Gamma-ray shielding properties of concrete with different percentages of lead

Gamma-ray shielding properties of concrete with different percentages of lead 1 corresp first-author Corresponding author. E-mail address: ddrezaey@yahoo.com Corresponding author. E-mail address: ddrezaey@yahoo.com ddrezaey@yahoo.com 1 2 Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardebil, Islamic Republic of Iran Department of Physics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, P.O. Box 179, Ardebil, Islamic Republic of Iran Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering Faculty, the University of Guilan, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering Faculty, the University of Guilan, Rasht, Islamic Republic of Iran In this work, concrete with different percentage leads was used to study gamma-ray shielding properties. The gamma-rays from 137 Cs and 60 Co sources were detected by NaI(Tl) detector and analyzed by multi-analyzer. Linear attenuation coefficients and compressive strength (kg/cm 2 ) of concrete specimens were conducted. Results show that the concrete at the 90% weight ratio of lead to cement can be suitable for shielding gamma-ray. Gamma Shielding Concrete Lead Attenuation References Akkurt I , Akhyildirim H , Mavi B , et al . Prog Nucl Energy , 2010 , 52 : 620 - 623 . Prog Nucl Energy Salinas I , Conti C , Lopes R . Appl Isot , 2006 , 64 : 13 - 18 . Appl Isot Singh C , Singh T , Kumar A , et al . Ann Nucl Energy , 2006 , 32 : 1199 - 1205 . Ann Nucl Energy Neville A M . Properties of concrete , 4 th Edition. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. , New York , 1996 , 844 . Properties of concrete Rezaei-Ochbelagh D , Gasemzadeh Mosavinejad H , Molaei M , et al . Intern J Phys Sci , 2010 , 5 : 1496 - 1500 . Intern J Phys Sci Rezaei-Ochbelagh D , Azimkhani S , Gasemzadeh Mosavinejad H . Nucl Eng Design , 2011 , 241 : 2359 - 2363 . Nucl Eng Design Akkurt I , Akhyildirim H , Mavi B , et al . Ann Nucl Energy , 2010 , 37 : 910 - 914 . Ann Nucl Energy El-Hosiny F I , El-Faramawy, N A , Radiat Meas , 2000 , 32 : 93 - 99 . Radiat Meas Cevik U , Damla N , Kobya A.I , et al . Ann Nucl Energy , 2010 , 37 : 1705 - 1711 . Ann Nucl Energy El-Khayatt A M , Ann Nucl Energy , 2010 , 37 : 991 - 995 . Ann Nucl Energy Turkmen I , Ozdemir Y , Kurudirek M , et al . Ann Nucl Energy , 2008 , 35 : 1937 - 1943 . Ann Nucl Energy Tsoulfanidis N . Measurement and detection of radiation , Second Edition, Washington D C. , Taylor & Francis , 1995 , 150 - 159 . Measurement and detection of radiation National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , NCRP Report , Bethesda, MD, USA , 2005 , 151 . NCRP Report Shimizu A , Onda T , Sakamoto Y . J Nucl Sci Technol , 2004 , 41 : 413 - 424 . J Nucl Sci Technol 10.13538/j.1001-8042/nst.23.215-218 2011-05-09 2012-08-20 2021-01-19 2012 Nuclear Science and Techniques 04 23