Calculation of radiation attenuation coefficients in Portland cements mixed with silica fume, blast furnace slag and natural zeolite

Annals of Nuclear Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1937-1943

  Türkmen, Ibrahim ^a   Özdemir, Yüksel ^a   Kurudirek, Murat ^a   Demir, Faruk ^a   Simsek, Önder ^a   Demirboǧa, Ramazan ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLAST FURNACE PRACTICE; BLAST FURNACES; BONE CEMENT; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CEMENTS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); EXPLOSIVES; FLOW OF GASES; FURNACES; GAS BURNERS; IRON ORE TREATMENT; METAL REFINERIES; METALLURGICAL FURNACES; PORTLAND CEMENT; RADIATION; SILICA; SILICA FUME; SILICATE MINERALS; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SLAGS;

BLAST FURNACE SLAG; CALCULATED VALUES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; ENERGY RANGES; MASS ATTENUATION COEFFICIENTS; NATURAL ZEOLITE; PHOTON ENERGIES; PORTLAND; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SILICA FUMES; TOTAL MASS; WAVELENGTH DISPERSIVE;

CEMENT ADDITIVES;

EID: 50149121965     PISSN: 03064549     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2008.03.012     Document Type: Article

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