| A Brochure – Cement from
India |
| Gives details on Indian
Cement Industry along with relevant statistics. India's
position as one of the Big Five of the global cement
manufacturers is clearly brought out and the future plans
of the industry given in outline. |
| Indian
Cement Industry-At a Glance |
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| Contains important
statistics about the Indian Cement Industry including the
types of cement manufactured along with grades and
quantities. All about Indian Cement in a nutshell. |
| Concrete
Pavement for Toll (BOT) Roads |
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| Stresses on the importance
that toll (BOT) roads are going to play in the future of
our country. It contains details of planning for these by
Ministry Of Surface Transport (MOST) and National
Highways Authority Of India (NHAI), as well as the
concessions being offered by the government for their
construction by private parties. Existing rules and
regulations on the subject are mentioned. Advantages of
concrete pavements for such roads are clearly brought
out. |
| Handbook
on Cement Concrete Roads |
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| A comprehensive publication
covering all aspects of cement concrete roads from
concept and design stage, all the way to completion and
maintenance. An ideal reference book for engineers,
consultants, contractors and students. |
| Fuel
Savings on Cement Concrete Pavements |
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| Although the long life and
maintenance-free properties of concrete roads are well
known, very few people are aware that loaded trucks save
significant amounts of fuel when they travel on such
roads. Trials carried out in USA and in India have shown
savings of 14-20 percent of diesel when trucks travel on
concrete roads, as compared to when they travel on
bituminous ones. This publicaton gives details of the
trials. |
| Concrete
Overlays (White Topping) |
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| Existing bituminous roads
require frequent repairs and rehabilitation. To overcome
this problem and save wear and tear on user vehicles, a
hard and long lasting surface coating is required. A thin
concrete slab on top of the existing bitumen road (called
'White-topping') is the ideal answer to this requirement.
This book explains how best to undertake White-topping |
| Precast
Concrete Block Paving |
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| Concrete Block Paving has
several advantages over other forms of surfacing, in
several areas. These include streets in residential
areas, parking lots, shopping malls, aircraft aprons and
sidewalks. The publication gives full details, regarding
production and application of concrete blocks. |
| Cement
Concrete Roads for Cities |
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| Most of our cities suffer
from rutted and potholed roads, which prove to be a
nightmare for commuters. This is mainly due to the roads
having bituminous pavements, which have a number of
drawbacks. This book shows how, by constructing concrete
pavements or white-topping existing bituminous ones,
these problems can be overcome and commuters provided
with smooth-surfaced, user-friendly roads. |
| Cement
Concrete Pavements for Bus Stands and Depots |
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| Bus stands and bus depots
are areas where buses halt/park. Oil often drips from
these stationary vehicles and dissolves the existing
bituminous surfaces, thus leading to widespread damage
and problems for drivers. This publication brings out the
advantages concrete pavements possess in such situations,
since concrete does not get damaged by oil. |
| Sensitivity
Analysis of Cost of Concrete and Flexible Pavements |
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| Engineers are often
reluctant to construct concrete pavements. Since they
feel that these are always costlier than bituminous ones.
This is not true, especially when roads are built on poor
soils or where aggregates are costly. Detailed
sensitivity analysis has been done in this book to bring
out the conditions under which each type of pavement is
cheaper or costlier. |
| Concrete
Roads ‘Why and How’ |
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| Concrete Roads though
costlier to build than bitumen ones, are more economical
to maintain and trucks operating on them consume less
fuel. In order to find out the break-even point beyond
which concrete roads are economically and financially
advantageous as compared to bitumen ones, an analysis has
been carried out, in this publication. It proves that
once the daily truck traffic exceeds 4,500 ,concrete
roads are the only solution for our highways. |
| Handbook of Ready-Mixed Concrete |
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| To ensure high quality concrete for
building purposes, it is essential that it be produced in
a ready mixed concrete plant. Concrete prepared at site
often does not meet the standards required, hence in all
developed countries almost all concrete used is of RMC
variety. This Handbook give details of the production of
ready mixed concrete, reight from sourcing of materials,
setting up of a plant, quality control and marketing to
delivery. It should prove of great help to entrepreneurs
setting up RMC plants. |
