Studies of ionizing radiation shielding effectiveness of silica-based commercial glasses used in Bangladeshi dwellings

• Main Authors: Yasmin, Sabina, Barua, Bijoy Sonker, Khandaker, Mayeen Uddin, Chowdhury, Faruque-Uz-Zaman, Rashid, Md. Abdur, Bradley, David Andrew, Olatunji, Michael Adekunle, Kamal, Masud
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2018
• Subjects: Q Science (General); QC Physics
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/20300/; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rinp.2018.02.075
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Following the rapid growing economy, the Bangladeshi dwellers are replacing their traditional (mud-, bamboo-, and wood-based) houses to modern multistoried buildings, where different types of glasses are being used as decorative as well as structural materials due to their various advantageous prope...