The World Health Organization estimates that 100 thousand people in the world die every year from asbestos-related cancers and more than 300 thousand European citizens are expected to die from asbestos-related mesothelioma by 2030. Both the European and the Italian legislations have banned the manufacture, importation, processing and distribution in commerce of asbestos-containing products and ...

Fixation of pathological fractures provides rapid pain relief and often restores mobility (Anderson et al 1978). The difficulty in achieving strong fixation in pathological bone may be overcome in part by adding bone cement (Harrington et a! 1976). This addition may, however, create fresh problems. The cement may harden before fracture reduction or implant insertion has been achieved, or some m...

This Reference Document on best available techniques in the cement and lime industries reflects an information exchange carried out according to Article 16(2) of Council Directive 96/61/EC. The document has to be seen in the light of the preface which describes the objectives of the document and its use. This BREF document has two parts, one for the cement industry and one for the lime industry...

This Reference Document on best available techniques in the cement and lime industries reflects an information exchange carried out according to Article 16(2) of Council Directive 96/61/EC. The document has to be seen in the light of the preface which describes the objectives of the document and its use. This BREF document has two parts, one for the cement industry and one for the lime industry...

All types of concrete contain residual unhydrated cement. For example, cement is present in high-strength due to low water/cement ratios, as well old coarser used the past, and fresh waste lack curing. These residues are a resources with potential for recovery reuse. In this work, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, analytical modeling were quantify hydration degree various pastes ex...

There has been a significant movement in the past decades to develop alternative sustainable building material such as geopolymer cement/concrete control CO2 emission. Industrial waste contains pozzolanic minerals that fulfil requirements alumino-silicate based geopolymer. For example, industrial red mud, fly ash, GBFS/GGBS (granulated blast furnace slag/ground granulated slag), rice husk ash (...

A robotized manufacturing cell of pre-fabricated GRC (Glass Reinforced Cement) panels for construction industry has been developed by DISAM for the Spanish construction company Dragados, S.A.The main contribution of the developed system is the automatic program~ ming and control of the whole plan. The architect's 3D-drawing of the building facade done on a CAD system serves as input. From the C...