greater due to an increased initial strength (Fan, 2008). Worrell, Price, Martin, Hendricks, and Meida (2001) reported that approximately five percent of the global carbon dioxide emissions come from the pouring of Portland cement. Consequently, replacing a portion of the cement for feather reinforcements could reduce emissions and reduce ozone depletion. Introducing chicken feather reinforcement to concrete could eliminate approximately 2 million tons of chicken feathers from being dumped in landfills
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Kyphoplasty Recovery Time Thinning of the bones of the spine (vertebrae) due to osteoporosis can cause painful compression fractures. Surgical treatment (kyphoplasty) may be needed for this type of condition. It involves injection of a special kind of cement into the vertebrae. If that sounds scary, you might also wonder about kyphoplasty recovery time. Read on to know more about this surgical procedure. Part 1: Kyphoplasty Recovery Time Kyphoplasty is done to treat pain caused by compression fracture
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Portland cement, glass, reinforced concrete, architectural glasses, cranes etc. has brought in a huge leap in the technology. Cement: Portland cement was developed from natural cements made in Britain in the early part of the nineteenth century, and its name is derived from its similarity to Portland stone, a type of building stone that was quarried on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England. The most common use of Portland cements is creating concrete. When water is mixed to the cement it
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TRADITIONAL BRICK IS MORE VULNERABLE IN EARTHQUAKE Dr. Ahmad Kamruzzaman Majumder The history of brick making is not known to me but nearly 2050 years ago temple were made of these traditional brick. Nowadays the style of making home is that the cement and sand is kept between two brick but previously it’s a clay that is kept between two brick. In ancient times the styles of roof were also different. It used to be flat tiles but nowadays concrete and steel are used for making the roof. In ancient
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losses and our ability to service the `1,750 crore debt in our books suffered. We defaulted and lenders began harassing us. Such was the condition that we had to curtail production due to lack of working capital. We sold Vishnu Cements, which we acquired along with Raasi Cements, hoping it would ease pressure. But that was not enough. We realised we were in a hole and opted for a corporate debt restructuring (CDR) scheme, which came into effect from January 2003. The CDR bought us time to focus on operations
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University of Wollongong Research Online Faculty of Commerce - Papers Faculty of Commerce 2006 Corporate Social and Environmental Disclosure in Developing Countries: Evidence from Bangladesh M. Hossain Hail Community College, Saudi Arabia, monirulhossain@yahoo.com K. Islam University of Wollongong, mksi747@uow.edu.au J. Andrew University of Wollongong, jandrew@uow.edu.au Publication Details This conference paper was originally published as Hossain, MA, Islam, KS and Andrew
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is the word, planned. It is stated in the article that the only planned productions happening are the “Industries including steel, cement, and plastics which are still blindly expanding” (Article). Now the aggregate demand is the total of all planned expenditures in the entire economy. The only industries that are planned for China are the industries of steel, cement, and plastics. The only way this scenario takes place is if those main industries stop expanding. If that happen the result would be
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Expiry Date: ………….. Premier Cement Mills Limited Corporate Office T. K. Bhaban (4th floor), 13, Kawran Bazar, Dhaka. At the request of M/s. …………….., Proprietor – ………………., Trade License No……………, TIN No………….. Address: …………………...and with reference to your agreement letter No…………………….for receipt of PREMIER Brand Cement from Premier Cement Mills Limited, under short term credit sale facitily we ………….. Bank Limited, …… Branch, Address:
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stronger? 1. What are the dynamics of industry concentration in the cement industry? Has internationalization led to higher concentration in the industry? Did the low consolidation level provide a rationale for international M&As? The cement industry was previously highly fragmented and localized, because of its raw materials factors and also high transportation costs. However, since the early 1980s, the global cement industry has started to consolidate. Internationalization led to higher
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enough cement was being used to stabilize the drilling platform. After that, methane leaked out in the evening on April 20th, and the drilling rig was soon engulfed in flames. Most of the workers were rescued; however, there were still 11 workers missing even though the Coast Guard searched for them for three days. After 36 hours of burning, the drilling rig sank in the morning on April 22nd. According to the investigation report by the U.S. Coast Guard and Ocean Energy Authority, the cement for reinforcing
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