Engineering Compendium on Radiation Shielding: Volume 2: Shielding Materials (Paperback, Softcover Repri)

9 Shielding Materials.- 9.1. Materials against gamma rays.- 9.1.1. Lead and lead alloys.- 9.1.1.1. Introduction.- 9.1.1.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.1.3. Properties.- 9.1.1.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.1.5. Applications and design considerations.- 9.1.2. Steel (iron and iron alloys).- 9.1.2.1. Introduction.- 9.1.2.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.2.3. Properties.- 9.1.2.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.2.5. Applications and design considerations.- 9.1.3. Uranium.- 9.1.3.1. Introduction.- 9.1.3.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.3.3. Properties.- 9.1.3.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.3.5. Applications and design considerations.- 9.1.4. Tungsten.- 9.1.4.1. Introduction.- 9.1.4.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.4.3. Properties.- 9.1.4.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.4.5. Applications and design considerations.- 9.1.5. Bismuth.- 9.1.5.1. Introduction.- 9.1.5.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.5.3. Properties.- 9.1.5.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.6. Copper.- 9.1.6.1. Introduction.- 9.1.6.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.6.3. Properties.- 9.1.6.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.7. Aluminum.- 9.1.7.1. Introduction.- 9.1.7.2. Occurrence and extraction.- 9.1.7.3. Properties.- 9.1.7.4. Fabrication.- 9.1.8. Soil.- 9.1.8.1. Introduction.- 9.1.8.2. Method of calculation.- 9.1.9. Ceramics.- 9.1.9.1. Composition, properties and technology.- 9.1.9.2. Properties of commonly used ceramics.- 9.1.9.3. Properties of special ceramics for shielding.- 9.1.9.4. Shapes of shielding ceramic products.- 9.1.9.5. Utilization of ceramics.- 9.1.10. Water.- 9.1.10.1. Mechanical and technological properties of water.- 9.1.10.2. Decomposition of water by radiation.- 9.1.10.3. Corrosion problems in water.- 9.1.10.4. Gamma-ray attenuation in water.- 9.1.10.5. Photonuclear reactions in water.- 9.1.11. Transparent shielding materials.- 9.1.11.1. Silicate and lead glasses.- 9.1.11.2. Zinc bromide solution.- 9.1.12. Concretes, cements, mortars, and grouts.- 9.1.12.1. General discussion of concrete properties, composition, and technology.- 9.1.12.2. New trends in concrete construction.- 9.1.12.3. Concretes for shielding.- 9.1.12.4. The technology of concrete.- 9.1.12.5. Nuclear heating, radiation damage, and protection of concretes.- 9.1.12.6. Design criteria.- 9.1.12.7. Responsibilities of the concrete engineer and shield designer in undertaking the design and proportioning of concrete for shields.- 9.1.12.8. Ordinary (Portland) concrete.- 9.1.12.9. Serpentine concrete.- 9.1.12.10. The desirability and use of heavy concrete.- 9.1.12.11. Ferrophosphorus concrete.- 9.1.12.12. Iron ore concretes (hematite, goethite, limonite, magnetite).- 9.1.12.13. Limonite and magnetite concretes.- 9.1.12.14. A study of heavy concrete using magnetite from the Dielette mine in France.- 9.1.12.15. Barytes (barite) concretes.- 9.1.12.16. Special concretes based on barytes.- 9.1.12.17. Iron-Portland (scrap-based) very heavy concrete.- 9.1.12.18. Iron-based concretes with addition of a dense mineral, developed at Saclay.- 9.1.12.19. Boron containing, scrap-based, very heavy concretes developed at Saclay.- 9.1.12.20. Ilmenite concrete.- 9.1.12.21. Magnesium oxychloride (MO and Ml) concretes.- 9.1.12.22. Other borated concretes.- 9.1.12.23. Making concretes with desired physical properties.- 9.1.12.24. Prepacked concrete design data for U.S. reactor shields.- 9.1.12.25. Elemental compositions of concretes.- 9.1.12.26. Nuclear properties and constants for concretes.- 9.1.12.27. Technical specification for very heavy concrete.- 9.1.12.28. Cost data for concrete.- 9.1.12.29. Cements.- 9.1.12.31. Mortars.- 9.1.12.32. Grouts.- 9.1.12.33. Sand.- 9.1.13. Air.- 9.2. Materials for shielding against neutrons and gamma rays.- 9.2.1. Lead and Lead alloys.- 9.2.1.1. Introduction.- 9.2.1.2. Applications and design considerations.- 9.2.2. Steel (iron and iron alloys).- 9.2.2.1. Introduction.- 9.2.2.2. Applications and design considerations.- 9.2.3. Uranium.- 9.2.3.1. Introduction.- 9.2.3.2. Applications and design considerations.- 9.2.4. Tungsten.- 9.2.4