Abstract: The invention provides a concrete composition used in an overlay method of construction which is used for improving a deteriorated paved surface and/or a paved layer, the concrete composition comprising a cement, a shrink-reducing agent, an expanding agent, a high performance AE water-reducing agent and an AE agent, wherein the cement is a normal portland cement and/or a low heat portland cement. The concrete composition used in an overlay method of construction is rich in the bonding strength between an existent paved layer and a new surface layer and is resistant to exfoliation, cracking of a new surface layer and wear.

Abstract: A valve operating system in an internal combustion engine, that can be readily assembled and installed on the engine, including a casing coupled to an upper surface of a cylinder head, an armature, a pair of electromagnets for exerting electromagnetic forces on the armature in directions of opening and closing of an engine valve, and a pair of resilient means for biasing the engine valve in the opening and closing directions, respectively, and for retaining the armature at a predetermined neutral position by cooperation with each other during deenergization of both the electromagnets. The resilient means for closing the engine valve is mounted between a retainer fixed to the valve stem and a fixed position on the cylinder head, and the electromagnets are fixed within the casing which is constructed so that an upper portion of the stem can be inserted into the casing.

Abstract: A guest-host liquid crystal display device has tilted homeotropic orientation using a nematic liquid crystal having negative dielectric anisotropy as a host and a dichroic dye as a guest which is prepared by overcoating an inorganic insulating layer; treating said layer to provide orientation; and treating the layer with a silane surfactant.