Investigation of attenuation coefficients of some building materials

Recent years have seen a rise in the usage of radioactive elements, both for military and medical purposes. This has led us to look for radiation shielding materials that are more effective and efficient than lead Pb 82, which is costly, heavy, and toxic. Our topic will be devoted to examining the characteristics of free, readily available, local, and natural materials like clay and sand. These days, bricks and cement are the most used building materials. After calculating the attenuation coefficients for each material, we compared them to one another and to the lead attenuation coefficient as a benchmark. To do this, a WinXcom application was used.