On September 14, 2018 AO Shymkentcement (Shymkent, Kazakhstan), part of the HeidelbergCement group of companies, celebrated the 60th anniversary of the cement plant. In recent years, it was technologically re-equipped. In December 2017, the company completed the...
A technology has been developed that utilizes CO2 in concrete curing to improve the concrete properties. This process has been commercialized and is in use in over 50 ready mix and concrete product sites across the United States and Canada. At the current time ready mix...
Factors affecting the lining of the preparation zone and the externals of cement rotary kilns are considered, among which the effect of alkali oxides is highlighted, which results in the so-called "alkaline cracking" of aluminosilicate refractories. Methods of...
In eight months of 2018 6,124.9 kt of cement and 4,242.5 kt of clinker were produced by enterprizes — members of Ukrcement Association, which is 1.9 and 0.6% less than in eight months of 2017, respectively.The country exported 24.2 kt of clinker and 332.7 kt of ceme...
Pervious concrete is a porous concrete paving material which permits rain and storm water runoff to percolate through it rather than flood surrounding areas or storm drains. While percolation is of high interest for road shoulder stabilization, the focus has been on noi...
The influence of plasticizing agents of different chemical composition on rheological and technological properties of raw cement slurry has been studied. A comparative assessment of the efficiency of both plasticizers used in cement technology to reduce the moisture con...
Portland cement technology: selected works.
