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Sunday 7 April 2019

Volume 7, Number 2, January - March 2019


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Cement Manufacturing


(a) Waste is Powering Holcim's Cement Production in Egypt
Geocycle, LafargeHolcim's global waste management business, is co-processing household and industrial waste into alternative fuels and raw materials to power its cement production in Egypt. Read more. 


(b) Cemex to Use AI in Cement Plants
The AI technology will deliver real-time precise forecasts for key process variables, prescriptions for critical control variables and supervised autosteer aligned with business objectives for all cement plant operations. Read more.

Concrete, Mineral and Chemical Admixtures


(a) Quarry By-Product to Improve Pavement Stability and Longevity

Researchers at the Illinois Center for Transportation (ICT) are working with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) to find a way to reduce waste fines, or quarry by-product (QB), in quarries by using them to improve pavement sustainability and longevity. Read more.


(b) Recycled Concrete for NCDOT Road, Bridge Projects
The NCDOT's State Transportation Improvement Plan identifies approximately 100 bridges and more than 700 miles of roadways in eastern North Carolina's 28 counties that need to be rebuilt within the next 10 years. Read more.

Books
(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) Blissful Souls All Of Us: Author: Dr Jayant D Bapat: Publisher: CreateSpace, USA. 
The Book is a result of author's quest to remain happy forever. It focuses on self-improvement through meditation. The real and original nature of self, common to all human beings, is empathic, pure and joyful. However, that ‘self’ has deviated considerably from its original nature. Meditation is a time-tested tool to reach the original nature of self. Like exercise is for the body, meditation is for the mind. Practice controlled breathing or pranayam to assist meditation. The book gives helpful tips to practice meditation for self-improvement. Blissful experiences gained during meditation are useful resolving conflicts, reducing stress, building durable personal relationships and recording improved performance at the work. Meditation and controlled breathing balance the intelligence. The exercise teaches to take a holistic view of life and life’s problems. Book is available in both print and Kindle version. Visit the link to buy/review the book.


(c) ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications and Practicesa
The American Concrete Institute has released the 2018 ACI Collection of Concrete Codes, Specifications and Practices. 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.


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(b) 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.

(c) Petcoke as Fuel for Cement Production: Benefits & Challenges. View ppt.

(d) Techno Marketing of Cement, Admixtures and Equipment. View ppt.

(e) 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.

(f) Workshop on "Excellence at Work & Relationships": 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.


Events



(a) Cemtech Asia 2019

The dynamic cement industry of Asia will be the focus of Cemtech’s next conference and exhibition, taking place at the Avani+ Riverside Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, on 16-19 June 2019. Read more. 

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