Proposed New Regulation to include Acidity Factor as a New Test Parameter in Cables by EC Technical Barriers to Trade
(TBT) committee of European Commission (EC) has proposed new regulation related to fire performance of cables as a part of Construction Products Directive (CPD).Chemicals and Petrochemicals Manufacturers' Association (CPMA), has requested the Ministry to forward their objections to the EC and urge upon it to re-consider the same in view of the points raised against the proposal as stated below:.......More>>
Plastics in Infrastructure - They Build it Better! - Dr. S.M. Diwan, Business Development Group - Polymers, Reliance Industries Ltd., Mumbai
Plastics are making enormous contribution to many different aspects of infrastructure developments.
Worldwide, there is a major
thrust on infrastructure de-
velopment. Clear policies and regulatory frameworks are being put in place across the globe. Plastics industry which has been serving mankind in various sectors has also made enormous contribution to many different aspects of infrastructure developments. As we progress through the 21st century, plastic products are increasingly becoming the material of choice for achieving economic and environmental balance, as well as functional, design and specific needs....More>>
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Performance of Road Reinforced
with Polypropylene Geotextile: A Case Study -Viswanadham B.V.S.
Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai
-Gupte A., Satkalmi V. & Bhonsle S.
Polymer Business Development Group, Reliance Industries Limited, Mumbai
Preliminary observations show that, in the geotextile reinforced section of the road, there are no signs of visible distress even after about eighteen months; where as earlier experience showed that the road constructed as per standard conventional practice deteriorated within 6 months.
Introduction
Civil engineers, especially geotechnical engineers face several challenges while building structures for infrastructure development of the society. In such situations, one of the alternatives is to improve the ground using geosynthetics for building structures for infrastructure development. Geosynthetics is a generic term used to envelop family of materials manufactured from polymer materials, namely:
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Worldwide, there is a major
thrust on infrastructure de-
velopment. Clear policies and regulatory frameworks are being put in place across the globe. Plastics industry which has been serving mankind in various sectors has also made enormous contribution to many different aspects of infrastructure developments. As we progress through the 21st century, plastic products are increasingly becoming the material of choice for achieving economic and environmental balance, as well as functional, design and specific needs..
