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- MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Gamma ray and neutron shielding characteristics of polypropylene fiber-reinforced heavyweight concrete exposed to high temperatures
Demir, İ.; Gümüş, M.; Gökçe, H.S.
The residual properties of shielding structures need to be redefined after exposure to elevated temperatures due to their probable radiological hazards on biodiversity. In this study, the effect of high temperatures on mechanical, gamma ray and neutron attenuation characteristics was determined for limestone, barite and siderite concrete shields reinforced with polypropylene fiber. The increase in temperature up to 600 °C reduced the ultrasonic pulse velocity and compressive strength values of these shields by 59% and 62%, respectively. A good linear correlation (R2 ≥ 0.97) was found between these values. While the gamma ray linear attenuation coefficients increased by 9% for barite concrete, and reduced by 15% for normal concrete and by 17% for siderite concrete at 600 °C, trivial fluctuations (from −1% to +7%) were observed at 300 °C. The neutron attenuation factors of these shields gradually reduced up to 31% with the increase of temperature. The performance of siderite concrete was found to be slightly better than that of barite concrete in terms of strength and neutron shielding characteristics. With the satisfactory linear attenuation coefficients at all energy levels of gamma rays, barite concrete seems to be the most suitable concrete type under high temperature risks.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2010Scopus SJRQ2DETERMINATION OF ALKALI-SILICA REACTION EFFECTS OF ZEOLITIC TUFF ADDITION ON THE DIFFERENT AGGREGATES
Gökçe, H. Suleyman; Taban, Saniye; Simsek, Osman
The aim of this study is to determine the alkali-silica reaction (ASR) related characteristics of crushed stones that are produced from rocks of perlite, andesite and limestone when zeolitic tuff (ZT) is used in the mortar mix as cement replacement in different ratios. Accelerated mortar bar experiments in accordance with ASTM C 1260 were carried out on crushed stone aggregate samples to determine the ASR. CEM I 42.5 R type cement was replaced by ZT material in the following ratios: 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40%; in order to investigate the effects of replacement on the ASR pertaining to the aggregate types, 45 mortar bar pieces were produced. The length change values of the samples were measured on the 3, 7, 14, 28, 42, 56 days according to the accelerated mortar bar method. Measured length changes for the control samples on 14(th) day were found to be 0.570% at the level of potentially harmful for perlite, 0.101% at the level of critic for andesite and 0.061% at the level of harmless for limestone. Length changes at the harmful levels were taken under control for perlite at 30 and 40%, for andesite at 20, 30 and 40% ZT replacement ratios. Length change values of all samples decrease as ZT replacement increases. As a result, ZT replacement is effective to suppress the ASR of reactive aggregates.
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