X-ray radiation shielding properties of cement mortars prepared with different types of aggregates

Materials and Structures/Materiaux et Constructions

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1133-1141

  Ling, Tung Chai ^a,b   Poon, Chi Sun ^a   Lam, Wai Shung ^a   Chan, Tai Po ^a   Fung, Karl Ka Lok ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cement mortar; Funnel glass; Radiation shielding; Recycled aggregate; Waste recycling

Indexed keywords

CEMENT MORTARS; FINE AGGREGATES; FUNNEL GLASS; MEDICAL DIAGNOSTICS; RECYCLED AGGREGATES; SHIELDING PROPERTIES; WASTE RECYCLING; X RAY RADIATION;

BARITE; CEMENTS; GLASS; MORTAR; RADIATION PROTECTION; RADIATION SHIELDING; RECYCLING; SHIELDING; X RAYS;

AGGREGATES;

EID: 84879693862     PISSN: 13595997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1617/s11527-012-9959-2     Document Type: Article

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