The effect of the autoclaving process and addition of silica fume on portland cement in shielding gamma radiation

Radiation Measurements

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 619-623

  El Faramawy, N A ^a   El Hosiny, F I ^b  

^a Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^b AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; AUTOCLAVES; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); GAMMA RAYS; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIATION PROTECTION; SILICA;

GAMMA RAY SHIELDING;

RADIATION SHIELDING;

EID: 0032295599     PISSN: 13504487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1350-4487(98)00080-8     Document Type: Article

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