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Water contents in aggregates and cement pastes determined by gravimetric analysis and prompt γ-ray analysis

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We determined the free + adsorbed water and the bound water in aggregates and cement pastes using conventional gravimetric analysis and prompt γ-ray analysis, respectively, to evaluate the total water content in concretes. The contents of free + adsorbed water and bound water in some geochemical references were also determined to confirm the accuracy in the present work. The content of each water in aggregates collected from different quarries and cement pastes with different water-to-cement ratios were analyzed. The total water content in young concrete was evaluated on the basis of the analytical values.

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The authors would like to thank staff of J-PARC/MLF for operation of the accelerator and supporting the PGA measurement. The PGA measurement was performed under the user program (Proposal No. 2021B0107).

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  1. Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation, Koto-Ku, Tokyo, 135-8530, Japan

    Norikazu Kinoshita, Takuma Noto, Hitoshi Nakashima, Kazuaki Kosako, Takahiro Kato, Yoichi Kuroiwa & Misako Kurabe

  2. Nuclear Projects Division, Building Construction Headquarters, Shimizu Corporation, Chuo-Ku,Tokyo, 104-8370, Japan

    Yuki Sasaki & Kazuyuki Torii

  3. Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan

    Makoto Maeda, Yosuke Toh, Atsushi Kimura, Shoji Nakamura, Shunsuke Endo & Mariko Segawa

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Kinoshita, N., Noto, T., Nakashima, H. et al. Water contents in aggregates and cement pastes determined by gravimetric analysis and prompt γ-ray analysis. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 332, 479–486 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10967-023-08776-w

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