Study of mass attenuation coefficients and effective atomic numbers of bismuth-ground granulated blast furnace slag concretes

Journal Article · Fri May 06 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · AIP Conference Proceedings

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4946411· OSTI ID:22606463

Kumar, Sandeep ^[1]; Singh, Sukhpal ^[2]

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1. Department of Physics, Punjabi University, Patiala (India)
2. Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala (India)

Five samples of Bismuth-Ground granulated blast furnace slag (Bi-GGBFS) concretes were prepared using composition (0.6 cement + x Bi{sub 2}O{sub 3} + (0.4-x) GGBFS, x = 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.25) by keeping constant water (W) cement (C) ratio. Mass attenuation coefficients (μ{sub m}) of these prepared samples were calculated using a computer program winXCOM at different gamma ray energies, whereas effective atomic numbers (Z{sub eff}) is calculated using mathematical formulas. The radiation shielding properties of Bi-GGBFS concrete has been compared with standard radiation shielding concretes.

• OSTI ID: 22606463
• Journal Information: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1728, Issue 1; Conference: ICC 2015: International conference on condensed matter and applied physics, Bikaner (India), 30-31 Oct 2015; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0094-243X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
ATTENUATION
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS
BISMUTH OXIDES
BLAST FURNACES
CEMENTS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
CONCRETES
EXPLOSIONS
GAMMA RADIATION
MASS
SHIELDING
SLAGS
WATER