The effect of freezing-thawing (F-T) cycles on the radiation shielding properties of concretes

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1070-1073

  Basyigit, C ^a   Akkurt, I ^a   Altindag, R ^a   Kilincarslan, S ^a   Akkurt, A ^b   Mavi, B ^a   Karaguzel, R ^a  

^a SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ray shielding; Attenuation coefficients; Concrete; Freezing thawing

Indexed keywords

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE BLOCKS; FREEZING; RADIATION SHIELDING; THAWING;

ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; FREEZING-THAWING CYCLE;

CONCRETE TESTING;

CONCRETE AGGREGATES; CONCRETE BLOCKS; CONCRETE TESTING; FREEZING; RADIATION SHIELDING; THAWING;

FREEZE-THAW CYCLE;

EID: 33644914180     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.04.025     Document Type: Article

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