Gamma radiation shielding analysis of lead-flyash concretes

Kanwaldeep Singh; Sukhpal Singh; A S Dhaliwal; Gurmel Singh

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.10.022

Gamma radiation shielding analysis of lead-flyash concretes

Appl Radiat Isot. 2015 Jan:95:174-179. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.10.022. Epub 2014 Nov 4.

Authors

Kanwaldeep Singh¹, Sukhpal Singh², A S Dhaliwal³, Gurmel Singh¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Physics, Punjabi University Patiala 147002, India.
² Department of Basic and Applied Sciences, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002, India. Electronic address: sukhpal_pbiuni@rediffmail.com.
³ Department of Physics, Sant Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology, Longowal 148106, India.

PMID: 25464195
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.10.022

Abstract

Six samples of lead-flyash concrete were prepared with lead as an admixture and by varying flyash content - 0%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% and 60% (by weight) by replacing cement and keeping constant w/c ratio. Different gamma radiation interaction parameters used for radiation shielding design were computed theoretically and measured experimentally at 662keV, 1173keV and 1332keV gamma radiation energy using narrow transmission geometry. The obtained results were compared with ordinary-flyash concretes. The radiation exposure rate of gamma radiation sources used was determined with and without lead-flyash concretes.

Keywords: Gamma radiation shielding parameters; Lead-flyash concrete.