Prompt gamma analysis of chlorine in concrete for corrosion study

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 283-289

  Naqvi, A A ^a   Nagadi, M M ^a   Al Amoudi, O S B ^a  

^a KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

2.8 MeV neutrons; Chlorine determination; Concrete samples; Corrosion studies; Monte Carlo simulations; PGNAA study

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCRETES; GAMMA RAYS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NONDESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION; STEEL CORROSION;

2.8 MEV NEUTRONS; CHLORINE DETERMINATION; CONCRETE SAMPLES; CORROSION STUDIES; GAMMA ANALYSIS; ION CONCENTRATION; PGNAA STUDY;

CHLORINE;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORROSION; GAMMA RADIATION; ION TRANSPORT; MONITORING; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 28044443401     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2005.07.015     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. ACI Committee 222, 1989. Corrosion of Metals in Concrete, (ACI 222R-89), American Concrete Institute, Detroit, USA, Also: ACI Manuals of Concrete Practice, Part I.; ACI 318 Building Code Requirements for Structural Concrete (ACI 318-99) and Commentary (ACI 318R-99), American Concrete Institute, Farmington Hills, USA, 1999.
2. O.S.B. Al-Amoudi Durability of plain and blended cements in marine environments Adv. Cement Res. 14 3 2002 89 100
3. O.S.B. Al-Amoudi, and M. Maslehuddin Concrete protection in aggressive media R.K. Dhir M.R. Jones Concrete in the Service of Mankind: Concrete Repair, Rehablitation and Protection 1996 E & FN Spon London 141 154
4. Briesmeister, J. F. (Ed), 1999. MCNP4C -A General Monte Carlo N-Particles Transport Code. Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-12625. Version 4C, Los Alamos National Laboratory Report, LA-12625-M.
5. D.L. Collico Savio, A.J. Mariscotti, and S.R. Guevara Mariscotti and Sergio Ribeiro Guevara. Elemental analysis of a concrete sample by capture γ-rays with a radioisotope neutron source Nucl. Instr. Meth. Phys. Res. B 95 1995 379 388
6. R. Khelifi, Z. Idiri, L. Omari, and M. Seghir Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis of bulk concrete samples with an Am-Be neutron sources Appl. Radiat. Isot. 51 1999 9
7. S.H. Kosmatka, and W.C. Panarese Design and Control of Concrete Mixtures 14th ed 2002 Portland Cement Association Skokie, IL
8. C.S. Lim, J.R. Tickner, B.D. Sowerby, D.A. Abernethy, A.J. McEwan, S. Rainey, R. Stevans, C. Manias, and D. Retallack An on-belt elemental analyzer for the cement industry Appl. Radiat. Isot. 54 2001 11
9. Maslehuddin, M., Al-Amoudi, O.S.B., 1992. Corrosion of reinforcing steel in concrete: its monitoring and prevention. In: Proceedings, Symposium on Corrosion and Its Control, King Fahd University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, May 1992, pp. 110-125.
10. A.A. Naqvi, M.M. Nagadi, Khateeb-ur-Rehman, M. Maslehuddin, and S. Kidwai Monte Carlo simulations for the design of the KFUPM PGNAA facility Radiat. Phys. Chem. 66 2 2003 89
11. A.A. Naqvi, M.M. Nagadi, and O.S.B. Al-Amoudi Elemental analysis of concrete samples using an accelerator-based PGNAA setup Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. B 225/3 2004 331 338
12. A.A. Naqvi, M.M. Nagadi, S. Kidwai, Khateeb-ur-Rehman, and M. Maslehuddin Search of a prompt γ-ray for chlorine analysis in a Portland cement sample Nucl. Instrum. Methods Phys. Res. A 533/3 2004 591 597
13. M. Saleem, M. Shameem, S.E. Hussain, and M. Maslehuddin Effect of moisture, chloride and sulfate contamination on the electrical resistivity of concrete Construct. Build. Mater. 10 3 1996 209 214
14. H.H. Saleh, and R.A. Livingston Experimental evaluation of a portable neutron-based gamma-spectroscopy system for chloride measurements in reinforced concrete J. Radioanal. Nucl. Chem. 244 2000 367
15. A. Sharafuddin, and O.S.B. Al-Amoudi Parking area repair-Saudi Arabia ACI Concr. Int. 25 1 2003 59 63
16. Sowerby, B.D., Watt, J.S., 1994. Nuclear techniques for on-line analysis in the minerals and energy industries. In: Proceedings, 9th Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Sydney, Australia; 1994. p. 379.
17. Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Waste Water, 1985. 16th ed., American Public Health Association, Washington.
18. J. Tickner Determination of the spatial response of neutron based analyser using a Monte Carlo based method Appl. Radiat. Isot. 53 2000 507
19. Vogel, I.A., 1985. A Textbook of Quantitative Inorganic Analysis, 5th ed. Revised by J. Basset. Longman, London.