• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제48권5호
• /
• pp.1230-1236
• /
• 2016

This study aims to determine the effect of fly ash with a high replacing ratio of clay on the radiation shielding properties of bricks. Some interaction parameters (mass attenuation coefficients, half value layer, effective atomic number, effective electron density, and absorption efficiency) of clay fly ash bricks were measured with a NaI(Tl) detector at 661.6 keV, 1,173.2 keV, and 1,332.5 keV. For the investigation of their shielding behavior, fly ash bricks were molded using an admixture to clay. A narrow beam transmission geometry condition was used for the measurements. The measured values of these parameters were found in good agreement with the theoretical calculations. The elemental compositions of the clay fly ash bricks were analyzed by using an energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometer. At selected energies the values of the effective atomic numbers and effective electron densities showed a very modest variation with the composition of the fly ash. This seems to be due to the similarity of their elemental compositions. The obtained results were also compared with concrete, in order to study the effect of fly ash content on the radiation shielding properties of clay fly ash bricks. The clay fly ash bricks showed good shielding properties for moderate energy gamma rays. Therefore, these bricks are feasible and eco-friendly compared with traditional clay bricks used for construction.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
• /
• 제3권1호
• /
• pp.67-72
• /
• 1980

To shield the radiation, we can make use of various materials, but the scattered rays can be caused by the shielding materials. The degree of the scattered rays production is influenced by the nature of the shielding materials and the energy of the radiation, therefore to choose the proper shielding material is the most important matter in radiation protection. Authors made an experimental study on the scattered rays generated from the shielding materials, and obtained the results as follows: 1. In the ranking of the scattered rays production: Cement bricks, black colored fire bricks, and red colored fire bricks were marked the first the second, and the third ranking respectly, and the last order was lead plates. 2. In the relative ranking of the scattered rays production by energy increase: Lead plates were marked the first order, the next and third order were red colored fire bricks and black colored fire bricks respectly, and cement bricks were marked the last order. 3. The scattered ray ratio of lateral-back point per lateral point were generally decreased by energy increment. The diminishing orders were that lead plates were the first order, and the next and the third order were red colored fire bricks and black colored fire bricks respectly, cement bricks were marked the last order.

• 대한환경공학회지
• /
• 제31권3호
• /
• pp.217-222
• /
• 2009

본 연구는 정수슬러지를 친환경적인 자원으로 재활용하기 위한 방안으로서 유해성이 없는 점토벽돌 및 보도블록 등으로 재활용하기 위하여 진행되었다. 정수슬러지를 점토벽돌 원료로 대체할 수 있는지에 대한 연구를 수행함에 있어 각각의 원료의 성상을 분석하고 일축압축강도, 흡수율, 중량 및 용출특성을 비교 검토하였다. 그 결과 규사를 20% 고정시킨 후 정수슬러지 5~10%, 점토 70~75% 주입하였을 때 점토벽돌 한국산업규격 품질 1종(압축강도 210.1 $kg_f/cm^2$, 흡수율 10% 이하)에 가장 적합한 결과를 보였으며, 중금속 용출 실험에서도 모든 항목의 농도가 법적 유해물질 용출기준치 이하로 나타났다. 정수슬러지를 이용하여 점토벽돌 제작시 슬러지 5~10%를 주입하여도 시중에서 판매되는 점토벽돌의 품질에 떨어지지 않는다고 사료된다.

• Architectural research
• /
• 제26권2호
• /
• pp.21-29
• /
• 2024

The use of clay bricks dates back to ancient Egypt. From the stamped clay tablets to the works of contemporary buildings, clay was significant building material for both cultural and pragmatic reasons. In the making of modern architecture in Egypt, Hassan Fathy employed clay as primary substance for building. This study demonstrates the use of clay bricks in ancient Egypt and in the works of Hassan Fathy. This study further exemplifies that the use of clay bricks is still valid in contemporary architecture in Upper Egypt and Siwa Oasis. The use of clay bricks provides structural durability and efficient insulation in the arid regions, and it also adheres to the vernacular building traditions. This paper proves that the use of clay bricks plays a crucial role in the making of modern architecture in Egypt for its pertinence in the historic continuity and practicality.

