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  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,349 Views
25 Pages

18 December 2024

This study addresses the operational degradation of reinforced concrete structures of buildings and facilities where radioactive materials and waste are handled, if degradation is caused by the joint effect of ionizing radiation from materials (subst...

  • Article
  • Open Access
602 Views
22 Pages

Effects of Marble Particle Size and Gamma Irradiation on Polyester Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Concrete

  • Gonzalo Martínez-Barrera,
  • Miguel Martínez-López and
  • Juan Enrique Martínez-Martínez

4 September 2026

In the construction industry, there is a growing demand for materials with mechanical properties that surpass those of conventional options. Polymer concrete, composed of polymer resins and mineral aggregates, exhibits superior mechanical performance...

(This article belongs to the Section Construction and Material Engineering)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,142 Views
7 Pages

Influence of Environmental Conditions on Steel Corrosion in Concrete Exposed to Gamma Radiation

  • Mariusz Dąbrowski,
  • Justyna Kuziak,
  • Kinga Dziedzic and
  • Michał A. Glinicki

This article examines the problem of the service life of reinforced concrete structures intended for nuclear power plants and radiation waste storage bunkers when exposed to radiation. This research focused on assessing the corrosion resistance of st...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of 10th MATBUD’2023 Scientific-Technical Conference)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,833 Views
16 Pages

Performance of Rice Straw Fibers on Hardened Concrete Properties under Effect of Impact Load and Gamma Radiation

  • Mohamed M. Mahdy,
  • Sameh Y. Mahfouz,
  • Ahmed F. Tawfic and
  • Mohamed A. E. M. Ali

8 May 2023

Concrete is an essential artificial building material in modern society. However, because concrete structures have brittle characteristics, they have a limited service life when subjected to dynamic loads. Nuclear emissions and explosions threaten hu...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Development of Eco-Friendly Concrete-, Mortar- and Fiber-Reinforced Composite Systems for Building Applications: Experimental and Theoretical Studies)