Measurement of lime/silica ratio in concrete using PGNAA technique

A. A. Naqvi; M. M. Nagadi; O. S.B. Al-Amoudi

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2005.07.071

Measurement of lime/silica ratio in concrete using PGNAA technique

A. A. Naqvi^*
, M. M. Nagadi
, O. S.B. Al-Amoudi

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Prompt gamma neutron activation analysis (PGNAA) technique has been used to determine lime/silica ratio in concrete samples using an accelerator-based PGNAA facility. The ratio was determined from the measured yield of 6.42 MeV prompt γ-rays of calcium and 4.93 MeV γ-rays of silicon from the six concrete samples. The experimental results were compared with the results of the Monte Carlo simulations. An excellent agreement has been achieved between the two. The study has demonstrated successful use of the accelerator-based PGNAA setup in non-destructive analysis of the concrete samples.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	540-545
Number of pages	6
Journal	Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume	554
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2005.07.071
State	Published - 1 Dec 2005

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Funding Information:
This study is part of a Project no. SAB-2002-03 funded by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Keywords

2.8 MeV neutrons
Concrete samples
Lime/silica ratio
Monte Carlo simulations
PGNAA study

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Instrumentation

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