• 건축역사연구
• /
• 제22권6호
• /
• pp.59-66
• /
• 2013

This study progressed an investigation on the cause of the efflorescence phenomenon of bricks in Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, which is designated as a UNESCO World Heritage by using diverse scientific analyses. The samples were taken in Hwaseong and analyzed using XRD and SEM-EDS for the material identification of efflorescence. We observed under a polarizing microscope and measured absorption factors for the basic investigation for traditional bricks. As a result of material identification, soluble salt($Na_2SO_4$, $KNO_3$) and insoluble salt($CaCO_3$) were detected. There was no big difference between original bricks and repaired bricks under the polarizing microscope. However, in terms of the water absorption rate, bricks which were used for repair nowadays showed low water absorption rate(1%). In conclusion, soluble salt and insoluble salt appeared due to an effect of an air pollution and joint mortar. Soluble salt was removed in the rainy season, but insoluble salt was not removed. As a result of the efficiency and safety tests for chemicals removing efflorescence, chemical E is likely to be the suitable chemicals for the efflorescence phenomenon of traditional bricks in Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. In the future, consideration whether the use of lime is available or not should be studied through comprehensive researches including repair work, construction work and the environment factor with lime. Also, physical, chemical identifications of repairing bricks will be required.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제56권7호
• /
• pp.2489-2497
• /
• 2024

The current study aims to develop new clay bricks doped with metallic waste for radiation shielding applications. The aforementioned new bricks were fabricated with various metallic waste concentrations under a pressure rate reaching ≈114 MPa and firing temperature of 1100 ℃. The impacts of the metallic waste and the firing temperature on the developed brick samples' physical, radiation shielding, and structural properties were studied. In order to identify the fabricated bricks' mineral content, the X-ray diffraction pattern was used. Additionally, the fabricated bricks' porosity and density were experimentally determined, where the porosity was reduced by 28.03%, while their densities increased by ≈ 10.5% by raising the concentration of metallic waste. The linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) for the developed brick was investigated experimentally using a NaI (Tl) scintillation detector over the 0.033-1.408 MeV energy interval. The measured LAC values were enhanced by increasing the concentrations of metallic waste within the fabricated bricks over the examined energy interval. The fabricated brick's LAC enhancement improves the gamma-ray shielding characteristics. Therefore, the fabricated bricks are a cheap and suitable choice for radiation protection applications.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제56권6호
• /
• pp.2324-2331
• /
• 2024

The current study investigated Saudi Arabian oil fly ash impacts on Egyptian clay bricks' structural and radiation shielding properties. To produce the required bricks, crushed clay minerals from the Hafafit area were mixed with 0, 10, 20, 30, and 40 % wt.% Saudi Arabian oil fly ash and pressed at a pressure rate of 68.55 MPa. Identification of the minerals in the chosen clay was achieved via X-ray diffraction. Additionally, the material's morphology and chemical composition were determined through scanning electron microscope and energy-dispersive X-ray. The fabricated bricks' density was reduced by 36.3 % through increasing the concentration of fly ash from 0 to 40 wt%. Then, the fly ash addition's influence on the fabricated clay bricks' γ-ray shielding properties was investigated by Monte Carlo simulation, which found a reduction in the fabricated bricks' linear attenuation coefficient (LAC) by 41.2, 36.0, 33.8, and 33.8 % at the 0.059, 0.103, 0.662, and 1.252 MeV γ-ray energies, respectively. The LAC reduction caused an increase in the fabricated bricks' half-value thickness, transmission factor, and the equivalent thickness of the lead. Moreover, the thicker fabricated sample thicknesses were found to have high γ-ray shielding capacity and can thus be used in radiation shielding applications.

