Prompt gamma analysis of fly ash, silica fume and Superpozz blended cement concrete specimen

Applied Radiation and Isotopes

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1707-1710

  Naqvi, A A ^a   Garwan, M A ^a   Maslehuddin, M ^a   Nagadi, M M ^a   Al Amoudi, O S B ^a   Khateeb ur Rehman, ^a   Raashid, M ^a  

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

Author keywords

2.8 MeV neutrons based PGNAA setup; Elemental analysis; Fly ash; Monte Carlo simulations; PGNAA technique; Superpozz cement concrete samples

Indexed keywords

2.8 MEV NEUTRONS BASED PGNAA SETUP; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; MONTE CARLO SIMULATIONS; PGNAA TECHNIQUE; SUPERPOZZ CEMENT CONCRETE SAMPLES;

BLAST FURNACES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM ALLOYS; CEMENT MANUFACTURE; CONCRETES; FLY ASH; FURNACES; GAS BURNERS; METAL REFINERIES; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NEUTRONS; OPTICAL RESOLVING POWER; OXIDES; PORTLAND CEMENT; POZZOLAN; SILICA; SILICA FUME; SLAGS; STARS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

GAMMA RAYS;

CALCIUM; CEMENT; CONCRETE; SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLY ASH; FUME; FURNACE; GAMMA SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67349143230     PISSN: 09698043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2009.03.094     Document Type: Article

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