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Title: Comparison of radioactive transmission and mechanical properties of Portland cement and a modified cement with trommel sieve waste

Journal Article · · Cement and Concrete Research
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  1. Atatuerk University, Department of Environmental Eng., 25240 Erzurum (Turkey)
  2. Atatuerk University, Department of Physics Education, 25240 Erzurum (Turkey)
  3. Atatuerk University, Department of Physics, 25240 Erzurum (Turkey)
  4. Atatuerk University, Department of Chemical Eng., 25240 Erzurum (Turkey)

In this study, it was aimed to stabilize trommel sieve waste (TSW) occurring during manufacture of borax from tincal. The effects of TSW added on the mechanical properties and radioactive transmission of modified cement prepared by adding TSW to clinker was investigated. The properties which TSW as additive caused the cement to gain were tested and compared with normal Portland cement. Measurements have been made to determine variation of mass attenuation coefficients of TSW and cement by using an extremely narrow-collimated-beam transmission method in the energy range 15.746-40.930 keV with X-ray transmission method. The characteristic K{alpha} and K{beta} X-rays of the different elements (Zr, Mo, Ag, In, Sb, Ba and Pr) passed through TSW and cement were detected with a high-resolution Si(Li) detector. Results are presented and discussed in this paper.

OSTI ID:
20706217
Journal Information:
Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 35, Issue 6; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2004.10.018; PII: S0008-8846(04)00455-7; Copyright (c) 2004 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0008-8846
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English