Recent trends in advanced radiation shielding concrete for construction of facilities: materials and properties

MAH Abdullah, RSM Rashid, M Amran, F Hejazii… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nuclear energy offers a wide range of applications, which include power generation, X-ray
imaging, and non-destructive tests, in many economic sectors. However, such applications …

Radiation shielding properties of concrete containing magnetite

K Gunoglu, İ Akkurt - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, linear attenuation coefficients of concretes containing different rates of basalt-
magnetite aggregates were measured for gamma energies of 511, 662, 835, 1173, 1275 …

[HTML][HTML] Radiation shielding properties of glass composition

N Karpuz - Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences, 2023 - Elsevier
This work is an attempt to employ the glass to develop an alternative and environmentally
friendly material for gamma-radiation protection applications. For this purpose, different …

Radiation shielding of concretes containing different aggregates

I Akkurt, C Basyigit, S Kilincarslan, B Mavi… - Cement and concrete …, 2006 - Elsevier
The shielding of γ-rays by concrete has been investigated for concretes containing different
amounts of barite and normal weight aggregates. The linear attenuation coefficients (μ, cm …

Gamma-ray shielding properties of concrete including barite at different energies

I Akkurt, H Akyildirim, B Mavi, S Kilincarslan… - Progress in Nuclear …, 2010 - Elsevier
Radiation shielding properties of barite and concrete produced with barite have been
investigated. The results have been compared with the standard shielding material of lead …

Simulation of gamma-ray shielding properties for materials of medical interest

M Sarihan - Open Chemistry, 2022 - degruyter.com
Radiation that is emitted from unstable nuclei during radioactive decay is an important
phenomenon to be used in large fields, and thus, radiation shielding properties are …

Review on scope of metallic alloys in gamma rays shield designing

T Kaur, J Sharma, T Singh - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
With an aim of efficiently using radiations in different fields, radiation physicists are
continuously exploring different type of materials in terms of visualizing various parameters …

Effective atomic and electron numbers of some steels at different energies

I Akkurt - Annals of Nuclear Energy, 2009 - Elsevier
The effective atomic numbers (Zeff) and effective electron density (Ne) for three different
steels have been determined via the mass attenuation coefficients (μ/ρ). The mass …

Synthesis and characterizations of magnetite–borogypsum for radiation shielding

YY Çelen, A Evcin - Emerging Materials Research, 2020 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Nowadays, parallel to the increasing use of nuclear technology, radiation protection
becomes an important issue. The use of materials, such as (Pb) lead, has become standard …

The shielding of γ-rays by concretes produced with barite

I Akkurt, C Basyigit, S Kilincarslan, B Mavi - Progress in Nuclear Energy, 2005 - Elsevier
The concretes produced with barite (BaSO4) were studied as shieldingmaterials for γ-
radiation. The concretes were prepared with different volumes of barite, and thus each …