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Radiological evaluation of the use of clay brick and pumice brick as a structural building material

dc.contributor.authorTurhan
dc.contributor.authorDemir K.
dc.contributor.authorKarataşlı M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-12T02:08:49Z
dc.date.available2023-04-12T02:08:49Z
dc.date.issued2018-11-01
dc.description.abstractIn this study, clay brick (CBRICK) and pumice brick (PBRICK) samples used as structural material in the construction of dwellings, schools, workplaces and factories in Turkey were compared with each other from a radiological viewpoint. The activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K naturally occurring in CBRICK and PBRICK samples collected from different regions of Turkey were determined by using a gamma-ray spectrometer with a high purity germanium detector (HPGe). The average activity concentrations of 226Ra, 232Th and 40K in CBRICK and PBRICK samples were found as 35.4 ± 3.3, 37.5 ± 2.4 and 593.7 ± 42.7 Bq kg−1 and 81.9 ± 2.5, 65.8 ± 6.0 and 1066.0 ± 46.6 Bq kg−1, respectively. The radon surface exhalation rate (EXS) and radon mass exhalation rate (EXM) of CBRICK and PBRICK samples were measured by using an active radon gas analyzer with an accumulation container. The average value of EXS and EXM of CBRICK and PBRICK samples found as 45.9 ± 2.9 mBq m−2 h−1 and 3.7 ± 2.9 mBq kg−1 h−1 and 100.9 ± 4.7 mBq m−2 h−1 and 9.9 ± 0.5 mBq kg−1 h−1, respectively. Radiological parameters related to external and internal exposure to members of the public such as the radiation protection index, alpha index, and indoor absorbed gamma radiation dose rate and the corresponding annual effective dose from external exposure, annual effective dose from inhalation of radon, and the lifetime cancer risk were estimated for CBRICK and PBRICK samples. The results were compared with each other and with the international recommended limits or criteria. The results reveal that the average values measured and estimated for CBRICK samples are approximately two times lower than those measured and estimated for PBRICK samples. Thus, from the radiological viewpoint, clay brick is preferable to pumice brick as a structural material in the building sector.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.apradiso.2018.08.022
dc.identifier.issn09698043
dc.identifier.pubmed30196249
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85052959340
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12597/5230
dc.relation.ispartofApplied Radiation and Isotopes
dc.rightsfalse
dc.subjectBrick | Building materials | Gamma-ray spectrometer | Natural radioactivity | Radiological assessment | Radon exhalation rate
dc.titleRadiological evaluation of the use of clay brick and pumice brick as a structural building material
dc.typeArticle
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oaire.citation.volume141
person.affiliation.nameKastamonu University
person.affiliation.nameNevşehir Haci Bektaş Veli Üniversitesi
person.affiliation.nameÇukurova Üniversitesi
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