Design and Gamma-Ray Attenuation Features of New Concrete Materials for Low- and Moderate-Photons Energy Protection Applications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sampling and Preparation
2.2. Radiation Shielding Capacity
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Concrete Series | The Grain Composition (%) | W/C Ratio | Pore Volume (%) | Bulk Volume (%) | Density (g/cm3) | Porosity (%) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cement | Granite | Red Sand | ||||||
A | 16.7 | 50 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 6.68 | 53.76 | 2.68 | 12.4 |
B | 16.7 | 50 | 33.3 | 0.6 | 7.39 | 54.85 | 2.61 | 13.5 |
C | 16.7 | 50 | 33.3 | 0.8 | 8.83 | 54.90 | 2.56 | 16.1 |
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Aloraini, D.A.; Hanfi, M.Y.; Sayyed, M.I.; Naseer, K.A.; Almuqrin, A.H.; Tamayo, P.; Tashlykov, O.L.; Mahmoud, K.A. Design and Gamma-Ray Attenuation Features of New Concrete Materials for Low- and Moderate-Photons Energy Protection Applications. Materials 2022, 15, 4947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144947
Aloraini DA, Hanfi MY, Sayyed MI, Naseer KA, Almuqrin AH, Tamayo P, Tashlykov OL, Mahmoud KA. Design and Gamma-Ray Attenuation Features of New Concrete Materials for Low- and Moderate-Photons Energy Protection Applications. Materials. 2022; 15(14):4947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144947
Chicago/Turabian StyleAloraini, Dalal A., M. Y. Hanfi, M. I. Sayyed, K. A. Naseer, Aljawhara H. Almuqrin, P. Tamayo, O. L. Tashlykov, and K. A. Mahmoud. 2022. "Design and Gamma-Ray Attenuation Features of New Concrete Materials for Low- and Moderate-Photons Energy Protection Applications" Materials 15, no. 14: 4947. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15144947