— Minerals, for instance barite and hematite, absorb γ-rays better than silica aggregates because of their higher density.The use of these minerals as main component in ultra-high performance concretes (UHPCs) exhibit promising results and enhances the toughness of an ideal radiation absorber for nuclear facilities.

 — DOI: 10.1016/J.CONBUILDMAT.2018.06.032 Corpus ID: 139835714; Investigation of gamma radiation attenuation in heavy concrete shields containing hematite and barite aggregates in multi-layered and mixed forms

 — Lead or heavy aggregates are generally used in order to be protected from the hazardous effects of radiation. As the negative effects of the lead on human health are also known, protective shields can be created by using elements such as barite, hematite, siderite, limonite, ilmenit, serpentine containing iron ore, which are generally of a high ...

 — 1. Introduction. The biogeochemistry of barium has intrigued geochemists for decades because of its nutrient-like distribution in seawater and its precipitation as barite in the water column despite widespread undersaturation conditions (Monnin et al., 1999).To explain this apparent contradiction, it has been suggested that barite precipitates in …

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 — Heavy-weight concrete refers to the concrete with unit weight ≥ 2600 kg/m 3, which is produced using high-density (specific gravity ≥ 3.0) aggregates, such as barite, magnetite, hematite ...

 — The brittleness of barite aggregates leads to inferior strength and toughness of radiation shielding concrete with barite aggregates (RSBC), which limits its application in high-pressure and high-heat nuclear engineering. This study aims to investigate the influence of polypropylene fibers on the mechanical properties of RSBC, and the effects …

 — There are also researches using heavy aggregates such as barite, magnetite, and hematite for HPC in nuclear protection applications [147, 160,161]. Figure 4, for example, shows the compressive ...

Barite that is used as an aggregate in a "heavy" cement is crushed and screened to a uniform size. Most barite is ground to a small, uniform size before it is used as a filler or extender, an addition to industrial products, or a weighting agent in petroleum well drilling mud specification barite. Although barite contains a "heavy" metal ...

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 — Heavyweight concretes are usually made of heavy aggregates. Their density is normally between 2900–6000 kg/m 3 [5]. Mix design of heavyweight concrete is very similar to that of ordinary concrete. ... In comparison to barite aggregates, hematite aggregates reveal more significant effect on the increment of attenuation of radiations. …

barite as fine aggregate. Barite is a heavy mineral, having specific gravity in range of 3.5 to 4.5, and is abundantly available in different parts of Pakistan. Radiation shielding of barite ...

 — Concrete, when formulated with heavy aggregates like barite, can provide effective gamma ray attenuation. The use of effective materials, such as nanosilica may further enhance the shielding properties of concrete. This work suggests that 3% is a higher replacement level of nanosilica with cement for barite based heavyweight concrete, at …

 — The name barite is derived from the Greek word for "heavy." Some barite mineral specimens are brown from sand inclusions and may occur in beautiful rosette aggregates that resemble a flower. Barium …

were obtained by substituting 0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, and normal aggregates with barite aggregates. Two concrete strength grades with the mentioned substitution rates at thicknesses of 100 mm, 150 mm, and 300 mm were produced and tested. 2. Materials 2.1. Aggregates Conventional and barite aggregates were used as aggregates in all concrete …

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 — Barite has found increasing importance in construction, thanks primarily to its exceptional density. It is a valuable tool for creating specialized concrete and enhancing soundproofing properties within buildings. Heavy Concrete: Barite serves as a dense aggregate in specialized concrete mixes. This high-density concrete finds use in ...

Barite is a mineral composed of barium sulfate (BaSO 4). It receives its name from the Greek word "barys" which means "heavy." This name is in response to barite's high specific gravity of 4.5, which is exceptional for a nonmetallic mineral. The high specific gravity of barite makes it suitable for a wide range of industrial, medical, and ...

of heavy aggregates. Their density is normally between 2900– ... and barite aggregates were used in production of heavyweight concrete as protection against gamma radiations. In most studies [17,19,20,23], these two aggregates were used separately in heavy-weight concretes, while in this study, a mixture of hematite and

The aggregates and other components are based upon the exact application of the high density concrete. Some of the nat-ural minerals used as aggregates in high density concrete are hematite, magnetite, limonite, barite and some of the artificial aggregates include materials like steel punchings and iron shot.

Barite (spelled also baryte) is a barium-bearing mineral ... In the majority of cases it is found in various mineral aggregates. The most notable ones are platy and intergrown rosettes which are called desert roses or barite roses (gypsum also forms similar rosettes). ... It really is surprising how heavy these things feel when you pick them up ...

 — In the study, performance of reactive powder concrete was researched with regard to gamma-ray and neutron attenuation when its normal weight aggregate replaced with heavyweight aggregate (barite). For this purpose, reactive powder concrete mixtures were prepared quartz aggregate, barite aggregate and their blending …

 — The primary objective of this research was to study the transmission of gamma radiation from heavyweight concrete containing barite aggregates. For this purpose, cylindrical and cubic specimens …

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In the U.S., deep honey-colored tall Barite crystals come from Elk Creek, Meade County, South Dakota. It is found with Fluorite in Cave In Rock, Hardin Co., Illinois; and large white ball-shaped aggregates come from the Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee. Bright yellow Barite clusters come from the Meikle Mine, Elko Co., Nevada.

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 — This paper presents findings of research conducted on improvement of radiation shielding in concrete while optimizing the thickness of concrete shields. Radiation shielding was studied for concrete wherein fine aggregate was replaced by Barite, which is a heavy mineral, having specific gravity in range of 4.0 to 4.5. Barite mineral was …

 — High-performance heavy density concrete made with magnetite coarse aggregate along with 10% SF reaches the highest compressive strength values exceeding over the M60 requirement by 14% after 28 days of curing. Whereas, the compressive strength of concrete containing barite aggregate was very close to M60 and exceeds …

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