The effect of freezing-thawing (F-T) cycles on the radiation shielding properties of concretes
BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT, vol.41, no.8, pp.1070-1073, 2006 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 41 Issue: 8
- Publication Date: 2006
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.04.025
- Journal Name: BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.1070-1073
- Keywords: concrete, freezing-thawing, gamma-ray shielding, attenuation coefficients, ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS, BARITE
- Süleyman Demirel University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
The variation of linear attenuation coefficients mu (cm(-1)) with the freezing-thawing (F-T) cycles has been investigated for concretes, in which different materials were used as an aggregate. For this purposes, six different concrete blocks have been produced in various ratios of water/cement (w/c) utilizing different materials as aggregates. Then, linear attenuation coefficients were measured for five different F-T cycles. It was noticed that the linear attenuation coefficients decreased with F-T cycles for all concrete types and also different effect observed for different w/c ratio and different aggregate. (C) 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.