• 자원환경지질
• /
• 제55권6호
• /
• pp.571-582
• /
• 2022

이 연구에서는 백제 웅진기 공주에 축조된 벽돌무덤 3기에 사용된 벽돌의 재료와 첨가물 특성을 분석하였다. 공주에는 무령왕릉, 왕릉원 6호분, 교촌리 벽돌무덤이 남아있는데, 각 고분을 구성하는 벽돌의 태토는 유사한 재료적 특성을 가지고 있지만 형태와 물리적 특성이 다르게 나타났다. 광물학적 특성 및 미세구조 분석 결과, 무령왕릉과 왕릉원 벽돌은 정제된 토양으로 제작되었고, 벽돌 분쇄물이 첨가물로 드물게 사용되었다. 반면 교촌리 벽돌무덤 벽돌에서는 길고 두꺼운 흑색 기공의 빈도가 높았고 미세조직 관찰결과에서 탄소가 농집된 식물탄화물과 잔존물이 확인되었다. 또한 기공은 주로 0.3~1mm 두께로 분포하고 있어 일정크기의 식물을 정제된 토양에 첨가하여 제작한 것으로 판단되며, 이와 함께 벽돌 분쇄물도 비짐으로 첨가하였다. 특히 식물과 벽돌 분쇄물의 첨가는 내부구조에 두꺼운 기공을 형성하거나 균열을 발생시키는 것으로 나타났다. 교촌리 벽돌무덤 시료는 내부 균열이 많고 소성온도도 낮아 초음파 속도가 왕릉원 시료에 비해 낮게 나타났고 물성이 낮은 것으로 확인되었다. 이에 따라 벽돌의 첨가물과 소성온도, 내부구조 등은 벽돌의 내구성에 영향을 미칠 수 있는 것으로 생각되며, 이는 벽돌 제작 기술의 차이로 볼 수 있다.

• 한국주거학회:학술대회논문집
• /
• 한국주거학회 2002년도 추계학술발표대회
• /
• pp.97-102
• /
• 2002

The Purpose of this study was to investigate the exterior materials of super high-rise housing more than 30 stories which were built in New York City between 1924 and 2004. The result of examining 153 buildings was as follows; Exterior materials of super high-rise housing which were used bricks, of the salt-glazed bricks, terra-cotta and ceramic tiles, jumbo bricks and bricks were preferred among them. The colour of bricks was yellow, yellow ochre, clear brown, brown, dark brown, orange, vermilion and red. Exterior materials of super high-rise hotel and hotel apartment were bricks and ceramic tiles in the early days but stones, curtain wall and glass(green glass, green-tinted glass, brown-tinted glass, black glass) after 1980s. The main colour of buildings extended gray, green, blue-tinted brown-tinted and black.

• Nuclear Engineering and Technology
• /
• 제56권2호
• /
• pp.666-672
• /
• 2024

In the present work, a new brick series based on the Vietnamese white clay minerals from the Bat Trang was fabricated to be applied in the radiation protection applications during the decommissioning of the nuclear power reactors. The bricks were constructed under various pressure rates varied from 7.61 MPa to 114.22 MPa. The influence of pressure rate on the physical and γ-ray shielding properties were investigated in the study. The experimental measurement for the material's density using the MH-300A density meter showed an enhancement in the prepared bricks' density by 22.5 % with increasing the applied pressure rate while the bricks' porosity reduced by 31.2 % when the pressure rate increased from 7.61 MPa to 114.22 MPa. The increase in the fabricated bricks density and the reduction in their porosities enhances the bricks' linear attenuation coefficients as measured by the NaI (Tl) detector along the energy range extended from 0.662 MeV to 1.332 MeV. The linear attenuation coefficient increased by 13.8 %, 17.6 %, 17.0 %, and 17.1 % at gamma ray energies of 0.662 MeV, 1.173 MeV, 1.252 MeV, and 1.332 MeV, respectively. The enhancement in the linear attenuation coefficient increases the bricks' radiation protection efficiency by 10.22 %, 14.48 %, 14.09 %, and 14.26 % at gamma ray energies of 0.662 MeV, 1.173 MeV, 1.252 MeV, and 1.332 MeV, respectively.