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Sunday 6 January 2019

Volume 7, Number 1, October - December 2018


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Cement Manufacturing

(a) Cement Plant Harnesses Wind Energy
Lafarge Holcim has confirmed plans to build three wind turbines to help power its cement plant in Paulding, Ohio. Read more. 

Concrete, Mineral and Chemical Admixtures



(a) Concrete that Generates its Own Electricity

What if concrete could generate its own energy? The era of photovoltaic concrete may be getting closer. Read more.

(b) Concrete Reinforced with Renewable Materials

Textile-reinforced concrete (TRC) is durable, formable in diverse shapes and suitable for lightweight construction. Read more.  


(c) Recycled Plastic into Roads
One European firm already is combining plastic pellets with hot-mix asphalt to resurface roadways. Read more.


(d) A Tower and Cement Bricks to Store Surplus Renewable Energy
Energy Vault's kinetic energy system stores surplus renewable energy by using a crane-like tower to lift 17.5-cubic-yard cement bricks, and then it feeds the energy back into the grid by lowering the bricks. System uses tower, cement bricks to store surplus renewable energy. 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.

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) Concrete Swelling and Cracking

Armed with the 2015 discovery of the aqueous crystal that causes swelling in concrete, Swiss scientists are embarking on six projects to better understand the alkali-aggregate reaction and its resulting swelling. 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) Global CemFuels Conference and Exhibition

13th Global CemFuels Conference & Exhibition on alternative fuels for cement and lime 2019. 20 - 21 February 2019, Mövenpick City Centre Hotel, Amsterdam. Read more. 

(b) 14th Global Slag Conference & Exhibition
Slag beneficiation, slag products, slag cements, markets and applications. 26 - 27 March 2019, Aachen, Germany. Read more.


                                              

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