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Concrete, Mineral and Chemical Admixtures
(a) Curved, Precast
Concrete Panels
Colorado-based
High Concrete produced 421 curved, precast concrete panels for the exterior of
a four-story office project in Philadelphia. Many of the 11-inch-thick,
interlocking panels were significantly hollowed to reduce the weight and were
each positioned at a different angle and rotation, requiring a high level of
precision during the installation. Read more.
(b) Concrete to
House Medical Radiation Equipment
The LewisGale Regional Cancer Center in Virginia is undergoing a $15.5
million capital improvement project. Part of the project includes new radiation
delivery equipment, which requires a structure made with 750 cubic yards of
concrete, including 4-foot-thick walls. Read more.
(c) Floating Concrete Tunnel Underwater
Norway is planning to build a
floating concrete tunnel underwater. It
is officially called a submerged floating tube-bridge (SFTB),
also known as suspended tunnel or most tellingly, an Archimedes Bridge. Read more.
(d) Recycled Materials in Concrete
Using recycled materials like fly ash, calcined
clay or blast furnace slag to reduce the amount of Portland cement used as a
binding element in concrete can dramatically decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
Read more.
(e) 26,000 concrete segments
installed for rail tunnel in Canada
The multibillion-dollar
Eglinton Crosstown light rail transit project in Toronto, Canada, includes a
6.2-mile tunnel lined with 4,363 rings made from 26,000 precast concrete
segments. Read more.
(f) Dubai's 3D-printed office
built at fraction of traditional cost
United Arab Emirates. They’ve
recently implemented a multi-tiered strategy that will utilize 3D printing to
enhance their construction sector, medical products, and consumer products. Read more.
(g) Experts Discuss Lessons from Large and Small Dam Projects
Both
large and small dams have always been a critical part of the infrastructure
that serves the geographically and economically diverse population. However,
both also provide risk to their owners. These risks need to be addressed
through ongoing inspection and maintenance. Read more.
(h) New Bridge Repair Technique
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has
received a national award for a new bridge repair method, developed at UConn,
that could significantly decrease the time, lane closures, and cost needed to
repair a bridge. Read more.
(i) Concrete Monolith to House Spent Nuclear Fuel
A $4.4 billion, 20-year project has been
started to build a "concrete monolith" to store spent nuclear fuel at
California's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. Read more.
(j) Drones in Construction Industry
Drones are innovating the
construction industry by mapping development sites quickly and allowing project
managers to monitor progress and spot potential problems. Read more.
(k)
Precast Helps Aesthetic Vision Become Reality
Precast concrete is a high performance material that
integrates easily with other systems and inherently provides the versatility,
efficiency, and resiliency needed to meet the multi-hazard requirements and
long-term demands of high performance structures. Read more.
(l) Steel Fiber in Concrete when Building Seismic-Zone Shear Walls
In quake-prone areas, rebar congestion has long bedeviled
contractors. Kopczynski’s solution—adding high-strength wire
reinforcement—enhances ductility and shear strength, allowing for less rebar.
That, in turn, increases constructibility, productivity and material
performance. Read more.
(m) Prefab Bridge Deck Reduces
Construction Repair Time
Road construction
using prefabricated materials is a recent trend in Delaware and
nationally. The U.S. Department of Transportation promotes the technique as a
way to quickly upgrade the country's approximately 150,000 bridges that require
rehabilitation, repair or total replacement. Read more.
(n) Safe
Buildings
Buildings built to the most modern building codes
were the safest places to be during Hurricane Sandy. Read more.
(a) Mineral
Admixtures in Cement and Concrete, Author: Jayant D. Bapat, CRC Press, Taylor
& Francis Group
Written
for engineers, this book focuses on how to make more workable and durable
concrete using mineral admixtures. For each mineral admixture, the book looks
at manufacturing and processing, physical characteristics, chemical and
mineralogical composition, quality control, and reported experiences. It also
examines the provisions of national standards on the admixture’s addition to
cement and concrete. Offering a deeper understanding of mineral admixtures, it
encourages engineers to more effectively use these and other wastes in cement
and concrete to support more sustainable growth of the cement and construction
industry. Read More.
(b) ACI 301-16: Specifications for Structural
Concrete
This is a reference specification that the architect/engineer
can apply to any construction project involving structural concrete by citing
it in the project specifications. Read more.
Teaching, Training and Research
(a)
Professional Training Course on Durable, High Performance Cement & Concrete
with Mineral & Chemical Admixtures
Dr J D Bapat offers professional training
course on “Durable, High Performance Cement & Concrete with Mineral &
Chemical Admixtures ”. Two-day course is useful for engineers working in cement
plants, cement and admixtures marketing, construction sites, higher education.
Duration and content: tailor-made as per participants’ requirement. Venue: as
per sponsor’s preference. Download brochure. Read more.
(b) Flexible Concrete Developed by Researchers
New type of concrete is said to be bendable yet stronger and longer
lasting than regular concrete, according to scientists from the Nanyang
Technological University (NTU) - JTC Industrial Infrastructure Innovation
Centre. Read more.
(a) Cement Industry in India –Moving Towards Sustainable Growth by Dr J D Bapat
Article
Published in Indian Cement Review, Voll.28, No. 4, Nov. 2013, pp 61-63. Download article.
(b) Petcoke
as Fuel for Cement Production: Benefits & Challenges. View
ppt.
(c) Techno
Marketing of Cement, Admixtures and Equipment. View
ppt.
(d) Importance
of Continuing Education for Professionals Working in Cement, Concrete and
Construction
The field of cement,
concrete and construction is continuously developing. Professionals need to
update knowledge and skills to achieve performance and economy in concrete. View publication and comment.
(e) Workshop on "Achieving
Excellence Through Mindfulness": View Details.
Discussions
(a) Join
Group: Cement, Concrete and Construction on Linkedin.
(b) Join
Group: Indian Society of Cement Engineers (ISCE) on Linkedin.
(c) Join
Group: Mineral Admixtures in Cement & Concrete on Linkedin.
(b) 1st Global
CemProcess Conference:
24 - 25 April 2017,
London: Process optimisation in cement manufacture. Read more.
