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Self-consolidating high performance concrete (SCHPC) is a special concrete that spreads through congested reinforcement and fills every corner of the formwork under self-weight, provides high strength, and shows good durability. It is produced by exploiting the benefits of high-range water reducer and supplementary cementing materials such as silica fume, fly ash, and rice husk ash. The development of SCHPC with rice husk ash is the main theme of this book. It gives readers a thorough understanding of the key aspects of SCHPC. The properties of the material, binder paste, and mortar...

The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has become a main source of foreign capital flow and leading source of external financing for developing economies. Since 1991, due to liberalization of policies towards foreign investment, there was a positive response from capital exporting countries and at the same time India also witnessed an increasing trend of FDI inflows. It is also observed that the liberalization of FDI policies offers opportunities as well as threats for firms, but the importance of FDI extends beyond the financial capital that flows into the firms. The Indian Pharmaceutical...

Carbon fiber reinforced mortar (CFRM) is a cement- based composite that provides manifold benefits including high flexural strength and excellent impact resistance, as compared to ordinary cement mortar. It can be produced by mixing short carbon fibers with plain cement mortar in the presence of high-range water reducer and silica fume. This book gives readers a thorough understanding of the key aspects of CFRM. The performance of CFRM has been discussed in this book with respect to workability, unit weight, air content, strength, impact resistance, toughness, durability, and cost-...

Fly ash is a major particulate waste which is generated during coal combustion in Thermal Power Plants. Fly ash contents several macro and micro nutrients which are beneficial to plants growth. It also affects to nematodes. In this book, the potential of fly ash to manage the root - knot nematodes problem on vegetable crops has been described in great detail. The soil application of fly ash with 20% is very beneficial for the crops. Therefore, for the first time this level (20%) is recommended for the management of root-knot nematodes in the vegetable fields. Present book is very useful to...