Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV

The fibrous self-compacting concrete is a high performance concrete with uniformly distributed iron fibers, developed and characterized by Maragon (2006 and 2009). Transmission measurements, with 137Cs and 60Co sources were performed for the attenuation coefficients determination for both ordinary a...

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Main Authors: Claudio Carvalho Conti, Willy Bento, Luzianete Amaral Magalhães
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Language:English
Published: Brazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR) 2017-04-01
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Online Access:https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/249
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description The fibrous self-compacting concrete is a high performance concrete with uniformly distributed iron fibers, developed and characterized by Maragon (2006 and 2009). Transmission measurements, with 137Cs and 60Co sources were performed for the attenuation coefficients determination for both ordinary and fibrous self-compacting concretes. The results were compared to each other and to the values found in the literature for ordinary concrete. The mass attenuation coefficient for the fibrous self-compacting concrete showed to be higher than those for ordinary concrete of about 5%, depending on the gamma energy. However, it should be noted that the density of fibrous self-compacting concrete is higher than ordinary concrete, 2.4 g/cm3 and 1.9 g/cm3 respectively, increasing still further the difference in mass attenuation coefficient. In addition to that, by using Monte Carlo simulations, with MCNP5 Monte Carlo computer code, the data was extended to the 50-3000 keV gamma energy range.
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spelling doaj-art-45f6d07e5e494dc7a41a9013bcd6a5862025-08-20T03:51:03ZengBrazilian Radiation Protection Society (Sociedade Brasileira de Proteção Radiológica, SBPR)Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences2319-06122017-04-015110.15392/bjrs.v5i1.249189Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keVClaudio Carvalho ContiWilly BentoLuzianete Amaral MagalhãesThe fibrous self-compacting concrete is a high performance concrete with uniformly distributed iron fibers, developed and characterized by Maragon (2006 and 2009). Transmission measurements, with 137Cs and 60Co sources were performed for the attenuation coefficients determination for both ordinary and fibrous self-compacting concretes. The results were compared to each other and to the values found in the literature for ordinary concrete. The mass attenuation coefficient for the fibrous self-compacting concrete showed to be higher than those for ordinary concrete of about 5%, depending on the gamma energy. However, it should be noted that the density of fibrous self-compacting concrete is higher than ordinary concrete, 2.4 g/cm3 and 1.9 g/cm3 respectively, increasing still further the difference in mass attenuation coefficient. In addition to that, by using Monte Carlo simulations, with MCNP5 Monte Carlo computer code, the data was extended to the 50-3000 keV gamma energy range.https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/249attenuation coefficientconcreteself-compactingshieldingmonte carlo
spellingShingle Claudio Carvalho Conti
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Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences
attenuation coefficient
concrete
self-compacting
shielding
monte carlo
title Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
title_full Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
title_fullStr Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
title_full_unstemmed Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
title_short Attenuation coefficients for fibrous self-compacting concrete in the energy range of 50-3000keV
title_sort attenuation coefficients for fibrous self compacting concrete in the energy range of 50 3000kev
topic attenuation coefficient
concrete
self-compacting
shielding
monte carlo
url https://bjrs.org.br/revista/index.php/REVISTA/article/view/249
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