Chlorine detection in fly ash concrete using a portable neutron generator

A. A. Naqvi; Zameer Kalakada; Faris A. Al-Matouq; M. Maslehuddin; O. S.B. Al-Amoudi

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.03.035

Chlorine detection in fly ash concrete using a portable neutron generator

A. A. Naqvi^*
, Zameer Kalakada
, Faris A. Al-Matouq
, M. Maslehuddin
, O. S.B. Al-Amoudi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The chlorine concentration in chloride-contaminated FA cement concrete specimens was measured using a portable neutron generator based prompt gamma-ray neutron activation (PGNAA) setup with the neutron generator and the gamma-ray detector placed side-by-side on one side of the concrete sample. The minimum detectable concentration of chlorine in FA cement concrete measured in the present study was comparable with previous results for larger accelerator based PGNAA setup. It shows the successful application of a portable neutron generator in concrete corrosion studies.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1671-1674
Number of pages	4
Journal	Applied Radiation and Isotopes
Volume	70
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apradiso.2012.03.035
State	Published - Aug 2012

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Funding Information:
This study is part of a Project no. RG1008 funded by the King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia . The support provided by the Department of Physics and Center for Engineering Research, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia , is also acknowledged.

Keywords

Chloride concentration measurement using backward emitted prompt gamma rays
Fly ash concrete samples
PGNAA setup suitable for field application
PGNAA technique
Portable neutron generator

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Chlorine detection in fly ash concrete using a portable neutron generator

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