Abstract
Non-destructive evaluation of concrete is an important task of quality control in building construction industry. The quality evaluation of concrete samples was carried out using prompt gamma ray activation analysis (PGNAA) technique. In this study calcium and silicon contents of six concrete samples were determined through yield of 1.94 MeV gamma-rays from calcium and 3.54 MeV gamma-rays from silicon. The concrete samples were prepared by mixing cement, coarse and fine aggregates in different proportions. A linear correlation has been observed between the experimental yield of the prompt gamma rays and the actual calcium and silicon concentration in the concrete samples. Results of this study have demonstrated successful use of an accelerator-based PGNAA setup in non-destructive analysis of the concrete samples.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 151-154 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry |
| Volume | 271 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2007 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study is part of a Saudi Arabian Basic Industrial Corporation (SABIC) Project No. SAB-2002-03 funded by King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Nuclear Energy and Engineering
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Pollution
- Spectroscopy
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
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