrahim, H. A., Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U.J. & Mo, K.H. (2018). Construction Recycling Waste Centre for Sustainable Drainage Construction. In S. Yusoff (Ed.), University of Malaya Living Labs: Transforming Research into Action (Vol 1) (pp. 100-112). University of Malaya Press, KL.Sustainability Science Research Cluster .
Article in Proceeding
  1. S. P. Yap, U. J. Alengaram, M. Z. Jumaat. 2013. Mechanical properties assessment of structural lightweight fiber-reinforced concrete using oil palm shell aggregate. In Proceedings of The international Conference on Sustainable Built Environment for Now and the Future, pp. 341-346.
  2. S.P. Yap, K.Y. FOONG, U.J. ALENGARAM & M.Z. JUMAAT. 2012. Waste materials in malaysia for the development of sustainable concrete: A review. In Proceedings of The 11th International Conference On Concrete Engineering and Technologies (CONCET 2012), pp. 113-118.

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2020 - 2023, Others MOHE - Top 100 (IIRG)-IISS
    Green And Cooling Infrastructures From Recycled And Reformed Mushroom Wastes ( Principal Investigator(PI))

PAPER PRESENTED

INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Feasibility of Recycled Spent Mushroom Substrates for Sustainable Masonry Materials, 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil and Ecological Engineering Research (ACEER 2022), ACEER 2022 Conference Organizing Committee (International) (04 Jul 2022 - 07 Jul 2022)
  2. Practicability of Recycling Mushroom Wastes as Construction Materials, CABE Malaysia International Conference 2022 Overcoming Adversity in the Built Environment , The Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) Malaysian Chapter (International) (06 May 2022 - 07 May 2022)
  3. An Overview on Alternative Uses of Palm Oil Wastes as Lightweight Construction Materials, 2021 International Webinar on Light Weight Fiber Reinforced High Performance High Strength Concrete (IWLWFRHSC) for SATU JOINT RESEARCH SCHEME, BEER Lab, Department of Civil Engineering, Structural division, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan (International) (20 Aug 2021 - 20 Aug 2021)
  4. Technical Paper Writing, Five-day webinar series on Action Research as A Methodology for Professional Development in Engineering Field , Department of Civil Engineering, G. Pulla Reddy Engineering College (GPREC) (International) (26 Sep 2020 - 30 Sep 2020)
  5. Utilization of Research Management Tools for Efficient Literature Study, CTR Webinar Series, Centre for Transportation Research (CTR) (University) (03 Jun 2020 - 03 Jun 2020)
  6. Research Tools and Applications: literature searching, summarising and write-up using simple research tools, Research Upskill Sharing - Research Tools and Applications, Deputy Dean Office (Research), Faculty of Engineering (University) (27 Aug 2019 - 27 Aug 2019)
  7. Green concrete and fibre-reinforced concrete, Student Mobility Programme to Lanzhou University of Technology, China, Faculty of Engineering (University) (22 Jul 2019 - 22 Jul 2019)
  8. Research tools for literature searching and reference management, Seminar on Research Tools and Applications, Department of Civil Engineering/ Department of Mechanical Engineering (Others) (29 Mar 2017 - 29 Mar 2017)
  9. Recycling Concrete Waste For Recycled Coarse Aggregate(RCA) Concrete Pavement, UM-UEM RESEARCH WORKSHOP, UNIVERSITI MALAYA (University) (07 Oct 2016 - 07 Oct 2016)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. Approaches and Perspectives on Alternative Uses of Agricultural Wastes in Construction Materials, CABE Annual Malaysian Chapter Conference 2021, CABE Malaysian Chapter  (National) (16 Apr 2021 - 17 Apr 2021)
  2. Reforming mushroom wastes as concrete materials substitutions, The 9th Global Conference On Materials Science and Engineering (Cmse2020), CMSE2020 (International) (20 Nov 2020 - 23 Nov 2020)
PRESENTER
  1. Construction Waste Recycling Center for Sustainable Drainage Construction, Symposium on Sustainable Development 2017 (SSD 2017), Sustainability Science (SuSci) Research Cluster, UM (University) (20 Apr 2017 - 21 Apr 2017)
  2. Effects of Polypropylene Fibres on the Mechanical Properties of Structural Lightweight Oil Palm Shell Concrete, 11th International Congress on Advances Civil Engineering (ACE 2014), ITU (International) (21 Oct 2014 - 25 Oct 2014)
  3. Mechanical properties assessment of structural lightweight fiber-reinforced concrete using oil palm shell aggregate, The International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment for Now and the Future, National University of Civil Engineering, Queen's University Belfast & Loughborough University (International) (26 Mar 2013 - 27 Mar 2013)
  4. Waste Materials in Malaysia for Development of Sustainable Concrete: A Review, 11th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology, University of Malaya (UM), Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) & Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) (International) (12 Jun 2012 - 14 Jun 2012)

SUPERVISION

Postgraduate Student
PhD/ Doctoral
  1. (2020) Enhancing The Hydration Of Portland Cement By Utilizing Cementitious Materials From Industrial By-Product, Imaduddin Abdul Halim
  2. (2018) INFLUENCE OF SPATIAL VARIATION IN SUBGRADE PROPERTIES ON THE DESIGN OF HIGHWAY FLEXIBLE PAVEMENTS, NWAKAIRE CHIDOZIE MADUABUCHUKWU
  3. (2018) DEVELOPING LIGHTWEIGHT INSULATING CONCRETE USING CRUMB RUBBER, SYED NASIR SHAH
  4. (2018) A METHOD OF RISK ANALYSIS FOR INTERNAL EROSION AND PIPING OF EMBANKMENT DAMS CONSTRUCTED OF TROPICAL RESIDUE SOIL, KHOR CHAI HUAT
  5. (2017) AL-HARAM AL-MAKKI PROJECTS: STUDYING AND ANALYSIS TIME OVERRUN FACTORS, BASEM ADNAN AL KHATIB
  6. (2016) IMPROVING MATERIAL PERFORMANCE OF ULTRA HIGH PERFORMANCE FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE (UHPFRC) AND ITS APPLICATIONS, POUYA DARVISH
  7. (2016) EFFECTIVENESS OF INDUSTRIAL BY-PRODUCT IN CEMENT-POLYMER COMPOSITE EXPOSED TO AGGRESSIVE ENVIRONMENT, MICHAEL LIU YONG JING
  8. (2016) Cracking Behavior Of Sea Sand RC Beam Strengthened With GFRP, AMIN ALI ALI AL-FAKIH
Master
  1. (2020) RECYCLING OF Sms as green constr. mat., Loginy Loganathan
  2. (2018) LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE FOAMED CONCRETE USING FLY-ASH, MOHAMMED K. H. RADWAN
  3. (2018) INVESTIGATION OF TERNARY BLENDED BINDER PVA FIBRE REINFORCED CEMENTITIOUS COMPOSITES AS REPAIR MATERIAL, LOH ZHI PIN
  4. (2018) Experimental Investigation and Numerical Modelling for Crack Detection in Lightweight Concrete Structural Members Using Acoustic Emission Technique, KHAN SAFDAR
  5. (2016) Experimental Study On Application Of Geopolymer In Textile Reinforced Mortar, WONG CHEE LUM