The effect of Mount Sinabung volcanic ash and the addition of silica fume as a partial substitution of cement weight on the compressive strength of concrete

Fahrizal Zulkarnain; Zulkifli Siregar; Fadzil Mat Yahaya

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The effect of Mount Sinabung volcanic ash and the addition of silica fume as a partial substitution of cement weight on the compressive strength of concrete

Fahrizal Zulkarnain, Zulkifli Siregar, Fadzil Mat Yahaya

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Fahrizal Zulkarnain iD * Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, 20238 Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

Zulkifli Siregar iD Department of Civil Engineering, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sumatera Utara, 20238 Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

Fadzil Mat Yahaya iD Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, 26300 Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20528/cjcrl.2026.02.009 Copy DOI

Published in: Challenge Journal of Concrete Research Letters, Vol. 17(2) (2026), Pages 192-206

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