Impact of CaO, SiO2, and Al2O3 on the Thermal Stability, Structural Integrity, and Gamma Radiation Protection Efficiency of Concretes Blended with Peanut Shell Ash
摘要
In this study, the radiation shielding performance of concretes fabricated with basalt, sand, cement, peanut shell ash (PNSA), CaO, Al2O3, and SiO2 was evaluated using Phy-X software. Cement was systematically replaced with a mixture of PNSA, CaO, Al2O3, and SiO2. The densities increased from 2.050 g/cm3 (PA0) to 2.130 g/cm3 (PA60). At 0.600 MeV, the linear attenuation coefficients (LAC) ranged between 0.142 and 0.154 cm−1 for PA0 and PA60, respectively. PA60 exhibited the highest density, LAC, thermal stability, and structural integrity, confirming it as the optimum mix for gamma radiation protection.