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Title: Examination of gamma-irradiated calcium silicate hydrates. Part I: Chemical-structural properties

Journal Article · · Journal of the American Ceramic Society
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.16515· OSTI ID:1559725
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  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering; Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States). Dept. of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
  3. Univ. of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States). Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The chemical-structural properties of synthetic calcium silicate hydrate (C-S-H) with C/S (Ca/Si) ratios of 0.75, 1 and 1.33 were studied after gamma irradiation-absorbed doses ranging from 0.145 to 0.784 MGy and compared with those of control specimens. The results showed that the total water content given by thermogravimetric analysis and the dimension of the basal spacing given by x-ray diffraction were comparable for control and irradiated samples, which indicate that the interlayer water content did not change. The morphology, C/S ratios, and silicate mean chain length were also found to be unaltered by the absorbed gamma doses.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1559725
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1512332
Journal Information:
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol. 103, Issue 1; ISSN 0002-7820
Publisher:
American Ceramic SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 19 works
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